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Quotations regarding 'Obscurity'

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I'm afraid of losing my obscurity. Genuineness only thrives in the dark. Like celery.
Aldous Huxley, English Novelist (1894-1963)
But it is true that sometimes an enveloping darkness aids one to clearer vision; as in a panorama building, for example, where the obscurity about the entrance prepares one better for the climax, and gives the scene depicted a more real and vivid appearance.
Pierre Loti, French Writer (1850-1923)
One must choose between Obscurity with Efficiency, and Fame with its inevitable collateral of Bluff.
William McFee, American Writer (1881-1966)
Yet it is in this loneliness that the deepest activities begin. It is here that you discover act without motion, labor that is profound repose, vision in obscurity, and, beyond all desire, a fulfillment whose limits extend to infinity.
Thomas Merton, American Author (1915-1968)
Donald had reached its further edge, and could hear the rush of the stream from the deep obscurity of the abyss below, when there rose from the opposite side a strain of the most delightful music he had ever heard.
Hugh Miller, Scottish Scientist
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Thomas Moore, Irish Poet (1779-1852)
The mind's passion is all for singling out. Obscurity has another tale to tell.
Adrienne Rich, American Poet (1929-  )
I had a great time on News Radio, I got to make tons of money in relative obscurity and learn a lot about the TV biz and work on my standup act constantly. It was a dream gig.
Joe Rogan, American Comedian (1967-  )
I guess I didn't feel confident enough to be searching in a big public way. I was very content at the time to toil in obscurity on things that I thought might point me in certain directions or teach me certain things - not knowing what that would be.
Steven Soderbergh, American Director (1963-  )
Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear.
James Thurber, American Comedian (1894-1961)
To morrow, I believe, is to be an eclipse of the sun, and I think it perfectly meet and proper that the sun in the heavens, and the glory of the Republic should both go into obscurity and darkness together.
Benjamin F. Wade, American Politician (1800-1878)
You have to demand things and believe you're worth more. And once you do demand them, you're usually going to get them. The players who first came in were very humble because we came from obscurity. Today's players, on the other hand, have a sense of entitlement.
Sue Wicks, American Athlete (1966-  )
Philosophical reflection could not leave the relation of mind and spirit in the obscurity which had satisfied the needs of the naive consciousness.
Wilhelm Wundt, German Psychologist (1832-1920)
 
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