#scurit

There is an enduring freshness in what remains strange and obscure which the cliches of greatness can only evoke nostalgia for. ↗

— Bauvard

#funny #greatness #humor #obscurity #funny

If you desire the path of sincerity, develop a love for obscurity. Flee from the clatter and clinks of fame. Be like the roots of a tree; it keeps the tree upright and gives it life, but it itself is hidden underneath the earth and eyes cannot see it. ↗

— Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak

#clinks #earth #eyes #fame #flee

It’s better for the whole world to know you, even as a sex star, than never to be known at all. ↗

— Marilyn Monroe

#obscurity #sex

Their is no defense against criticism except obscurity. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#criticism #defense #except #obscurity #their

Before people complain of the obscurity of modern poetry, they should first examine their consciences and ask themselves with how many people and on how many occasions they have genuinely and profoundly shared some experience with another. ↗

— W. H. Auden

#ask #before #complain #consciences #examine

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

#fleeting #forever #glory #obscurity

You need a platform upon which to release an orchestral record, otherwise it's just going to be an obscurity. ↗

— Elvis Costello

#just #need #obscurity #orchestral #otherwise

Still, the change is nearly indescribable - going from total obscurity to walking down a street in New York and having everybody turn and look; to feel the temperature of a room change when I walked in. ↗

— Matt Damon

#down #everybody #feel #going #having

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

#clear #comedy #done #edge #famous

Regardless of Bill Clinton's politics or personal life, he grew up in obscurity and was elected to the presidency - twice. Don't take that away from him, because then you take it away from every other kid in America sitting out there in a school bus with a big dream. ↗

— Mike Huckabee

#away #because #big #bill #bus