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My story is simple, straightforward, and unassailable. I learned — Jeff Lindsay

My playing is fairly straightforward, really, and everything's pretty much standard no frills or special effects. — Mark Knopfler

All those who are not straightforward (frank and forthright) in this world are full of deception. — Dada Bhagwan

In America, people are just so straightforward when they dislike things. — Frances Mayes

When it comes to dating, I'm straightforward and traditional with a twist. — Luke Pasqualino

Life is a straight drink - straight pleasure, straight pain, straightforward, one hundred percent. — Chogyam Trungpa

I began to appreciate that the job of an amateur sleuth was not quite so straightforward as they make out in the whodunits. — Bruce Beckham

Naturally men are drowned in a storm, but it is a perfectly straightforward affair, and the depths of the sea are only water after all. — Virginia Woolf

My parents were both very intellectually honest, straightforward, and for them, faith meant that you were fully engaged. — Rob Bell

My take on rap is driven by straightforward American southern rock and blues. — Kid Rock

Men are gentle, honest and straightforward. Women are convoluted, deceptive and dangerous. — Erin Pizzey

No dream symbol can be separated from the individual who dreams it, and there is no definite or straightforward interpretation of any dream. — Carl Jung

Life is not straightforward: relationships bifurcate; there is nothing more complicated, more confounding, than love. — Sarah Hall

I've got a 1990 Porsche 911. It's just a Carrera, a very simple, straightforward little thing that goes like stink. I love it. — P. J. O'Rourke

Jimmy Stewart was a very sincere, honest and straightforward man. — Robert Wagner

I like being straightforward. We can deal with anything as long as it's on the table. — Tory Burch

The Law-of-Destination is straightforward and simple: It is not possible to arrive where we never take the time to go. — Heather K. O'Hara

I write in a pretty straightforward way. I kind of sit down at page one and start writing. — Zack Snyder

Life is never straightforward or emotionally black and white. — Christopher Meloni

I'm not mean, I'm honest. Nobody is ever straightforward. But sometimes people need to hear the truth. — Jessica Warman

For every subtle and complicated question, there is a perfectly simple and straightforward answer, which is wrong. - — David Graeber

The immortal photographers will be straightforward photographers, those who do not rely on tricks or special techniques. — Philippe Halsman

The development agenda is not a straightforward one; it's a process with serious hurdles, but it's a path we've chosen to go down. — Augustin Matata Ponyo

I appreciate a straightforward apology the way a tone-deaf person enjoys a fine piece of music. — Gillian Flynn

I like to play characters that are convincing, that aren't just straightforward and nice. — Clive Owen

Nothing more completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity, than straightforward and simple integrity in another. — Charles Caleb Colton

I believe in grey ... Some things aren't straightforward. Not everything is true or false, real or imaginary, black or white. It's not that simple. — Em Bailey

In real life, strategy is actually very straightforward. You pick a general direction and implement like hell. — Jack Welch

I find it hard to deliver straightforward things. — Ang Lee

The easiest, most straightforward way to create a great product or service is to make something you want to use. — Jason Fried

For actors in Hollywood, it's very straightforward. We're well-paid animals in a zoo. — Robin Wright

I am a straightforward man. — Lajos Kossuth

There's lots of different feminist groups. It's not as straightforward as just looking like a plumber. — Jo Brand

The best business plans are straightforward documents that spell out the who, what, where, why, and how much ... — Paula Nelson

Creativity is as much about order against freedom; control versus rebellion; organisation against disorder as it is about straightforward imagination. — Carla H. Krueger

I do everything in a straightforward manner. — Harmon Killebrew

That's my idea of what a portrait ought to be, anonymous and documentary and a straightforward picture of mankind. — Walker Evans

The conclusion is straightforward : self-control requires attention and effort. — Daniel Kahneman

Healing can be a long and winding road or a straightforward march to the finish line. — Alice McCall

And what he meant was that maths wasn't like life because in life there are no straightforward answers in the end — Mark Haddon

A straightforward answer to a straightforward question will move you that much more forward in this world, that much faster. — Loren Weisman

The idea is a straightforward one. We provide an account for every newborn in America, a $500 account. — Harold Ford Jr.

It's much more straightforward to get finance when you have an Oscar. — Hugh Hudson

I'm a straightforward person. I like to be direct with people. — Henry Paulson

Ronnie Barker was a straightforward man who had this extraordinary ability to make the nation laugh — Michael Palin

I'm a young correspondent, so sometimes I'm just young. Sometimes I'm just straightforward. — Jessica Williams

Most anthropologists are doing straightforward ethnography, and should. — Clifford Geertz

Get in my way again, boy, and you're going to learn that Velkan isn't the only one in this family who has fangs. Retta to Viktor — Sherrilyn Kenyon

I'm attracted to playing people who aren't necessarily straightforward. — Felicity Jones

If you're honest and straightforward and mean well, it should show in your eyes. It should be unmistakable. — Marcus Aurelius

I don't like to act in my personal life. I like to be straightforward. — Josh Hartnett

I'm pretty straightforward as a performer, but I do have a bit of a diva in me. — Corin Tucker

What you're doing is acting with yourself. Well, I'm my favourite actor, so in a way it's quite straightforward for me. — Peter Capaldi

I'm a very straightforward person. But that's fine for a comedian. Because a lot of times you're talking about everyone else. — John Mulaney

'Celebrity Apprentice' has more integrity and is the most straightforward show I've ever seen. — Penn Jillette

When I talk to other young people, I try to be as straightforward as possible. I'm a kid. I love getting outdoors. You should get outside, too! — Nolan Gould

Money's supposed to fix problems, not give you more, but I guess life ain't that straightforward. — Erin Bowman

When you deal with irrational animals, with things and circumstances, be generous and straightforward. You are rational; they are not. — Marcus Aurelius

On the contrary Deepika feels inferior to other people I was surprised when I realised it. She is straightforward & very giving — Imtiaz Ali

I hate how it's so much easier to be open and straightforward to a computer screen than to an actual person. — Daria Snadowsky

Rugged and straightforward as he was, there was something in his nature that was purely feminine in its tenderness — Oscar Wilde

We need to become sidha (straightforward); there is no need to become a sadhu (ascetic). — Dada Bhagwan

From my dad I learned to be good to people, to always be honest and straightforward. I learned hard work and perseverance. — Luke Bryan

Even the most straightforward of paths could turn out to be more complicated than it seemd at first. — Cameron Dokey

Leave it to women to be cryptic rather than straightforward — Kaye Dacus

In conflict, straightforward actions generally lead to engagement, surprising actions generally lead to victory. — Sun Tzu

My upbringing was very straightforward suburban working class upbringing. — Billy Bragg

I think money is pretty straightforward. Get some money in; pay off what you owe, the rest is yours. — Lemar

God's definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures our lives by how we love. — Francis Chan

In a very straightforward way, I am a terrible reporter. I'm not someone who can go into a story and not get involved. — Janine Di Giovanni

I love guys and the way they think; they're so straightforward - and women can learn from that. — Rashida Jones

I think if you show up and you work hard and you're straightforward, you can always create your own opportunities. I hope I'm right. — Cory Monteith

It is a distinguishing feature of natural therapies that they are straightforward and reliable enough to safely do on your own, at home. — Andrew Saul

... there is no straightforward negotiation with a four year old ... — John Irving

was so straightforward and obvious that it sounds almost ridiculous to talk about it. — James C. Collins

Sometimes songs need extra time and space to really play themselves out, and some songs it's like, this is all you need, a straightforward thing. — Doug Martsch

I'm not insane. This is very simple, very straightforward. Provided he doesn't kill me, it's foolproof. — Josh Lanyon

Stupidity is brief and straightforward, while intelligence is tortuous and sneaky. — Anonymous

Often times, if a character is pretty straightforward, he or she is not as interesting to portray. — Jonathan Jackson

Money can purchase the symbols but not the causes of serenity and buoyancy. In a straightforward way we must agree that money cannot buy happiness. — John Armstrong

But with nonfiction, the task is very straightforward: Do the research, tell the story. — Laura Hillenbrand

No journey out of grief was straightforward. There would be good days and bad days. — Jojo Moyes

Ben was a very simple straightforward man with a brilliant quick mind. — Walter Schloss

The Bible for me is holy writ. It's a very straightforward thing, although I am not a literalist. — Marilynne Robinson

Midway upon the journey of our life, I found myself within a forest dark, for the straightforward pathway had been lost. — Dante Alighieri

Straightforwardness intimidates people. They prefer the veneer, despite what they claim. — Donna Lynn Hope

There are moments when we resort to senseless formulations and advance absurd claims to hide straightforward feelings. — Elena Ferrante

People are straightforward enough, on the whole, till one starts to look for crooked motives, and then, oh boy, how crooked can they be! — Mary Stewart

The Pakistanis are straightforward and sometimes extremely stupid. The Indians are more devious, sometimes so smart that we fall for their line. — Richard M. Nixon

Whoever benefits his enemy with straightforward intention that man's enemies will soon fold their hands in devotion. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Interahamwe and became a murderer. The stories they told were straightforward: — Eric Greitens

The easiest way to be inscrutable is to be completely straightforward and honest. Then no one will be able to figure out what you're up to. — George Hammond

A planetary shield being a fairly straightforward thing, there was hardly ever a problem with the system. — Alan Dean Foster

It's like night and day ... to do business, in Europe, there is no bull, they are pretty straightforward. — Caprice Bourret

So you see, people are rarely the straightforward things we think they are. Even the villains in a story can turn round and surprise us. — Rachel Joyce

What NPR did, I'm very proud of, and what NPR stood for is non-racist, non-bigoted, straightforward telling of the news. — Ron Schiller

It is a much more straightforward thing to be a dog, and a dog's love, once given, is not reconsidered. — Robin McKinley

When somebody asks me a question, I try to be as straightforward about it as possible. I try not to overthink what I'm going to say in an interview. — Shirley Manson

Some people say I'm too blunt and I'm too direct, too straightforward. I think we could use some of that in Washington, D.C. — Lindsey Graham

The films that I love are very straightforward stories, like really old-fashioned stuff. — Paul Thomas Anderson