... trash talk ... Washington floats on a river of aspersion. — David Brooks Aspersion Copy Share Image
“Deciding whom to love is an inherently emotional business.” — David Brooks Business Copy Share Image
Donald Trump is so egregious in the way he talks about women, the way he allegedly treated women. — David Brooks Copy Share Image
I think Donald Trump is going to find it very hard to do the kind of massive change he wants. — David Brooks Change Copy Share Image
Those cultural wars, Sexual Revolution issues are fading from the scene, and the coming generation has basically settled them. — David Brooks Copy Share Image
On the [Andrew] Puzder point, I do agree there has been a double standard. — David Brooks Copy Share Image
Marital happiness is far more important than anything else in determining personal well-being. — David Brooks Happiness Copy Share Image
Politics really is a team sport. You really have to work the whole system to get somewhere down the road. — David Brooks Politics Copy Share Image
When you're in governance, you understand the limitations and the complexities of governance. — David Brooks Copy Share Image
The more people doubt their own beliefs the more, paradoxically, they are inclined to proselytize in favor of them. — David Brooks Belief Copy Share Image
“If you live in a society like ours, in which people seldom object if they hear someone taking the Lord's name in… — David Brooks Values Copy Share Image
Our system is not only based on rules, but a series of self-restraints that we won't be as barbaric as we could… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
“If the article mentions some celebrity-perhaps a recently dead politician-the author will want to mention some pointless detail from her last meeting… — David Brooks Books Copy Share Image
I happen to think most people go into government do it for the right reasons and they really do things as they… — David Brooks Government Copy Share Image
Democrats in environmental agencies tend to be more sensitive to environmental harm. And Republicans tend to be more sensitive to business harm. — David Brooks Copy Share Image
No matter where you are on politics, I think it is wonderful to see candidates funding campaigns not by talking to a… — David Brooks Campaigns Copy Share Image
I think Americans expect optimism in their leadership. The most popular and effective leaders, whether it was Bill Clinton or Ronald Reagan… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
If you go in a confirmation process, you're going to be asked about the embarrassing or stupid things you said. You should… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
“Western thought has emphasized individual action, permanent character traits, formal logic, and clearly delineated categories. For an even longer period, Asian thought… — David Brooks Asian Copy Share Image
Russian hackers interfered in our elections, and we like penalized a few of them. Whatever they're doing underground, we don't know. No,… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
“Modern society has created a giant apparatus for the cultivation of the hard skills, while failing to develop the moral and emotional… — David Brooks Children Copy Share Image
Big Brother is not the only danger facing the country. Another is the rising tide of distrust, the corrosive spread of cynicism,… — David Brooks Big brother Copy Share Image
If I were Donald Trump, I would definitely not pick Mitt Romney because it's very easy for Mitt Romney to have have… — David Brooks America Copy Share Image
This death cult has no reason and is beyond negotiation. This is what makes it so frightening. This is what causes so… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
Basically, global capitalism, basically to support it, or is it to be opposed? Is international order to be supported, or is it… — David Brooks Activism Copy Share Image
[Betsy DeVos] is quite a smart person, capable, pretty sophisticated in subtle thought. And so to me, that puts her in the… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
“Ehimlite universities are strong at delivering their commercial mission. They are pretty strong in developing their cognitive mission. But when it comes… — David Brooks Discipleship Copy Share Image
“The number of her acquaintances multiplied over the years as the number of her true friendships diminished. The Grant Longitudinal Study found… — David Brooks Friendship Copy Share Image
“But we don’t merely meet each other as unique individuals or in healthy social circumstances. We meet each other in the current… — David Brooks Community Copy Share Image
“But she could make one decision- to change her environment. And if she could change her environment, she would be subject to… — David Brooks Discipline Copy Share Image
The fact that there could be an ISIS West Bank, the fact that the Palestinian government in Gaza doesn't even acknowledge Israel's… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
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