What Pascal said of an effective religion is true of any effective doctrine: it must be "contrary to nature, to common sense… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
I remind myself of Einstein's remark that common sense is nothing but a collection of misconceptions acquired by age 18... — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
I do not believe that any political campaign justifies the declaration of a moratorium on ordinary common sense. — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
Because desperation breeds gullibility. People want to lose weight so much that their common sense shuts off. — David L. Katz Copy Share Image
“Sharing your life with someone will have much more meaning coming from a place of independence rather than co-dependence.” — Gary Hopkins Copy Share Image
It's just in Washington we're talking about equal rights for gay people, civil liberty to smoke marijuana, taking care of the environment,… — Rick Steves Copy Share Image
Let me assure you that the humourless as a bunch don't just not know what's funny, they don't know what's serious. They… — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
The Navy is a master plan designed by geniuses for execution by idiots. If you are not an idiot, but find yourself… — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
Christianity is the complete negation of common sense and sound reason. — Mikhail Bakunin Copy Share Image
“If you want to be sure of unusual thing such as aliens or UFOs, then you have to think about it from… — Toba Beta Copy Share Image
Outside of mathematics and logic, there are common sense truths, such as that it is snowing that normal observers, in a specified… — Catherine Wilson Copy Share Image
Common sense is really not a treasured gift, sometimes it's a punishment because you have to deal with everyone who doesn't have… — David Kreger Copy Share Image
“The last time anybody made a list of the top hundred character attributes of New Yorkers, common sense snuck in at number… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
Explicit knowledge, conventionally delivered like pizza (neat boxes with toppings of concepts, theories, best practices and war stories), is consumed by the… — Richard Pascale Copy Share Image
For me all governments are my enemies and I've never made any bones about it any other way other than directly, and… — John Lydon Copy Share Image
Aristotle's metaphysics, roughly speaking, may be described as Plato diluted by common sense. He is difficult because Plato and common sense do… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
I dont know how the other senators see me. I hope they see me as a farmer. Thats really what I am.… — Jon Tester Copy Share Image
I am troubled by the lack of common sense regarding carbon dioxide emissions. Our greatest greenhouse gas is water. Atmospheric spectroscopy reveals… — Michael Myers Copy Share Image
Presidents, leaders, to be effective have to represent the whole to the parts and to the world outside. They may live in… — Charles Handy Copy Share Image
To act with common sense according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know. — Horace Walpole Copy Share Image
It is only common sense to recognize that the great bulk of Americans, whether Republican or Democrat, face many common problems and… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
But where, says some, is the King of America? I'll tell you. Friend, he reigns above, and doth not make havoc of… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
We've come to be consumed by a 24-hour, slash-and-burn, negative ad, bickering, small-minded politics that doesn't move us forward. Sometimes one side… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
An Ounce Of Common Sense Is Worth A Pound Of Theory; A Practical Common Sense Approach Is Often Far More Effective Than… — Pacifiersucker Copy Share Image
