David Brooks Quotes

75 quotes in 1334 categories

• Since 2005, a majority of Americans, according to the Gallup poll, have said it was wrong and a mistake to go into Iraq. According
• Trade agreements are a net benefit for the world, and a net benefit for our foreign policy, and in the long run, given the dislocations,… Agreement
• I do think British and American politics rhyme. They go in cycles. They go in Thatcher-Reagan cycles, Blair-Clinton cycles. American
• It is especially painful when narcissists suffer memory loss because they are losing parts of the person they love most. Especially
• We are primarily the products of thinking that happens below the level of awareness. Awareness
• Learning was a by-product of her search for pleasure Funny
• Self-actualization is what educated existence is all about. For members of the educated class, life is one long graduate school. When they die, God meets… Actualization
• People generally overestimate how distinct their lives are, so the commonalities seemed to them like a series of miracles. Commonalities
• Much of life is about failure, whether we acknowledge it or not, and your destiny is profoundly shaped by how effectively you learn from and… Acknowledge
• I could tell you that when you have trouble making up your mind about something, tell yourself you'll settle it by flipping a coin. But… Came
• The daily activity that contributes most to happiness is having dinner with friends. The daily activity that detracts most from happiness is commuting. Eat more.… Activity
• If you do have to look at polls, you should do it no more than once every few days, to get a general sense of… Anxiety
• People want reality that tells them how right they are all the time. All
• Every second we spend on talking about Sarah Palin is a second in our lives that we can never get back. Every Second

Browse David Brooks Quotes by Category