How can we expect young people to be rooted in things such as character, morality and honesty? How is one supposed to… — David Brooks Arrows Copy Share Image
I came to the conclusion is that we have a very shallow view of human nature in the policy world. We're really… — David Brooks Behavior Copy Share Image
I, personally, think Trump improved pretty dramatically and certainly changed pretty dramatically over the last hundred days. He's less of the populist.… — David Brooks Changed Copy Share Image
Civility is the natural state for people who know how limited their own individual powers are and know, too, that they need… — David Brooks Civility Copy Share Image
“most of us can only deny short-term pleasures because we see a realistic path between self-denial now and something better down the… — David Brooks Counseling Copy Share Image
Research by Donald A. Redelmeier and Sheldon M. Singh has found that, on average, Oscar winners live nearly four years longer than… — David Brooks Average Copy Share Image
“Breakfast Club, and shared the same misimpression that it was a sign of sophistication to talk about how much you loved Eames… — David Brooks Art Copy Share Image
Trade agreements are a net benefit for the world, and a net benefit for our foreign policy, and in the long run,… — David Brooks Agreement Copy Share Image
I think the Barack Obama position and the majority position of American Jews and a lot of Americans is a two-state solution… — David Brooks Barack 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
I'm thankful that we live in a crassly commercial, polarized culture, so media jackals like me have a lot of work to… — David Brooks Culture Copy Share Image
One of the frustrations about the modern world is that we don't even have a good vocabulary to describe our state. The… — David Brooks Frustration Copy Share Image
If you're running a successful administration, then you're loyal to people who are basically good who make a mistake. And that seems… — David Brooks Every day Copy Share Image
When your institution is under threat, you feel you have a lot of hostility, you feel things are slipping away, you have… — David Brooks Feels Copy Share Image
It's almost inherent, but I'm a massive [Stanley] Kubrick fan. I'm a big admirer of what guys like Christopher Nolan have been… — David Brooks Able 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 Acknowledge Copy Share Image
If there is a series of attacks like that or, God forbid, if ISIS is really sending soldiers across Europe and maybe… — David Brooks Climate Copy Share Image
Most people don't form a self and then lead a life. They are called by a problem, and the self is constructed… — David Brooks Calling Copy Share Image
The crossroads where government meets enterprise can be an exciting crossroads. It can also be a corrupt crossroads. It requires moral rectitude… — David Brooks Business Copy Share Image
When you get a big crisis, everyone wants somebody with some experience and some credibility. — David Brooks Credibility Copy Share Image
I think the presidency is a bad way to measure the effective campaign finance, because in the presidency, there is so much… — David Brooks Campaign finance Copy Share Image
If I had to fault President [Barack] Obama, I would say that sometimes governs like a visitor from a morally superior civilization. — David Brooks Barack Copy Share Image
Students are too busy jumping through the next hurdle in the résumé race to figure out what they really want. They are… — David Brooks Busy Copy Share Image
“You are the spiritual entity that emerges out of the material networks in your head.” — David Brooks Religion Copy Share Image
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