Donald Trump's got to do some big changes, because what he was voted on. But when you think about how to do… — David Brooks Believe Copy Share Image
“To get the most attention, the essay should be wrong. Logical essays are read and understood. But an illogical or wrong essay… — David Brooks Books Copy Share Image
President-elect [Donald] Trump's ambassador to Israel is further to the right than almost anyone in Israel, further to the right than Bibi… — David Brooks Ambassadors Copy Share Image
We actually have to have a government. We have to have people confirmed and put into office. — David Brooks Government Copy Share Image
Memo to young journalists: Democratic victories are always ascribed to hope; Republican ones to rage. — David Brooks Democratic Copy Share Image
Donald Trump understands sense of belonging. And a lot of people think globalization, any time you make any particularity, you're sort of… — David Brooks Belonging Copy Share Image
The more attention Hillary Clinton gives to the country, the less people seem to like her. — David Brooks Attention Copy Share Image
“I had thought that the magic of the information age was that it allowed us to know more, but then I realized… — David Brooks Information age Copy Share Image
“Your unconscious wants to entangle you in the thick web of relations that are the essence of human flourishing. It longs and… — David Brooks Love Copy Share Image
“Companionate love is the calmer state that comes after, filled more with quiet satisfaction, friendship, and a gentler happiness” — David Brooks Friendship Copy Share Image
Would [Betsy DeVos] be my first pick? No. Is she someone who has dedicated her life to education policy? Yes, actually, she… — David Brooks Dedicated Copy Share Image
[Mitch Daniels] was not a bad governor. He could be playful, but - or communicator.I'm just saying it will - I think… — David Brooks Assuming Copy Share Image
I do think trying to live each day as a bunch of moral occasions, did I live up to what I would… — David Brooks Bunch Copy Share Image
If we got rid of everybody in Washington who sold access for donations, then the town would be empty. But it's unseemly. — David Brooks Access Copy Share Image
I just think, realistically, there's a lot of room outside the Trump populist right and the Bernie-Sanders-Elizabeth-Warren populist left. There are a… — David Brooks Believe Copy Share Image
[Donald Trump] has shifted - President [Barack] Obama has shifted American policy in a much more critical way in Israel with the… — David Brooks Barack Copy Share Image
Basically, less educated or high school-educated whites are going to Donald Trump. It doesn't matter what the guy does. And college-educated going… — David Brooks Clinton Copy Share Image
The party cannot be competitive nationally unless it's competitive in California, Oregon, Washington, New England, Pennsylvania, along the coasts. And the problem… — David Brooks California Copy Share Image
Donald Trump's being authentic to what he ran on and what got elected. — David Brooks Being authentic Copy Share Image
I think Trump's attention span is super low. I don't think he has the expertise to actually run a foreign policy. — David Brooks Attention Copy Share Image
“David Buss's survey suggest that kindness is the most important quality desired in a sexual partner by both men and women.” — David Brooks Kindness Copy Share Image
In my view, success is earned externally by being better than other people. But character, that sort of unfakeable goodness, is earned… — David Brooks Better than you Copy Share Image
“Poorer children grow up with more stress and more disruption, and these disadvantages produce effects on the brain. Researchers often use dull… — David Brooks Children Copy Share Image
I think the Republican budget priorities are messed up. I salute for the way they're attacking some of the entitlement programs, but… — David Brooks Attacking Copy Share Image
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