People generally overestimate how distinct their lives are, so the commonalities seemed to them like a series of miracles. — David Brooks Commonality Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton continues to say Donald Trump's unacceptable, he doesn't have the character to be president. He is saying - continues saying… — David Brooks Character Copy Share Image
Our emotions tell us what to value. They're like a little GPS system: Go that way. Don't go that way. — David Brooks Emotion Copy Share Image
The madman theory is that you can be a successful deterrer if you - if they think you could be crazy. And… — David Brooks Being crazy Copy Share Image
The moral foundation of the society, the way we interact with each other is more fundamental than the Supreme Court. — David Brooks Character Copy Share Image
I have seen [Betsy DeVos] present a few times. I don't really know her. But I have seen her present on education… — David Brooks Education Copy Share Image
“The students would burn out if forced to spend their entire day amidst the social intensity of the cafeteria and hallway. Fortunately… — David Brooks Education Copy Share Image
“This way, suffering becomes a fearful gift, very different from that other gift, happiness, conventionally defined. The latter brings pleasure, but the… — David Brooks Character 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 Barbaric Copy Share Image
The policies of the Democratic Party have always been in cultural consonance with the culture of the working class. And, somehow, they… — David Brooks Class Copy Share Image
“In the educated class even social life is a series of aptitude tests; we all must perpetually perform in accordance with the… — David Brooks Life Copy Share Image
I agree with the idea of cutting [budget], but it should all be coming out of entitlements for the affluent and not… — David Brooks Affluent Copy Share Image
I think Mitch Daniels, the former governor of Indiana was a case of that, who was an outstanding administrator. — David Brooks Administrators Copy Share Image
“When you explore a new landscape or visit a new country, your attention is open to everything, like a baby's. One thing… — David Brooks Patriotism Copy Share Image
I generally think debates within a party should not be treated as a scandal. They should be treated as a sign of… — David Brooks Being honest Copy Share Image
“Emotion assigns value to things, and reason can only make choices on the basis of those valuations. The human mind can be… — David Brooks Human mind Copy Share Image
Putin is someone who has been undermining the norms of what we consider the world order since he got into power and… — David Brooks Has beens Copy Share Image
If you thought Donald Trump was going to be swallowed up by the conventional Republican Party or by Washington, you were wrong. — David Brooks Conventional Copy Share Image
I was really fortunate that I went to a high school where we actually had a film theory program. — David Brooks Cinema Copy Share Image
I do not believe that anything like what Donald Trump just proposed is going to get through Congress. Those deductions have a… — David Brooks Believe Copy Share Image
“Researchers have done a lot of work over the past few years analyzing social networks. It turns out almost everything is contagious.… — David Brooks Science Copy Share Image
Maybe you're willing to tolerate a lot of bigotry from Donald Trump if you say, just change things, just change things. — David Brooks Bigotry 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
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