The people who really have character make deep, unshakable connections to something outside themselves. — David Brooks Character Copy Share Image
Donald Trump's being authentic to what he ran on and what got elected. — David Brooks Authentic Copy Share Image
If it's all win-loss, then you do whatever you can to win and to make money and to beat the deal. — David Brooks Making money Copy Share Image
I want to limit the effects of the power of donors, no question about it. — David Brooks Donors Copy Share Image
The technology's going to change, but what people want to read is going to be basically the same. — David Brooks Change Copy Share Image
“Women, in general, are less visually aroused than men, a trait that has nearly cut the market for pornography in half.” — David Brooks Gender Copy Share Image
The ugliness can sometimes be super ugly, but also a warning sign of something down below. — David Brooks Copy Share Image
If we are going to stop wars on this earth, we are going to have to make war on hunger our number… — David Brooks Earth Copy Share Image
“Abraham Lincoln suffered through depression through his life and then suffered through the pain of conducting a civil war, and emerged with… — David Brooks 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
It's very hard to find an evangelical person under 45, let alone on some of the Christian college campuses, who has any… — David Brooks Campus 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
Putin is someone who has been undermining the norms of what we consider the world order since he got into power and… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
I've argued that Trump's biggest success in his first 100 days was to keep the Russia story at bay, toss out whatever… — David Brooks Success Copy Share Image
I think Americans expect optimism in their leadership. The most popular and effective leaders, whether it was Bill Clinton or Ronald Reagan… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
No matter where you are on politics, I think it is wonderful to see candidates funding campaigns not by talking to a… — David Brooks Campaigns Copy Share Image
If I were Donald Trump, I would definitely not pick Mitt Romney because it's very easy for Mitt Romney to have have… — David Brooks America Copy Share Image
Russian hackers interfered in our elections, and we like penalized a few of them. Whatever they're doing underground, we don't know. No,… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
“Western thought has emphasized individual action, permanent character traits, formal logic, and clearly delineated categories. For an even longer period, Asian thought… — David Brooks Asian Copy Share Image
The roots of great innovation are never just in the technology itself. They are always in the wider historical context. They require… — David Brooks Faces Copy Share Image
With a normal president like President [Barack] Obama, he says a word, and that's because there has been some thought that he's… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
It's important for presidents to emotionally connect, with the country in times of crisis, but also with people in Washington. If you… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
If you do have to look at polls, you should do it no more than once every few days, to get a… — David Brooks Anxiety Copy Share Image
Most poor people in America are white. The family breakdown issue is an issue that crosses all sorts of racial lines. High… — David Brooks America Copy Share Image
People have been raised in a morality that says, "If it feels all right for you, it's probably OK." — David Brooks Character Copy Share Image
The teachers union may not like Betsy DeVos, but she's clearly within the range of Republican policy-makers. — David Brooks Copy Share Image
The effectiveness of a group of people is not determined by their IQ but by how well they communicate. — David Brooks Copy Share Image
“Thankfulness,” the Archbishop of Canterbury, Michael Ramsey, said, “is a soil in which pride does not easily grow.”9” — David Brooks Archbishop Copy Share Image
I do think Hillary Clinton should have pivoted and say, I am change, I am change, because people do want some change. — David Brooks Change Copy Share Image
My colleague Ross Douthat wrote that any time you give Donald Trump the benefit of the doubt, he always lets you down. — David Brooks Benefit of the doubt Copy Share Image
Woe to you who insults the intelligence community, if you're president. — David Brooks Community Copy Share Image
I think actually in any party it's a sign of general health to have different views, and especially on the subject of… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
Palin is smart, politically skilled, courageous and likable. Her convention and debate performances were impressive. — David Brooks Copy Share Image
“Government is not the only solution, but it is also not the only problem.” — David Brooks Government Copy Share Image
If Donald Trump wants to fire somebody for not getting Obamacare repealed, he should fire himself. — David Brooks Copy Share Image
It's rare in an administration for a secretary of state and a secretary of defense to get along really well. — David Brooks Administration Copy Share Image
You have to have a plan, or else you're just creating a recipe for chaos. — David Brooks Chaos 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'm a pundit. I'm, like, paid to be a narcissistic blowhard and be in front of the camera. — David Brooks Blowhards Copy Share Image
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