Skip to content

Common Quote by Ben Nelson

“Somewhere along the line common sense should prevail,.” quote by Ben Nelson — Download Open image

“Somewhere along the line common sense should prevail,.”

About This Quote

Source Speech: TED Talk, 2018

Common sense should guide decisions, but it’s often ignored.

In simple terms: Use common sense.

Key Takeaway

Trust your judgment.

Themes

reason common sense decision making

Mood

thoughtful inquisitive

Type

informative reflective

When to use this quote

everyday choices
policy making
education

Key Concepts

cognition bias logic

Questions to Reflect On

How do you define common sense?
When does it conflict with expertise?

A Different Perspective

Common sense varies across cultures.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (4 ratings)

Common Common sense Line Common Lines Prevail Sense Sense Prevail Should

More by Ben Nelson

I certainly want campaign finance reform. I just wish this would do it in a way that would stand up to a constitutional challenge.

Image

I'm not averse to helping Wall Street when it helps Main Street.

Image

Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only…

Image

Let me be clear. I support the definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

Image

A democratic and stable Iraq and Afghanistan are essential to our broader efforts to make no place safe for terrorists and to win the…

Image

Anytime the president visits Nebraska its good for Nebraska.

Image

When George Washington was elected president, there was no national vote.

Image

Any time the president talks, you listen.

Image

If we cannot agree, then at least we ought to move on.

Image

The heroes who emerged first from the rubble of the September 11 attacks were not politicians or generals and they didnt become household names…

Image

We can take full comfort in realizing the continuing strength of our nation. Americas lands remain radiantly rich with diversity, and freedom still reigns.

Image

I look at ANWR (Artic National Wildlife Refuge) as a poison pill in the energy bill.

Image

Explore all 22 Ben Nelson quotes

More Common quotes

I'm Fine!, the most common LIE in the world...

Punkinhead Abhishek

Image

A flourishing, morally credible media is a vital component in the maintenance of genuinely public talk, argument about common good.

Image

We find few historians who have been diligent enough in their search for truth; it is their common method to take on trust what…

Image

The ability of the gospel to unite us on common strengths and common truths is one of the great miracles . . . of the gospel.

Jeffrey R. Holland

Image

Our times demand the declaration of the world's resources as the common heritage of all people.

Image

Neither Italian fascism nor German national "socialism" have anything in common with such a [Soviet socialistic] society, primarily because private ownership of factories, plants,…

Image

When you have a cavity in your tooth and you let it get worse, eventually you have to get a root canal. If you…

Olivia Newton-John

Image

There is nothing that we can properly call our own but our time, and yet everybody fools us out of it who has a…

Seneca the Younger

Image

Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down in the mind before you reach eighteen.

Albert Einstein

Image

A common fallacy in much of the adverse criticism to which science is subjected today is that it claims certainty, infallibility and complete emotional…

Cyril Norman Hinshelwood

Image

We can find common qualities and common values that have made Britain the country it is. Our belief in tolerance and liberty which shines…

Image

A time will come when the science of destruction shall bend before the arts of peace; when the genius which multiplies our powers, which…

Image

Browse all 7,717 Common quotes