Common Sense Quotes
904 quotes by 709 authors
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The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next.
— Matthew Arnold
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I don't think Warren Buffett should be the treasurer or whatever. Warren Buffett's nuts! Just because he's a freaking billionaire doesn't mean he has common…
— Stephen Baldwin
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I will use my position as chairman emeritus on the Energy and Commerce Committee to try to bring some common sense to EPA regulations.
— Joe Barton
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Common sense tells us that the things of the earth exist only a little, and that true reality is only in dreams.
— Charles Baudelaire
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Let us beware of common folk, of common sense, of sentiment, of inspiration, and of the obvious.
— Charles Baudelaire
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Common sense tells us that we should focus our resources to benefit children, teachers and taxpayers by keeping dollars in the classroom.
— Bob Beauprez
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Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common…
— Joseph Addison
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The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.
— Henry Ward Beecher
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The same principles which at first view lead to skepticism, pursued to a certain point, bring men back to common sense.
— George Berkeley
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Friendless. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune. Addicted to utterance of truth and common sense.
— Ambrose Bierce
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Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense.
— Josh Billings
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Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.
— Josh Billings
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Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.
— Josh Billings
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My success was not based so much on any great intelligence but on great common sense.
— Helen Gurley Brown
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Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely reach them.
— Samuel Butler
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The voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by all that is.
— Samuel Butler
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I'm not a professional politician. I'm a professional problem solver, and I believe we should cut the salaries of senators and congressmen 10 percent until…
— Herman Cain
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My message of common-sense solutions is resonating with people. People around the country are starting to know who I am and starting to identify me…
— Herman Cain
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People all over the nation are starved for honesty and common sense.
— Benjamin Carson
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Vanity can easily overtake wisdom. It usually overtakes common sense.
— Julian Casablancas
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