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The biggest challenge of public policy is to know when and how the world has changed. We are no longer an empty continent with endless… — Richard Lamm
By simple common sense I don't believe in God, in none. — Charlie Chaplin
If we were to judge nature by common sense or likelihood, we wouldn't believe the world existed. — Annie Dillard
I cannot believe in a God who has neither humor nor common sense. — W. Somerset Maugham
Rely on the ordinary virtues that intelligent, balanced human beings have relied on for centuries: common sense, thrift, realistic expectations, patience, and perseverance. — John C. Bogle
The time for common-sense immigration reform is now," Grayson said in a news release. "We must set forth a straightforward route to citizenship for the… — Alan Grayson
Is the Son of God praying in me, or am I dictating to Him?... Prayer is not simply getting things from God, that is a… — Oswald Chambers
Science, as opposed to technology, does violence to common sense. — Richard Dawkins
A Positive Mental Attitude is the right mental attitude. What is the right mental attitude? It is most often comprised of the "plus" characteristics symbolized… — Napoleon Hill
The man who stands firm in order to protect a sand-castle can never be relied upon; for he has given away his common sense. — Winston Churchill
We need common-sense judges who understand our rights were derived from God — George W. Bush
Common sense suits itself to the ways of the world. Wisdom tries to confirm to the ways of heaven. — Joseph Joubert
If we put our trust in the common sense of common men and 'with malice toward none and charity for all' go forward on the… — Henry A. Wallace
I think anybody would have to be with out common sense to think there weren't aliens. There are billions of planets, and I am convinced… — Sabrina Lloyd
I'm an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense. — Al McGuire
Common sense is science exactly in so far as it fulfills the ideal of common sense; that is, sees facts as they are, or at… — Thomas Huxley
Freedom is poetry, taking liberties with words, breaking the rules of normal speech, violating common sense. Freedom is violence. — Norman O. Brown
Common sense is judgment without reflection, shared by an entire class, an entire nation, or the entire human race. — Giambattista Vico
A puppy is but a dog, plus high spirits, and minus common sense. — Agnes Repplier
Pedantry prides herself on being wrong by rules; while common sense is contented to be right without them. — Charles Caleb Colton
Not mythical material productive forces, but reason and ideas determine the course of human affairs. What is needed to stop the trend toward socialism and… — Ludwig von Mises
The greatest results in life are usually attained by simple means and the exercise of ordinary qualities. These may for the most part be summed… — Owen Feltham
Science is not a substitute for common sense, but an extension of it. — Willard Van Orman Quine
The maxim of science is simply that of common sense-simple cases first; begin with seeing how the main force acts when there is as little… — Walter Bagehot
In the following pages I offer nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments, and common sense; and have no other preliminaries to settle with the… — Thomas Paine

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