Lowest Common Quotes
23 quotes by 20 authors
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If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
— Jimmy Carter
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Children are prepared for democracy by being led to discuss current events without first learning the systematic subjects (politics, economics, history) which are necessary in…
— Murray Rothbard
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Radio football is football reduced to its lowest common denominator. Shorn of the game's aesthetic pleasures, or the comfort of a crowd that feels the…
— Nick Hornby
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Some people say Larry the Cable Guy's only successful because he's pandering to the lowest common denominator, blatantly and not ironically exploiting people's racist and…
— Greg Giraldo
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We have a lowest-common-denominator Christianity being taught in so many denominations that has produced a people who simply do not know some of the most…
— Albert Mohler
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Gangsta rap often reaches higher than its ugliest, lowest common denominator, misogyny, violence, materialism and sexual transgression are not its exclusive domain. At its best,…
— Michael Eric Dyson
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We do not seek the unanimity that comes to those who water down all issues to the lowest common denominator - or to those who…
— John F. Kennedy
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Simply put, I believe we should not seek the lowest common denominator when it comes to wilderness and saddle a wilderness designation with exceptions, exclusions,…
— Nick Rahall
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I respect the audience's intelligence a lot, and that's why I don't try to go for the lowest common denominator.
— Spike Lee
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More than ambition, more than ability, it is rules that limit contribution; rules are the lowest common denominator of human behavior. They are a substitute…
— Hyman Rickover
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Good grief. If we can’t laugh at ourselves, and at one another, in good spirit and without malice, then what fun can be left? If…
— George Takei
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I think that, regardless of our culture, age, or even personal handicaps, we can still strive for something exceptional. Why not expand our sights instead…
— Jimmy Carter
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The dumbing down of American is most evident in the slow decay of substantive content in the enormously influential media, the 30 second sound bites…
— Carl Sagan
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The more repression there is, the more need there is for irreverence toward those who are responsible for that repression. But too often sarcasm passes…
— Paul Krassner
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The British media is sinking down, as the American news media has lowered the bar for all of humanity. British news media is definitely trying…
— John Oliver
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To me, elitism means a love of excellence and superiority, but America has declared war on both and developed a sick love of the lowest…
— Florence King
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Radio football is football reduced to its lowest common denominator.
— Nick Hornby
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Think of it: the lowest common denominator in being digital is not your operating system, modem, or model of computer. It's a tiny piece of…
— Nicholas Negroponte
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What happens in the Senate is the Republicans sink to the lowest common denominator.
— Jim DeMint
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I'm an anarchist. I'm implacably opposed to heirarchical systems of power and control. I also mistrust crowds, as they often operate according to their lowest…
— Will Self
Who Wrote These Lowest Common Quotes
20 authors contributed a total of 23 Lowest Common Quotes as follows: