Sensible Quotes

546 Sensible quotes by 424 unique authors

My family pleaded with me to forget literature and do something sensible, such as find some sort of useful work. — Lloyd Alexander
There are people who believe everything is sane and sensible that is done with a solemn face. — Georg C. Lichtenberg
Clearly, if it is sensible to hold a referendum on independence, it is crucial that we have one on marriage. It is the only way… — Keith O'Brien
They sent me away to teach me how to be sensible, logical, responsible, practical. And they showed me a world where I could be so… — Roger Hodgson
I think something that forces financial institutions to write down underwater mortgages, I think, would be a sensible thing to do. — Christina Romer
I definitely gravitate towards things like vegetables, chicken, brown rice, but I don't deprive myself of anything. If I want a Sprinkles cupcake, I'm having… — Abigail Spencer
When our intellect has shaken off its many opinions about created things, then the inner principle of truth appears clearly to it, providing it with… — Maximus the Confessor
... those who sit in the darkness of passions and whose minds are blinded by ignorance, or, rather, those who have not acquired the 'mind… — Symeon the New Theologian
We are sensible of the duty and expediency of submitting our opinions to the will of the majority, and can wait with patience till they… — Thomas Jefferson
Most of the Michelle Bachmanns and Mitt Romneys who say such terrible things about us actually is a positive force, because it allows sensible people… — Larry Kramer
That strategy of buy and hold, which is the sound and sensible one for the individual, can have very dangerous and perverse effects for the… — Ron Chernow
I always recommend a sensible diet, including lots of carbohydrates and avoiding too much fat. Dancers don't need different fuel from other people - they… — Deborah Bull
Celebrities in general are pretty democratic, just being in the theater. Plus, I'm from Chicago. But Obama's sensible... he's just a reasonable, sensible human being. — James Belushi
But I've married a deeply sensible person who is extremely good at talking me down from my various ledges, and who takes care of me… — Lauren Groff
Boone Pickens should be commended for his leadership on American energy security, and for bringing Ted Turner along on some sensible approaches to enhancing it. — Frank Gaffney
Sending a message on a mobile phone is not the most natural of ways to communicate. The keypad isn't linguistically sensible. — David Crystal
I've always been sensible with my money. I can't say I'm a business genius. — Jasper Carrott
I began to be impressed by what made a good book-how you needed to have a sensible story, a plot that developed, with a beginning,… — Dorothy Fields
I'm a really good hacker, but I'm not a sensible person. — Aphex Twin
Edmonton is Canada's answer to Omaha. Solid, unassuming, and surrounded by a whole lot of nothing. It's a place that makes you think of sensible… — Kathy Reichs

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