Sensible Quotes

546 Sensible quotes by 424 unique authors

The people of Chicago have made it very clear that they favor sensible restrictions on gun ownership. — Mike Quigley
The very idea of supernatural magic - including miracles - is incoherent, devoid of sensible meaning. — Richard Dawkins
Anybody who has something sensible or worthwhile to say should be able to say it calmly and soberly, relying on the words themselves to convey… — Richard Dawkins
I think most Americans would agree that we need sensible solutions that fix our immigration system and deal humanely with aspiring citizens currently in our… — Linda Sanchez
Food redistribution is economically sensible, ecologically pressing, and socially responsible; it is high time food corporations woke up to it and governments started funding the… — Tristram Stuart
There was unprecedented elite condemnation of the plans to invade Iraq. Sensible analysts were able to perceive that the enterprise carried significant risks for U.S.… — Noam Chomsky
Dickens was very practical and sensible. — Claire Tomalin
All sensible politicians favor growth, just as we all favor sound public finances. Both can be achieved if we rationalize spending, invest available resources wisely,… — Victor Ponta
I got into university to study graphic design, and I got into drama school as well, so I had the choice whether I wanted to… — Chris Geere
I just knew I would be a writer. It just seemed the only sensible thing to do. — Jane Gardam
I started to write as a child as soon as I could read, or even before, when my mother read me Beatrix Potter at bedtime.… — Jane Gardam
The northern nations who burst the barriers of the Roman Empire and spread themselves over the most flourishing countries of Europe soon became sensible of… — Benjamin Robbins Curtis
We try to make sensible decisions with the facts in front of us. The problem with sensible decisions is that so is everyone else. — Paul Arden
It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking… — Isaac Asimov
There cannot live a more unhappy creature than an ill-natured old man, who is neither capable of receiving pleasures, nor sensible of conferring them on… — William Temple
To write what is worth publishing, to find honest people to publish it, and get sensible people to read it, are the three great difficulties… — Charles Caleb Colton
The people sensible enough to give good advice are usually sensible enough to give none. — Eden Phillpotts
Beauty is but the sensible image of the Infinite. Like truth and justice it lives within us; like virtue and the moral law it is… — George Bancroft
During these continued tough economic times, writing a sensible, fair budget that provides real opportunities for Washington families, workers and businesses is always a challenge. — Jeanne Kohl-Welles
My proposal to re-establish diplomatic relations - not necessarily friendly relations, but diplomatic relations - is a sensible, simple, and straightforward approach that will finally… — Cyrus Vance

Who Wrote These Sensible Quotes

424 authors contributed a total of 546 Sensible Quotes, led by these top contributors: