"People generally overestimate how distinct their lives are,……" — David Brooks
"People generally overestimate how distinct their lives are, so the commonalities seemed to them like a series of miracles."
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74 Quotes by David Brooks
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We shouldn't just allow gay marriage. We should insist on gay marriage. We should regard it as scandalous that two…
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People used to complain that selling a president was like selling a bar of soap. But when you buy soap,…
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I've come to think that flourishing consists of putting yourself in situations in which you lose self-consciousness and become fused…
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To explain the unknown by the known is a logical procedure; to explain the known by the unknown is a…
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How can we expect young people to be rooted in things such as character, morality and honesty? How is one…
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A wise soul once declared that the ultimate power of the writer is that he has the choice of whom…
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People want a reality that tells them they're right all of the time.
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We pretend to be a middle class, democratic nation, but in reality we love our blue bloods. ... We love…
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Highly educated young people are tutored, taught and monitored in all aspects of their lives, except the most important, which…
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The point of being a teacher is to do more than impart facts, it's to shape the way students perceive…
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The prevailing view is that geniuses are largely built, not born.
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It’s easy to see why politicians would be drawn to the populist pose. First, it makes everything so simple. The…
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More Commonalities Quotes
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Nature has provided two great gifts: life and then the diversity of living things, jellyfish and humans, worms and crocodiles.…
— Unknown Author
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At least this is the way I see it. I am a physicist. I also consider myself a Christian. As…
— Charles Hard Townes
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...monetary exchanges have interesting things in common; Gresham's law, if true, says what one of these interesting things is. But…
— Jerry Fodor
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Let it go on record that any confusion arose simply because we lacked certain commonalities of reference.
— Charles de Lint
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I find myself seeking out the commonalities of our different religious experiences with hopes of encouraging, through my writings, the…
— Richard Paul Evans
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We build deep and loving family relationships by doing simple things together, like family dinner and family home evening and…
— Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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God has given us many faiths but only one world in which to co-exist. May your work help all of…
— Jonathan Sacks
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There are commonalities among all the pandemics that occur, and we can learn from them. One commonality is that they…
— Nathan Wolfe
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While few religious leaders and scholars would doubt the commonalities that exist among the various religious groups, the followers of…
— Alcee Hastings
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Running is a simple, primitive act, and therein lays its power. For it is one of the few commonalities left…
— Dean Karnazes
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You know that list you use to check off and judge others? Burn it! Toss it! Shred it! Accept each…
— Anas
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Similar background and character development attract each other. We attract those who are similar in maturity to our own, and…
— Kumar Anupam
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