Bret Stephens Professions : Journalist Born : November 21, 1973 Browse All Authors Top 45 quotes by Bret Stephens We live in a world in which data convey authority. But authority has a way of descending to certitude, and certitude begets hubris. Bret Stephens live data way world Censoriously asserting one's moral superiority and treating skeptics as imbeciles and deplorables wins few converts. Bret Stephens wins few superiority moral Demanding abrupt and expensive changes in public policy raises fair questions about ideological intentions. Bret Stephens changes questions policy expensive Perhaps if there were less certitude about our climate future, more Americans would be interested in having a reasoned conversation about it. Bret Stephens about more future conversation The United States can only lead a world that's prepared to follow. Bret Stephens lead follow only world Similar Authors Irving Bacheller journalist Bill Keller journalist Bob Woodward journalist Bolesław Prus journalist Buzz Bissinger journalist Burton Rascoe journalist All Authors