Quotes by Common Sense For liberals, the observation that 'the peasants are revolting' is a pun. For conservatives, it is cause for uncharacteristic optimism. No matter how far the ideological pendulum swings in the short term, in the end the bedrock common sense of the American people will prevail. Charles Krauthammer common-sense swings people The truth is, that common-sense, or thought as it first emerges above the level of the narrowly practical, is deeply imbued with that bad logical quality to which the epithet metaphysical is commonly applied; and nothing can clear it up but a severe course of logic. Charles Sanders Peirce common-sense quality levels Democratic Rep. Charles Schumer of New York made a plea to Livingston, the incoming speaker. These new hearings, these new subpoenas wave a red flag that common sense and common wisdom are not welcome here, .. Mr. Livingston, this may be the first and most important task you will ever face as speaker. Lead us out of this abyss. Charles Schumer red-flags common-sense new-york A quick and sound judgment, good common sense, kind feeling, and an instinctive perception of character, in these are the elements of what is called tact, which has so much to do with acceptability and success in life. Charles Simmons common-sense feelings character Part of [having uncommon sense] is being able to tune out folly, as opposed to recognizing wisdom. If you bat away many things, you don't clutter yourself. Charlie Munger common-sense bats tunes The people people have for friends Charlotte Perkins Gilman common-sense marriage people ...the ultimate dwindling resource in the human arrangement isn’t cheap oil or potable water or even common sense, but mercy. Cheryl Strayed common-sense oil water People go to Africa and confirm what they already have in their heads and so they fail to see what is there in front of them. This is what people have come to expect. Its not viewed as a serious continent. Its a place of strange, bizarre and illogical things, where people dont do what common sense demands. Chinua Achebe common-sense demand people Common sense, alas in spite of our educational institutions, is a rare commodity. Christian Nestell Bovee commodity common-sense educational When women vote, Progressives can win. When women organize and bring some common sense to the conversation, it becomes more authentic. Christine Pelosi common-sense vote winning Our lives are based on what is reasonable and common sense; Christmas Humphreys our-lives common-sense truth-is The left has lost touch with popular opinion, thereby making it possible for the right to present itself as the party of common sense. Christopher Lasch lost-friendship common-sense party The left no longer stands for common sense, as it did in the days of Tom Paine. Christopher Lasch common-sense paine left The left has come to regard common sense - the traditional wisdom and folkways of the community - as an obstacle to progress and enlightenment. Christopher Lasch common-sense progress community I don't take left-right on any of my positions. I take common sense and so again, if alternative energy saves money, it creates jobs, it enhances national security, it's good for the environment - I'm trying to find who's against it, right. Christopher Martenson common-sense energy trying Extreme heroism springs from something that no scientific theory can fully explain; it's an illogical impulse that flies in the face of biology, psychology, actuarial statistics, and basic common sense. Christopher McDougall common-sense psychology spring The best medicine for pain sometimes is some kind of logic and common sense from older folks. They tell you, "Okay, you're not the only one who actually went through this." Chuck D common-sense medicine pain Composers aren't daring enough. They're afraid of that sacred idol called 'common sense', which is the most dreadful thing I know - after all, it's no more than a religion founded to excuse the ubiquity of imbeciles! Claude Debussy ubiquity common-sense idols Common sense and a sense of humour are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humour is just common sense, dancing. Those who lack humour are without judgment and should be trusted with nothing. Clive James common-sense dancing moving A sense of humour is common sense dancing. Clive James common-sense dancing common «1234567891011»