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"One can imagine a sane, healthy, cheerful human society based on no more than the principles of common sense, as validated each day by work, play, and living experience. But this remains the most utopian and fantastic of ideals."
"Education perverts the mind since we are directly opposing the natural development of our mind by obtaining ideas first and observations last. This is why so few men of learning have such sound common sense as is quite common among the illiterate."
"Tonight was a great opportunity to take on the political status quo that has given us trillion dollar deficits and put millions out of work. Our objective was to inject some common sense into the conversation among Republicans at a time when business-as-usual simply won't work."
"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."
"Common sense is not always common practice."
"I believe that Canadians have the common sense to see that a better future cannot be built on fragmentation."
"Common sense, however it tries, cannot avoid being surprised from time to time."
"Common sense is both more rare and more desirable in leaders than mere intelligence."
"Racism is beyond common sense and has no place in our society."
"Anybody can have common sense, provided that they have no imagination."
"Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education."
"Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact."
"Making money is a common sense. It's not rocket science. But unfortunately, when it comes to money, common sense is uncommon."
"I remind myself of Einstein's remark that common sense is nothing but a collection of misconceptions acquired by age 18."
"Common sense tells us that this explosion of media sources should eliminate any concern over a lack of diversity of views in the marketplace and competition."
"A most insidious form of fear is that which masquerades as common sense or even wisdom, condemning as foolish, reckless, insignificant or futile the small, daily acts of courage which help to preserve man's self-respect and inherent human dignity."
"Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely reach them."
"Historical methodology, as I see it, is a product of common sense applied to circumstances."
"My greatest strength is common sense. I'm really a standard brand - like Campbell's tomato soup or Baker's chocolate."
"Nonsense is so good only because common sense is so limited."
