Quotes of: General-sense Keyword

We know that the war against intelligence is always waged in the name of common sense.

Mythologies

Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Literary Remains, Vol. 1

We are all different and we all have a different sense of humor.

Oops! Did I Really Post That

Nothing spoils romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman

A Woman of No Importance

Do not be bullied out of your common sense by the specialist; two to one, he is a pedant.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

All things make sense; you just have to fathom how they make sense.

Piers Anthony

We have too many intellectuals who are afraid to use the pistol of common sense.

Samuel Fuller

Historical methodology, as I see it, is a product of common sense applied to circumstances.

Samuel E. Morison

It's not gambling to play against someone who's no good. It's common sense.

Terry Pratchett

Lost: The common sense of an unconventional dreamer. If found, please return to Love The Stacks.

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Sorry, just ignore the man behind the curtain. Great, a subconscious with a sense of humor.

Sonya Bria

People who are given whatever they want soon develop a sense of entitlement and rapidly lose their sense of proportion.

Sarah Churchwell

I don't see novels ending with any real sense of closure.

Michael Ondaatje

My view on issues is based on common sense, and my experience as a mother of four children, as a sole parent, and as a businesswoman running a fish and chip shop.

Pauline Hanson

The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.

Walter Lippmann

Since the very beginning, Emeril's had a sense of humor about me calling him names and poking fun at him.

Anthony Bourdain

What a strange world this would be if we all had the same sense of humor.

Bernard Williams

A woman has to be intelligent, have charm, a sense of humor, and be kind. It's the same qualities I require from a man.

Catherine Deneuve

When you're in Hollywood, you get sort of jaded about what you think the sense of humor of Hollywood is supposed to be, so you can't think outside the box.

Diedrich Bader

I think I've learned that if you want to be successful, you have to tell your story honestly and from your heart - and I think a healthy sense of humor doesn't hurt either.

Dorothea Benton Frank

Being a Hot Mom means being respected as a mom and a woman. And, the key to being a Hot Mom is having a sense of humor about yourself and all the crazy situations that arise.

Jami Gertz