John F. Kennedy Quotes

When we examine the opinions of men, we find that nothing is more uncommon than common sense; or, in other words, they lack judgment to discover plain truths or to reject absurdities and palpable contradictions.

... common sense is very rare.

It's called common sense, but it's not common. Most people don't have it.

There is absolutely no common sense, it is common non-sense.

I say this often, THINK. There is something in life called common sense. Webster's says common sense is sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts. Perhaps this is why in 1776, Thomas Paine used these words as a title for the most famous pamphlet ever written.

There is a chalk outline slowly being drawn around common sense and most people can't identify the victim.

The most uncommon form of intelligence is common sense.

He has room for people with very little sense, but He wants everyone to use what sense they have.

We have Internet now and people are not stupid. But it seems that some people are trying to push the same agenda of the Cold War of conspiracy theories and amazing achievements that are very easily traced and validated.

Common sense (which, in truth, is very uncommon) is the best sense I know of: abide by it; it will counsel you best.

I think people have common sense and can tell what's real, what's right or what's wrong and work it out.

All the wrong people have the power of suggestion and the freedom of the press is meaningless if nobody asks a question.

To avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind are prone, no superhuman genius is required. A few simple rules will keep you, not from all error, but from silly error.

It might not be true, but that doesn't mean it's nonsense.

Learn to use your emotions to think, not think with your emotions

Common-sense appears to be only another name for the thoughtlessness of the unthinking. It is made of the prejudices of childhood, the idiosyncrasies of individual character and the opinion of the newspapers.

If I'm teaching deep things, then I view it as important to make people feel like they're learning deep things, because otherwise, they will still have a hole in their mind for "deep truths" that needs filling, and they will go off and fill their heads with complete nonsense that has been written in a more satisfying style.

Don't be afraid to trust your own common sense.

It is for this reason that rationality is of supreme importance to the well-being of the human species...even more, in those less fortunate times in which it is despised and rejected as the vain dream of men who lack the virility to kill where they cannot agree.

It's against reason," said Filby. "What reason?" said the Time Traveller.

My aim is: to teach you to pass from a piece of disguised nonsense to something that is patent nonsense.

Hitler and Joseph Goebbels understood that if you say something loud and long enough many people will believe it. A good journalist's first priority should be to separate propaganda from fact - but sometimes its very hard to do that.

It's not in the interest of the corporations who own the networks to actually be educating the American people so that are debating the real issues. It's much better to deflect attention away from issues and get into the story of the day.

Generally, common sense is rare in the (higher) rank.

No Ghost of any common sense begins a conversation