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"We have too many intellectuals who are afraid to use the pistol of common sense."
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"What is 'common sense'? (It is that which is) Everywhere applicable, theoretically as well as practically!"

"This is a bipartisan effort. This is just good common sense. This is where the public wants us to go. They want us to not be so dependent on foreign oil."

"For, what is order without common sense, but Bedlam's front parlor? What is imagination without common sense, but the aspiration to out-dandy Beau Brummell with nothing but a bit of faded muslin and a limp cravat? What is Creation without common sense, but a scandalous thing without form or function, like a matron with half a dozen unattached daughters?And God looked upon the Creation in all its delightful multiplicity, and saw that, all in all, it was quite Amiable."

"Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense."

"Conscience that isn't hitched up to common sense is a mighty dangerous thing."

"Common sense solutions to lowering your gasoline bills can go far. Carpooling, taking fewer or shorter road trips, and ensuring that your tires are fully inflated can all help stop the pinch at the pump."

"Remember, crowd doesn't care about common sense."

"Nonsense is so good only because common sense is so limited."

"Philosophy likes to keen common sense on the run."
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"You know how you smoke out a sniper? You send a guy out in the open, and you see if he gets shot. They thought that one up at West Point."

"When you're at the end of your rope, all you have to do is make one foot move out in front of the other. Just take the next step. That's all there is to it."

"Being a hooker does not mean being evil. The same with a pick-pocket, or even a thief. You do what you do out of necessity."

"Movement should be a counter, whether in action scenes or dialogue or whatever. It counters where your eye is going. This style thing, for me it's all fitted to the action, to the script, to the characters."
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