We should restore a proper balance in environmental regulation and energy production that is based on common sense, not political agendas.
This is an age in which one cannot find common sense without a search warrant.
I know that many Irish-born New Yorkers are caught in the trap of our federal immigration policies. If we are going to continue to attract the best and the brightest - and Ireland has more than its fair share - we need to inject some common sense into our immigration laws, and I'm doing my best to make that case in Washington.
Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.
Philosophy likes to keen common sense on the run.
Theologians always try to turn the Bible into a book without common sense.
It is clear from a common sense viewing of the program that coarse language is a part of the culture of the individuals being portrayed. To accurately reflect their viewpoint and emotions about blues music requires airing of certain material that, if prohibited, would undercut the ability of the filmmaker to convey the reality of the subject of the documentary.
Common sense has no place in Quantum Mechanics.
It may be expecting too much to expect most intellectuals to have common sense, when their whole life is based on their being uncommon -- that is, saying things that are different from what everyone else is saying. There is only so much genuine originality in anyone. After that, being uncommon means indulging in pointless eccentricities or clever attempts to mock or shock.
John Locke invented common sense, and only Englishmen have had it ever since!
Don't take too seriously all that the neighbors say. Don't be overawed by what the experts say. Don't be afraid to trust your own common sense.
I always thought that common sense would prevail. But on a game show, there is no common sense.
The free system of government we have established is so congenial with reason, with common sense, and with a universal feeling, that it must produce approbation and a desire of imitation, as avenues may be found for truth to the knowledge of nations.
Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.
I understand the Second Amendment. I respect the Second Amendment. I think we need to use common sense tools to keep the American people safe, to keep our streets safe.
Music is a solace for me now. As I age, contrary to common sense, I am more and more drawn into it and apt to spend more of my waking and some of my sleeping hours thinking about it, or just feeling about it. It is my escape.
One can defend common sense against the attacks of philosophers only by solving their puzzles, i. e. , by curing them of the temptation to attack common sense.
Paradox is the sharpest scalpel in the satchel of science. Nothing concentrates the mind as effectively, regardless of whether it pits two competing theories against each other, or theory against observation, or a compelling mathematical deduction against ordinary common sense.
Yes, well, principles are sometimes the problem, if you ask me,' said Miles. 'Often what's needed is a bit of common sense. ' 'Which is the name people usually give to their prejudices,' rejoined Kay.
I'm a real common sense guy who caught a lot of good breaks and who has been very, very fortunate.