Most of man's problems upon this planet in the long history of the race have been met and solved either partially or as a whole by experiment based on common sense and carried out with courage.

The courage of a soldier is found to be the cheapest and most common quality of human nature.

For this equilibrium now in sight let us trust that mankind as it has occurred in the greatest periods of its past will find for itself a new code of ethics common to all made of tolerance of courage and of faith in the Spirit of men.

He's a man of great common sense and good taste - meaning thereby a man without originality or moral courage.

A man of great common sense and good taste - meaning thereby a man without originality or moral courage.

It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.

Meyer and I have a bit in common because we're both left-handed. I think it's great that he seeks out that advice because he's not too cool or too uncomfortable to ask for it.

I have been in teen shows for years so doing that stuff - kissing - is kind of commonplace and not a big deal. It was way more cool just because it was Meg Ryan.

When you see people who are really good at game shows the one common attribute is a cool head under pressure: an ability to perform as well in the studio surrounded by lights and noise as you do on your couch.

In the practical world of computing it is rather uncommon that a program once it performs correctly and satisfactorily remains unchanged forever.

A world community can exist only with world communication which means something more than extensive short-wave facilities scattered about the globe. It means common understanding a common tradition common ideas and common ideals.

Society cannot share a common communication system so long as it is split into warring factions.

If you take different mythologies from different cultures the names may change and the story lines may vary but there is always something in common.

The only sense that is common in the long run is the sense of change and we all instinctively avoid it.

Men may change their climate but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense.

No illusion is more crucial than the illusion that great success and huge money buy you immunity from the common ills of mankind such as cars that won't start.

My professional life has been a constant record of disillusion and many things that seem wonderful to most men are the every-day commonplaces of my business.

The common question that gets asked in business is 'why?' That's a good question but an equally valid question is 'why not?'

My dream of politics all my life has been that it is the common business that it is something we owe to each other to understand and discuss with absolute frankness.

There are no right and wrong ways to work in this business but there are some basic common-sense practices. Work very very hard and always be prepared never give up and once you get the job give them more than they ever expected: - Shine!

It is clearly better that property should be private but the use of it common and the special business of the legislator is to create in men this benevolent disposition.

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.

There is still no cure for the common birthday.

Soap and water and common sense are the best disinfectants.