Common Quotes

For listening to the stories of others ... is a kind of water that breaks the fever of our isolation. If we listen closely enough, we are soothed into remembering our common name.

It is the common failing of an ambitious mind to over-rate itself.

Peace is a never ending process... It cannot ignore our differences or overlook our common interests. It requires us to work and live together.

Great men are but common men more fully developed and ripened.

Forbear harping on what was of yore, for it is the common lot of mortals to sustain the ups and downs of fortune.

People are crying out for a Conservative Party that is decent, reasonable, common sense and in it for the long term of this country.

Movie failures are like the common cold. You can stay in bed and take aspirin for six days and recover. Or you can walk around and ignore it for six days and recover.

Contrary to a common myth, while there are general guidelines, there is no exact 'right' way to run ... I am amazed by the many ways people move forward.

We pass by common objects or persons without noticing them; but the keen eye detects and notes types everywhere and among all classes.

We [writers] must know that we can never escape the common misery and that our only justification, if indeed there is a justification, is to speak up, insofar as we can, for those who cannot do so.

It seems as though women keep growing. Eventually they can have little or nothing in common with the men they chose long ago.

I think Common Core is a disaster. That doesn't mean there can't be a little tentacle left of the Department of Education, like 5 percent, just in terms of local coordination, perhaps.

In becoming an American, from Europe, what one has in common with that other immigrant is contempt for me-it's nothing else but color.

After all, it is a common weakness of young authors to put too much into their papers.

We Have the Ability to Achieve, If We Master the Necessary Goodwill, a Common Global Society

Woman reduces us all to the common denominator.

Every dollar that is printed should not represent a debt to private bankers. It should represent an investment potential in the common good, in the common needs of our country.

People working together in a strong community with a shared goal and a common purpose can make the impossible possible.

To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.

I just want to comment on how It's become a common thing in the NHL for guys to fall in Love with my sloppy seconds

Common sense dictates the term hot fudge sundae has a totally different meaning in prison.

I tend to go for women with common sense. Being down to earth stands out more than looks.

The making of thoughts is the most common instance of human participation in the creative act.

Names, once they are in common use, quickly become mere sounds, their etymology being buried, like so many of the earth's marvels, beneath the dust of habit.

There is no stronger bond of friendship than a common enemy.

The common people say, that physicians are the class of people who kill other men in the most polite and courteous manner.

The whole man is involved, the mind, the heart and the will, and a common cause of spiritual depression is the failure to realize that the Christian life is a whole life, a balanced life.

The children of God have more in common then they have differences.

Dictators long ago found out it is easier to unite people in common hatred than common love.

It has been said that there is nothing more uncommon than common sense.

It's the first effect of not believing in God that you lose your common sense.

When two peoples share a common passion: they are capable of empathising with each other's misery.

The only way for writers to meet is to share a quick peek over a common lamp-post.

In most vital organizations, there is a common bond of interdependence, mutual interest, interlocking contributions, and simple joy.

Satisfaction may be the goal of the common man, but it is the enemy of greatness.

Although NFL teams have common interests such as promoting the NFL brand, they are still separate, profit-making entities, and their interests in licensing team trademarks are not necessarily aligned

There is something in the soul that is so akin to God that it is one with Him... It has nothing in common with anything created.

Now, it's common knowledge that most towns of a certain size have a witch, if only to eat misbehaving children and the occasional puppy who wanders into her yard.

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

The common denominator is that we all need help.

I have a lot of common sense. I know what needs to be done and how to approach it. I have an ability to work with people on large enterprises.

The uncouth hordes of common men are not fit to recognize duly the merits of those who eclipse their own wretchedness.

Divorce is fairly common these days, and I think many times people disregard the emotional impact that divorce has on a couple and a family, because it happens so frequently.

I don't believe in lowest common denominators. Our focus has been on delivering value. We're rarely going to be the cheapest theater in a market. We strive to be the best.

The White House has something in common with the rest of America, and that is disdain for Congress. It is hard to blame them.

The common practice of keeping up appearances with society is a mere selfish struggle of the vain with the vain.

I find the idea of common descent (that all organisms share a common ancestor) fairly convincing, and have no particular reason to doubt it.

Keep in mind that many people have died for their beliefs; it's actually quite common. The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe.

Convergence of our views on global trade issues under the WTO and our common resolve to combat terrorism provide a valuable base for mutual understanding.

The sculptor does not work for the anatomist, but for the common observer of life and nature.