Sense Quotes

For all Men would be Cowards if they durst: And Honesty's against all common Sense.

The idea of directing a film is a strange one for me. I feel anti-mathematical, in a way, in that sense. I don't like when things make sense. I prefer if they don't.

It's unfortunate when kids get hurt, but I wish parents would monitor what their kids are doing and watching. It's common sense, really.

Whenever there is news of a terrible shooting, I wonder why America has so miserably failed to enact even common-sense gun legislation.

Historic in a good sense, not historic in a sense of 'so we dropped bombs on everyone.

Get a sense of humor. If you don't, it'll be incredibly frustrating.

People who want to find a place of rest, want to find an integrated personality, sense of self, want fewer fractures in their lives.

Film, as any immigrant will tell you, television and movies is the way we make sense of America when we first got here.

Good sense is at the bottom of everything: virtue, genius, wit, talent and taste.

Why are they going to disappear him?' I don't know.' It doesn't make sense. It isn't even good grammar.

No one is mediocre who has good sense and good sentiments.

In real life, Josh [Gad] is a different kind of lovable idiot. In real life, he's a much filthier idiot. He has a dirty sense of humor.

With comedy, a lot of people develop their sense of humor as a defense mechanism.

Haven't lost your sense of humor after all but your sense of identity is what seems to have been misplaced. No. Wrong. You don't lose what you never had.

I have a good sense of humor. I think everything we do should have whimsy in it.

Vaclav Havel had this great sense of humor. And you kind of felt that he was making a little bit fun of everything at the same time.

All I care about really is writing something worthwhile for children, something that will engage them in some way and stimulates in them a sense of wonder.

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

I think my sense of humor is really dark and super twisted and stuff like that. It's like, "Is this a funny joke for real? Or am I just rich?" See? That was funny.

You were firing questions at me today, trying to get inside my head. You asked if I believe in God. I told you of course I do - I've always had a strong sense of self

I have a black sense of humor. You try living my life, see what color yours turns.

The few existing writings against Kantian philosophy are the most important documents in the case history of sound common sense.

I tell [scriptwriters] I think [their scripts] has too many stereotypes, that even the way they come in and out of Spanish doesn't really make sense, it feels forced.

I love comedy. I like to think that there's a sense of humor in some of my music - obviously not all of it.

Comedy is a very big part of the English culture, the sense of humor; it's a very dominant trait.

Why! Why! Why is the middle-class so stodgy - so utterly without a sense of humor?

A lot of actors are like, 'Why do I do this? My character wouldn't do this? This doesn't make sense.' And in a comedy, you kind of just need to walk into the door.

I try to give all my characters a sense of humor, so I guess I feel like I have done comedy, but maybe I'm better known for drama.

Amy [ Schumer] is a really, really hilarious writer.She's super funny, and I feel like the core of our senses of humor is really similar.

The situation now is not easy. But I believe in the good sense of the Japanese people.

You have to realize that Mel [Gibson], he's a funny guy. He's got a wicked sense of humor.

I find Donald Trump to be very kind and generous. I find him to have a great sense of humor.

No day-to-day mishaps or indignities can really compromise your sense of self after you've survived a deep tragedy.

From a common-sense standpoint, you're probably on the right road. The problem is, you're opening a can of worms you might not be able to shut. That might cause more problems than it solves.

Zuckerberg had the good sense to know both his own limitations and interests. He wanted an executive who would free him to do what he loved: code, and enhancing the Facebook platform.

Major part of the Southern California pop scene in the 60s "People think that love is an emotion. Love is good sense."

Any suggestion that science and religion are incompatible flies in the face of history, logic, and common sense.

We must rely less on spreadsheets and funding formulas and more on common sense.

The greatest threats to North Dakota are policies coming out of Washington, D.C. I see it every day and feel a sense of responsibility to do something about it.

Evolution doesn't care about what makes sense; it cares about what works

What we need is more money back in the hands of Americans of any economic standing and so raising taxes right now doesnt make sense.

I have a Twitter, but I'm not a tweeter... if that really makes sense.

It's weird doing red carpets; it's uncomfortable. But you can have a sense of humor about it.

I like when things happen organically and make sense.

And we all vied, in saving face, to be the greatest student of human nature, the person with the quickest sense of humor.

That is the first thing I know for sure: (1.) If the questions don't make sense, neither will the answers.

I'm sorry, but you just made me lose my sense of humor, which is deeply regrettable.

What I find so interesting about people is the choices they make, and how that effects their behavior, their sense of self and their relationships.

Perfect love was that kind of love that made no sense but made everything else make sense somehow. It was raw and unscripted, turbulent and slightly unpredictable.

The federal government has never been known for its sense of humor.