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“Al contrario de lo que piensa el sentido común, las cosas de la voluntad nunca son simples, lo que es simple es la indecisión, la incertidumbre, la irresolución...”

Book:The Double

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The Double

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“When interpreted as infallible, the truth claims of powerful institutions — whether religious or secular — tend to emphasise the fallibility of individuals and their subjective ethical intuitions; thus, undermining self-reliance, including people’s ability to make use of information they intuitively know is basically correct, based on their own experiences or simply common sense.”

Truth Common Sense Infallibility Ethical Intuition

Book:Entheogens, Society and Law: The Politics of Consciousness, Autonomy and Responsibility

Source: Entheogens, Society and Law: The Politics of Consciousness, Autonomy and Responsibility

“Sólo un sentido común con imaginación de poeta podría haber sido el inventor de la rueda.”

Science Poetry Intelligence Common Sense

Book:The Double

Source: The Double

“You could take the entirety of the common sense of humans and put it in the palm of your hand and still have room for your dick.”

Humans Common Sense

Book:Red Doc>

Source: Red Doc>

“Erase the parts that make me unhappy. I guess that means emphasizing the parts that do.”

Inspirational Advice Happy Common Sense Sense

Book:How to Date a Nerd

Source: How to Date a Nerd

“The Rider A boy told me if he roller-skated fast enough his loneliness couldn't catch up to him, the best reason I ever heard for trying to be a champion. What I wonder tonight pedaling hard down King William Street is if it translates to bicycles. A victory! To leave your loneliness panting behind you on some street corner while you float free into a cloud of sudden azaleas, pink petals that have never felt loneliness, no matter how slowly they fell.”

Poetry Cycling Lonliness

Book:Fuel: Poems

Source: Fuel: Poems

“Men are sometimes driven by things that to a women make no sense, but she did know that Corelli had to be with his boys. Honour and common sense; in the light of the other, both of them are ridiculous.”

Men Women Honor Common Sense

Book:Corelli’s Mandolin

Source: Corelli’s Mandolin

“Our primary health care should begin on the farm and in our hearts, and not in some laboratory of the biotech and pharmaceutical companies.”

Love Compassion Common Sense Health Care Healthy Living Gmos Organic

Author:Gary Hopkins

“Remember, crowd doesn't care about common sense.”

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