“I would rather be erring on the side of common-sense pragmatism and doing everything possible so that I felt that no stone was left unturned in terms of trying to protect school children.” TryingChildrenSchoolLeftFeltSidesTermCommonProtectStonesCommon SensePragmatismErring Author:John B. Larson
“If I could leave this body with one wish, it would be that we never give up that search for common ground, .. The politics of common ground will not be found on the far right, or on the far left. That is not where most Americans live. We will only find it on the firm middle ground, based on common sense and shared values.” IfsGivingBodyWould BeValuesFoundLeftWishCommonMiddleGiving UpCommon SenseFirmIf I CouldNever Giving UpCommon GroundMiddle GroundShared Values Author:Tom Daschle
“I think the idea that giant profitable corporations should pay their workers enough so that they don't need food stamps - since when is that left wing? How did that become "leftie?" That doesn't seem leftie to me. That seems common sense.” ThinkingNeedsShouldIdeasEnoughSeemsLeftCommonPayWingsWorkersCommon SenseCorporationsGiantsStampsProfitableLeft WingFood Stamps Author:Nick Hanauer
“And here come the Left Brothers - Al "747" Sharpton and Jesse "DC 10" Jackson - barreling in for a landing on top of Goodell's dome. And this time every black person with an ounce of common sense and self-respect is riding shotgun with Jesse and Al, who have justifiably voiced their displeasure with Limbaugh's ownership bid.” PersonsSelfLeftBlackCommonBrotherCommon SenseSelf RespectAlsRidingOwnershipLandingDomesBlack PersonShotgunsDispleasure Author:Jason Whitlock
“Dombey and Son had often dealt in hides, but never in hearts. They left that fancy ware to boys and girls, and boarding-schools and books. Mr. Dombey would have reasoned: That a matrimonial alliance with himself must, in the nature of things, be gratifying and honourable to any woman of common sense. That the hope of giving birth to a new partner in such a house, could not fail to awaken a glorious and stirring ambition in the breast of the least ambitious of her sex.” GivingHeartBookSchoolFunnyGirlHouseLeftSexCommonBoysFailingSonBirthAmbitionHumorousPartnersCommon SenseFancyGloriousBreastsAmbitiousAlliancesStirringBoy And GirlGiving Birth Author:Charles Dickens