David Brooks
David Brooks
Conservative political columnist for the New York Times. He also wrote for the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Times and provided political commentary for National Public Radio (NPR) and the PBS NewsHour.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth11 August 1961
CityToronto, Canada
CountryUnited States of America
David Brooks quotes about
allowing bit deals sign standing tolerance
There's a little bit more sign of government's standing back and allowing cross-border deals to happen, more tolerance on pan-European deals.
areas disperse means orleans ought people
We ought to give people who don't want to go back to New Orleans the means to disperse into middle-class areas nationwide.
successful two belief
Almost every successful person begins with two beliefs: the future can be better than the present, and I have the power to make it so.
inspirational graduation want
The message of the summoned life is that you don't need to panic if you don't yet know what you want to do with your life. But you probably want to throw yourselves into circumstances where the summons will come.
destiny life-is acknowledge
Much of life is about failure, whether we acknowledge it or not, and your destiny is profoundly shaped by how effectively you learn from and adapt to failure.
technology people want
The technology's going to change, but what people want to read is going to be basically the same.
helping asks
It’s only useful to ask, what wisdom have you learned from your misjudgments that will help you going forward?
brain mind desire
The brain is not the mind. It is probably impossible to look at a map of brain activity and predict or even understand the emotions, reactions, hopes and desires of the mind.
world way emotion
One of the things this world is finding is that emotion is the basis of reason. We really have to trust our emotions, which are much smarter than our reason in some ways.
order two ego
Putin's an egomaniac, so there are two ways he can process his ego mania. He can say, "Oh, I stood up to the U.S.," or, "Hey, I'm essential to the world order."
smart courageous debate
Palin is smart, politically skilled, courageous and likable. Her convention and debate performances were impressive.
wisdom people empathy
Empathy makes you more aware of other people's suffering, but it's not clear it actually motivates you to take moral action or prevents you from taking immoral action.
atheist atheism logical
To explain the unknown by the known is a logical procedure; to explain the known by the unknown is a form of theological lunacy.
unexpected film beats
Often, I go and see films where I can see the beats coming. So, if I read something where I don't see the beats coming and it takes me somewhere unexpected, that's a great thing to build upon.