32 ordspråk av David Brooks

David Brooks

David Brooks föddes den 11 augustus 1961 och dog den 12 mei 1994
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To explain the unknown by the known is a logical procedure; to explain the known by the unknown is a form of theological lunacy

We've talked about it but it hasn't gotten that far yet. If we needed to do something further to reduce (appliances), we might.

The rich escaped while the poor were abandoned.

They're from a friend's house. Three streets away.

There's a collapse in the public's faith in American institutions. The media has done a poor job. We've become as insular and self-regarding as any [other institution].

People want a reality that tells them they're right all of the time.

People want reality that tells them how right they are all the time.

[All that David Brooks has left is his truck. His house, on Beach Boulevard, Pascagoula, separated from the sea only by the road itself, has disappeared. Only the green steps up to his porch remain, and an enormous quagmire of splintered wood, plus a toilet seat. Where his bedroom once stood, three Christmas tree baubles gleam amongst the sludge, golden and unscathed -- a bizarre scene.] They're from a friend's house, ... Three streets away.

We pretend to be a middle class, democratic nation, but in reality we love our blue bloods. ... We love the prep school manners, the aristocratic calm, the Skull and Bones mystery, the dappled lawns stretching before New England summer homes. How else can you explain the Bush vs. Kerry match-up that confronts us this year?

It's been a tough summer for the adult audience. They're champing at the bit to find something fresh. This was a great opportunity to kick off for a couple of weeks with no competition.

I've got a better idea. At a given moment why don't you shout 'Hands in the air if you love hip hop' and then we'll all do it. I have visions of entire open plan offices coming to a halt whilst their workers sit there with their hands in the air. Also, then we can identify fellow OBO readers, the guy next to me might be reading this, but like me, he's going to great lengths not to be observed. Those not in the know will be confused.

Obsessing that much about your children is rational and it pays off.

What family you were born into matters so much more than it did before in a perverse way.

The rich don't exploit the poor. They just out-compete them.

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.

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