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
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We live in a culture that encourages us to be big about ourselves, and I think the starting point of trying to build inner goodness is to be a little bit smaller about yourself.
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I learned I'm not a science writer. I'm not very good at describing how something is happening. I try to describe "So What?"
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As a director, I like trying to unlock the subtext of the scene and try to put the camera in a place that helps that.
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I want to try to make big films that hopefully connect with people.
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I do think trying to live each day as a bunch of moral occasions, did I live up to what I would hope, and, if I didn't, what can I do tomorrow to be a little better, I do think we can improve. We get better at life as we get older.
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We are a democratic, egalitarian people who spend our days desperately trying to climb over each other.
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The rich escaped while the poor were abandoned.
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Fishing and hunting are the area's bread and butter. A lot of businesses live and die with the seasons. We've always been known for deer, but those numbers have been declining. Fishing is more reliable.
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Obsessing that much about your children is rational and it pays off.
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Nothing in this complaint has been reviewed by anyone in the party for approval or advice.
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Sitting on the airplane and looking out the window was terrible, ... And three days of doing nothing, really, by Bush was terrible. Im angry at the guy.
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We ought to give people who don't want to go back to New Orleans the means to disperse into middle-class areas nationwide.
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It was kind of a spark, a spark that we needed at that point. He was so effective, we just said going into the next game, he's got to get the football. So that's kind of how we got headed in the direction that we've arrived at now was just that second half and his performance then.
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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.