David Cameron Quotes

Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

To think well and to consent to obey someone giving good advice are the same thing.

I'm not saying Obama is right on everything. Of course not. He may be wrong on a number of things. But what I do know is that he behaves like a very, very sane man almost all the time.

To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.

I think I have good judgment.

Principles and rules are intended to provide a thinking man with a frame of reference.

Good council has no price.

In the last analysis sound judgment will prevail.

Mostly, I try to take a rational approach to life.

One man with a head on his shoulders is worth a dozen without.

... common sense is very rare.

Get advice, then make your own decision.

It's not the quantity of your decisions; it's the quality.

A long resume does not equate to good judgment.

Always follow good counsels.

I'm always quite rational.

It's called common sense, but it's not common. Most people don't have it.

Why is it that common sense is seldom common practice?

We all have a limited amount of good judgment.

I tend to stay quite level. I make better decisions when I am level and I also take in good information when I am level, so it's important for me to stay in that head space.

I think the most important thing that young people should be taught at school is how they can decide what they're being told is true.

Wisdom is exercised in the choices you make.

Reason and calm judgment, the qualities specially belonging to a leader.

. . . if you can tell the difference between good advice and bad advice, you don't need advice.

Rationality is not just something you do so that you can make more money, it is a binding principle. Rationality is a really good idea. You must avoid the nonsense that is conventional in one's own time. It requires developing systems of thought that improve your batting average over time.