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Sense Quotes

Sometimes clarity comes from the simplest observation.

This page brings together quotes where 'sense' means very different things - the plain wisdom kids sometimes show, an inborn pull toward wonder, and a poet's near-literal feeling for nature. Pair it with Common Sense for a more practical angle.

Our future is our sense of common destiny.

Quotes by Ahmet Davutoglu

I've worked with a lot of directors who really don't have a sense of what the hell they want.

Quotes by Adrienne Shelly

I've had 'Spanish Flea' stuck in my head since 1998, so in a subjective sense, that is the song that's playing whenever I enter a room.

Quotes by Adam Rex

Escapism makes a lot of intuitive sense - whisk people away from their cares with stories of a better life.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

Always Quotes

You get a sense of how the show works and then let your personality take over.

Quotes by Adam Baldwin

When you have a natural genetic tan developed over centuries and many generations, the idea of soaking up rays by the pool has never made sense.

Quotes by Abraham Verghese

Having a daughter has reawakened my sense of feminism. I want to protect her.

Quotes by Abi Morgan

The Empress has been connected with the ideas of universal fecundity and in a general sense with activity.

Quotes by A. E. Waite

In a sense, there's a great truth to that, but, also I was a great reader.

Quotes by A. E. van Vogt

Common Sense Quotes

I find Cambridge an asylum, in every sense of the word.

Quotes by A. E. Housman

Songs are all poetry, and they don't make any sense.

Quotes by A. A. Gill

A child speaks more sense than an adult half of the time.

Quotes by Zoe Saldana

I had no training in research as such, and as a consequence, I am, in a sense, self-taught.

Quotes by Yves Chauvin

Government bonds have basically been sold in the domestic market, so there is some sense of stability, but the amount of public debt is really severe... Japan must manage its finances with a sense of urgency.

Quotes by Yoshihiko Noda

Good Quotes

True artists are prophets. I don't want to be that prophetic in that sense because it's so lonely.

Quotes by Yoko Ono

We don't have all the time in the world with oil. We have to use oil while it makes sense to do so.

Quotes by Yemi Osinbajo

I carried out my orders until arrested. I had no sense that I was spying, and I ask that this be taken into account in deciding my verdict.

Quotes by Witold Pilecki

I have this sense that I didn't really start growing up until my twenties.

Quotes by Winona Ryder

Government can contribute to a shared sense of purpose on the part of the citizenry; that's its highest and best application.

Quotes by William Weld

Humor Quotes

Soap and water and common sense are the best disinfectants.

Quotes by William Osler

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about children making more sense than adults?
Yes - one quote states plainly: "A child speaks more sense than an adult half of the time."
What does the quote about "curiosity and aspiration" say?
It's a short personal reflection: "I have always had a sense of curiosity and aspiration."
Is there a literary quote referencing Wordsworth?
Yes. One quote reflects on "That sense of a life in natural objects, which in most poetry is but a rhetorical artifice," noting that in Wordsworth this was, in the quote's own words, "the assertion of what was for him almost literal fact."
Does any quote discuss speech therapy?
Yes, one speaker shares a personal experience: "I couldn't speak well. I went to speech therapy for 10 years. And I was sort of frustrated in that sense."
Where can I find more quotes about everyday wisdom like these?
Check out our Common Sense and Good quotes pages for more in a similar spirit.

One quote reflects candidly on years of speech therapy and the frustration of not being understood, giving the theme an emotional edge too. Browse more at Good or Humor.