I think Americans expect optimism in their leadership. The most popular and effective leaders, whether it was Bill Clinton or Ronald Reagan or Jack Kennedy, brought to it a sense of optimism and possibility.
Courage is the most important virtue because it is the hardest. - David Brooks
Courage is the most important virtue because it is the hardest.
- David Brooks
Creativity is not a solitary process. It happens within networks... when talented people get together, when idea systems and mentalities merge. - David Brooks
Creativity is not a solitary process. It happens within networks... when talented people get together, when idea systems and mentalities merge.
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. - David Brooks
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.
People who give money in large amount in politics are basically not altruistic. - David Brooks
People who give money in large amount in politics are basically not altruistic.
Russia has a very sophisticated, advanced attack on U.S. businesses and U.S. government and U.S. institutions. And it's not like Donald Trump is goin… - David Brooks
Russia has a very sophisticated, advanced attack on U.S. businesses and U.S. government and U.S. institutions. And it's not like Donald Trump is goin…
Pain now is better than pain deferred. - David Brooks
Pain now is better than pain deferred.
In my view, success is earned externally by being better than other people. But character, that sort of unfakeable goodness, is earned by being bette… - David Brooks
In my view, success is earned externally by being better than other people. But character, that sort of unfakeable goodness, is earned by being bette…
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… - David Brooks
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…
The people who really have character make deep, unshakable connections to something outside themselves. - David Brooks
The people who really have character make deep, unshakable connections to something outside themselves.
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