Quotes by : David Brooks

Across the centuries the moral systems from medival chivalry to Bruce Springsteen love anthems have worked....

If colleges are going to justify themselves, they are going to have to thrive at those things that require....

Freedom without structure is its own slavery.

It is an emotional and an enchanted place. If the study of the conscious mind highlights the importance....

I believe we inherit a great river of knowledge, a flow of patterns coming from many sources. The information....

(William) Deresiewicz offers a vision of what it takes to move from adolescence to adulthood. Everyone....

When most people think about the future, they dream up ways that they might live happier lives. But notice....

There are heroes and schmucks in all worlds. The most important thing is whether you are willing to engage....

I’ve come to think that flourishing consists of putting yourself in situations in which you lose self-consciousness....

The inner struggle against one’s own weaknesses is the central drama of life.