David Brooks Want Quotations

People want reality that tells them how right they are all the time.

This death cult has no reason and is beyond negotiation. This is what makes it so frightening. This is what causes so many to engage in a sort of mental diversion. They don't want to confront this horror. So they rush off in search of more comprehensible things to hate.

The message of the summoned life is that you don't need to panic if you don't yet know what you want to do with your life. But you probably want to throw yourselves into circumstances where the summons will come.

I want to try to make big films that hopefully connect with people.

I want to make big films. That's always been my ambition.

I want to limit the effects of the power of donors, no question about it.

The technology's going to change, but what people want to read is going to be basically the same.

People want a reality that tells them they're right all of the time.