It may be expecting too much to expect most intellectuals to have common sense, when their whole life is based on their being uncommon -- that is, saying things that are different from what everyone else is saying. There is only so much genuine originality in anyone. After that, being uncommon means indulging in pointless eccentricities or clever attempts to mock or shock.
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It has been said that there is nothing more uncommon than common sense.
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There is nothing more uncommon than common sense.
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I've trained myself to propose solutions instead of ask for them, to elicit responses instead of react, and to be assertive without burning bridges. To have an uncommon lifestyle, you need to develop the uncommon habit of making decisions, both for yourself and for others.
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The purpose of an organization is to enable common men to do uncommon things.
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For a competent audience, uncommon men must have other uncommon men.
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