I always rate a convention by the lack of blisters from twiddling my thumbs. — George Perez Copy Share Image
Politics is quite draining. There are so many heated discussions and press conferences to cover during a convention. — Megan Alexander Copy Share Image
I think there are some people who have this thing where, from the very beginning, some part of them rejects convention. — Elvis Mitchell Copy Share Image
The difference between a GOP convention and Comic-Con is that the people at Comic-Con have a much firmer grasp of reality. — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
To be free from convention is not to spurn it but not to be deceived by it. — Alan Watts Copy Share Image
The convention is the voice, the bone and the sinews of a political party-and sometimes it even nominates an Abraham Lincoln. — Fletcher Knebel Copy Share Image
“and the old member of the Convention inspired him, without his being clearly conscious of the fact himself, with that sentiment which… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
[Democratic National Convention] was high, it was exciting. The hotel that I stayed at, they had music in the lobby and [Hillary]… — MC Lyte Copy Share Image
I usually do one con a year as a GoH and try to make the World Fantasy Convention for business purposes. Last… — Alan Dean Foster Copy Share Image
“One day we found them. They must of been holding a gook convention or something, cause it seem like the same sort… — Winston Groom Copy Share Image
I call for greater measures to involve more women at higher levels in mine action. Governments should do more to address gender… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
“was never one for accepting convention at face value, but through (plenty of) trial and error I have made working hard, being… — Sophia Amoruso Copy Share Image
No one familiar with the common law of England can read the Constitution of the United States without observing the great desire… — Samuel Freeman Miller Copy Share Image
Miami Beach is a completely interesting hybrid because it is, on the one hand, a resort and, on the other hand, a… — Rem Koolhaas Copy Share Image
“The thing to do is to go on, in the same suave tone, from uttering a series of banalities to expressing a… — Lev Shestov Copy Share Image
I think that when we're looking at things when we're right in the center of things, as opposed to being a bit… — Jenny Offill Copy Share Image
THE Constitution proposed by the convention may be considered under two general points of view. The FIRST relates to the sum or… — James Madison Copy Share Image
There are certain vulnerabilities and insecurities that go along with not being linked to another person in a contractual way, even if… — Jamie Johnson Copy Share Image
There's a War Crimes Act in the United States passed by a Republican Congress in 1996, which says that grave breaches of… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The Democratic Convention is $27 million in debt. They had to cancel the kick-off event at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. A speedway… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
Naturalization is the process by which a citizen, or subject of a foreign nation or kingdom, is made a citizen of the… — Samuel Freeman Miller Copy Share Image
Anonymity is a universal convention of the blogosphere, and the wicked expedience is that you can speak without consequences. — Lee Siegel Copy Share Image
The Republicans need all the entertainment help they can get. When Charlie Daniels was one of your convention headliners, you know you… — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
“We'd been trying so hard to look like our heroes, we'd kinda forgotten what a hero really is. Capes, masks, powers —… — Mikko Copy Share Image
However, the Department of Defense treats these detainees in accord with the Geneva Convention, even though that is not required because of… — Bill Shuster Copy Share Image
There is nothing sacred about convention; there is nothing sacred about primitive passions or whims; but the fact that a convention exists… — George Santayana Copy Share Image
“Just because you have stolen someone's heart, luckily owned and occupied as a home, doesn't give you the audacity to enforce hurtful… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
I expect the Republicans will enjoy a large bounce out of their convention. They're here wrapping themselves in the 9/11 flag, which… — Harold Ford, Jr Copy Share Image
The United States, a signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention, destroyed the last of its stocks of VX and other chemical agents… — Barton Gellman Copy Share Image
I think 'Sightseers' was a bit of an epiphany, a massive learning curve, and it gave me loads of confidence to go… — Alice Lowe Copy Share Image
A convention always involves a level of security. It is always our intent to ensure everyone attending the convention is safe. When… — Leah D. Daughtry Copy Share Image
“The names of entities that have the power to constrain us change with time. Convention and authority are replaced by infirmity.” — Cormac McCarthy Copy Share Image
I chaired the 1982 Democratic Party Commission on Presidential Nominations that created certain automatic delegates to the Democratic convention - the 'superdelegates.'… — Jim Hunt Copy Share Image
Thus the Convention is unequivocal in its call for children to be consulted, to have their opinions heard and to have their… — Carol Bellamy Copy Share Image
The comic convention itself tends to come second to the giant announcements in Hall H and the movies and the TV. So… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
I have a fun time, doing the meet and greets, the pictures and the autographs. Every show I've ever done, lends itself… — David Anders Copy Share Image
I am exceedingly distressed at the proceedings of the Convention-being ... almost sure, they will ... lay the foundation of a Civil War. — Elbridge Gerry Copy Share Image
I look forward to their convention and look forward to hearing the President talk about what he will do for the next… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The Human Rights Convention was written by Conservatives in the aftermath of the Second World War. It was designed to combat the… — Chris Grayling Copy Share Image
Pat Robertson at a national convention, equipped with delegates, certainly remains a terrible sight. He is a charlatan of Chaucerian dimensions. — Martin Amis Copy Share Image