I don't believe any experiment until it is confirmed by theory. I find this is a witty inversion of "conventional" wisdom. — Arthur Eddington Copy Share Image
“The conventional wisdom says that societies seem more civilized than they actually are.” — Dr. Ashok Anand Copy Share Image
“Working together, journalists and experts are the architects of much conventional wisdom.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There was a period of 10 years where the conventional wisdom was Black shows don't sell overseas, therefore nobody is interested. — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
Science is based on experiment, on a willingness to challenge old dogma, on an openness to see the universe as it really… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
“The conventional wisdom is often wrong. Crime didn’t keep soaring in the 1990s, money alone doesn’t win elections, and—surprise—drinking eight glasses of… — Steven D. Levitt Copy Share Image
Screening out peer pressure and conventional wisdom. It is so powerful, that most of us aren't even aware of how much it… — Robert S. Kaplan Copy Share Image
“I look at a Sensual Lifestyle like the entrepreneur's life. We are innovative, risk-taking, and constantly in conflict with convention. Ask me… — Lebo Grand Copy Share Image
“In every southerner, beneath the veneer of clichés lies a much deeper motherlode of cliché. But even cliché is overlaid with enormous… — Pat Conroy Copy Share Image
When you find errors in conventional wisdom-when everyone says A and A is not true-you gain competitive advantage. Only a few times… — Larry Ellison Copy Share Image
It's become glib political conventional wisdom in Washington that a massive spending plan will provide a parachute rescue for a cliff-diving economy… — Nina Easton Copy Share Image
Contrarian thinking at its best simply asks, Is this really true? It speaks up when the politically correct answer or the conventional… — Larry Osborne Copy Share Image
“When your efforts run in the face of conventional wisdom and accepted mastery, persistence can look like madness. If you succeed in… — Hilary Austen Copy Share Image
Millions of mutual-fund investors sleep well at night, serene in the belief that superior outcomes result from pooling funds with like-minded investors… — David F. Swensen Copy Share Image
“When the topic of food comes up in conversation with family, friends or casual acquaintances, it’s fascinating to hear the litany of… — Mark Sisson Copy Share Image
“Bill Clinton, a “New Democrat,” later embraced his ideas, calling Murray’s analysis “essentially right” and incorporating many of his prescriptions, including work… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
Much of the conventional wisdom associated with Vietnam was highly inaccurate. Far from an inevitable result of the imperative to contain communism,… — H. R. McMaster Copy Share Image
“Trump was holding massive rallies in places like Alabama, which was bizarre according to conventional wisdom. Most reporters considered them an exercise… — Joshua Green Copy Share Image
Analysts may be correct that the presidential election won't primarily turn on entitlements reform, but by choosing Paul Ryan as his running… — David Limbaugh Copy Share Image
“Then you understand the wide range of the totally new and unexpected creations they can sometimes come up with. Most people’s minds… — Terry Goodkind Copy Share Image
“White noise, impersonal roar. Deadening incandescence of the boarding terminals. But even these soul-free, sealed-off places are drenched with meaning, spangled and… — Donna Tartt Copy Share Image
“It is not only the hostility of others that may prevent us from questioning the status quo. Our will to doubt can… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
“One of the greatest glories of growing older is the willingness to ask why and, getting no good answer, deciding to follow… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
“Normally, when you challenge the conventional wisdom—that the current economic and political system is the only possible one—the first reaction you are… — David Graeber Copy Share Image
“I look at the blanked-out faces of the other passengers--hoisting their briefcases, their backpacks, shuffling to disembark--and I think of what Hobie… — Donna Tartt Copy Share Image
“The witch-hunt narrative is now the conventional wisdom about these cases. That view is so widely endorsed and firmly entrenched that so… — Ross Cheit Copy Share Image
“The witch-hunt narrative is a really popular story that goes like this: Lots of people were falsely convicted of child sexual abuse… — Ross Cheit Copy Share Image
Conventional wisdom is invariably out of date. Because in the time it has taken to become conventional - to become what everyone… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
Up until Trump announced his candidacy, the conventional wisdom was that you had to be a professional politician in order to run.… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
It's really important, whether you're a conservative or a liberal, to always challenge the conventional wisdom, which is what I've tried to… — Nina Easton Copy Share Image
I do think that the standard media is controlled by the conventional wisdom about global warming. We've come to believe - from… — Steven Levitt Copy Share Image
“A leader must see the external opportunities and the internal capability and culture—and all of the connections among them—and respond to them… — Satya Nadella Copy Share Image
The biggest handicap in research is an ability to think outside the box. The handicap is being encumbered by all the conventional… — Aubrey de Grey Copy Share Image
“If you're careful to listen to your instincts and question conventional wisdom, set priorities, and make thoughtful choices, eventually you will figure… — Arlene Dickinson Copy Share Image
“You have to remain critically vigilant.Question every premise, challenge conventional wisdom, and never accept the truth of something merely because everyone else… — Friedrich Haller Copy Share Image
“It is worth remembering one of the important lessons of the Buck story: a small number of zealous advocates can have an… — Paul A. Lombardo Copy Share Image
“Conventional wisdom holds that water is liquid at room temperature. Well, not if that room’s temperature is 32 degrees. That also happens… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
Highly successful leaders ignore conventional wisdom and take chances. Their stories inevitably include a defining moment or key decision when they took… — Larry Osborne Copy Share Image
The world is always changed by people who don't listen to conventional wisdom. I think we often set our goals too small… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
The conventional wisdom is that authors get only one chance in this world. If your first novel doesn't sell, publishers and bookstores… — Jeff Giles Copy Share Image
