Conventional history completely ignores half the human race.

There aren't many people in our history who have so completely surrendered themselves to a mission that they would give up their lives for…

— Kathryn Harrison

Currency speculation-over a trillion dollars a day-is a tax-free activity. The notion of a tax on "day trades" or other speculative swaps was revived…

— Eric Kierans

Nobody can live in society without conventions. The reason why sensible people are as conventional as they can bear to be is that conventionality…

— George Bernard Shaw

“Can you make me remember the conventional way?”

— Jodi Ellen Malpas

The vision of extraordinary achievement is,by definition, a few steps beyond consensus and conventional logic

— Scott Belsky

Some days, I think maybe we should try and be a little more conventional, but every time I try, I fail, so I'm learning…

— Seinabo Sey

What's different now is that while political leaders used to give talking points to talk radio, now talk-radio hosts are giving talking points to…

— John Avlon

I think you will learn to be natural with me, as I find it impossible to be conventional with you

— Charlotte Bronte

Our Christian faith is actually very subversive of the conventional notion of success - the notion that what invests a person with worth is…

— Desmond Tutu

My father was in real estate, banking, and land management. As family life, it was very conventional, happy, and comfortable. We weren't wealthy, but…

— Julia Child

Because investors are not usually penalized for adhering to conventional practices, doing so is the less professionally risky strategy, even though it virtually guarantees…

— Seth Klarman

Contrarian thinking at its best simply asks, Is this really true? It speaks up when the politically correct answer or the conventional wisdom doesn't…

— Larry Osborne

Conventional agriculture has never succeeded in feeding the world, and it's never produced anything good to eat. For the future, we need to look…

— Dan Barber

A language possesses utility only insofar as it can construct conventional boundaries. A language of no boundaries is no language at all, and thus…

— Ken Wilber

Whether you are buying a car or casting a ballot, choosing a job or planning a family, follow your moral compass. Don't let others…

— Denis Hayes