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
“Livet består av en del galskap, og en del visdom; den som bare skriver ærbødig og konvensjonelt, utelater mer enn halvparten.” — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
I always thought it'd be fun to go to a sci-fi convention, watch a bunch of Klingons walking around, all of that… — Michael Welch Copy Share Image
We do, and there is a law in the United States - the Torture Convention - that prohibits the United States from… — Jonathan Shapiro Copy Share Image
“For property is robbery, but then, we are all robbers or would-be robbers together, and have found it essential to organise our… — Samuel Butler 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
Convention serves a purpose: It gives life meaning, and without it, one is in a constant existential crisis. If you don't have… — Elizabeth Wurtzel Copy Share Image
Fashion has always been in conflict with convention. Style involves some knowledge of both. But you can pretty much forget these seasonal… — Russell Smith Copy Share Image
In his tub-thumping speech at the 2008 Republican National Convention, Romney sounded like the hedge-fund tycoon he is. — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
As I discovered, even the governor of a major state who holds pro-life views can be denied a hearing at his party's… — Robert Casey Copy Share Image
“... as a convention, you get up and walk to the window to make the audience believe that you're looking out. It's… — Sanford Meisner Copy Share Image
“A Mannerist designer would attack the linguistic convention not by avoiding the use of the signal, but by misusing it notoriously.” — Bonta Copy Share Image
This isn't really a convention, This is really an infomercial. And every night we'll have a different infomercial and people view it… — Susan Estrich Copy Share Image
You look at women at the Republican convention and women at the Democratic convention. Republicans have a certain aesthetic beauty that involves… — Ron Reagan 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
Running those poor steers back and forth in the heat is ridiculous. What they ought to do is put the steers in… — Stanley Marcus Copy Share Image
A short exposure to the convention convinced me that the Internet may save the Democracy in that it is a way for… — John Jay Hooker Copy Share Image
When I was getting ready for the release of 'Deadline,' when it was coming out soon, I decided that the appropriate way… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“I had never done anything yet that was conventional – why should the love of my life be any different?” — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
“But what if, either by choice or by reluctant necessity, you end up not participating in this comforting cycle of family and… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
From the very beginning, I started doing music performances with a lot of theatrical aspects to them, where humor was a part… — Aleksey Igudesman Copy Share Image
Convention speeches are powerful tools to bend the curve of public opinion. George H. W. Bush's 1988 convention speech is a great… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
“Most self-employed people remain slaves to the employed’s working hours.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Acceptance speeches can make or break presidential candidacies. It was Al Gore's 2000 acceptance speech that relaunched his candidacy and nearly saved… — Chuck Todd Copy Share Image
