The world hid its head in the sands of convention, so that by seeing nothing it might avoid Truth. — Radclyffe Hall Copy Share Image
The worship of convention has never yet led to astonishment and a joyous leap in human potential. — Tama J. Kieves Copy Share Image
The greatest misfortune of the wise man and the greatest unhappiness of the fool are based upon convention. — Franz Schubert Copy Share Image
I think that the person who is going to be nominated will be nominated by the convention. — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
“Public opinion is to an unconventional idea … what abortion is to sperm.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
A radical and transformative thought goes nowhere without the willingness to challenge convention. — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
A political convention is just not a place where you come away with any trace of faith in human nature. — Murray Kempton Copy Share Image
Art flouts convention. Convention became convention because it works. — Stewart Brand Copy Share Image
I have never done Cult TV before, the convention was good. It gives the fans a chance to meet the celebrities. Connect… — Peter Tork 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
The dream of the Convention was born from the that children and their needs were not been considered when policies were being… — Carol Bellamy Copy Share Image
Sarah Vaughan is one of my greatest heroes. She personifies what an artist is all about, taking risks, daring to go beyond… — Claron McFadden Copy Share Image
There are three opportunities that you have during a general election campaign where you can substantially move the needle of public opinion.… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
I have friends who are majorly into the cosplay culture and have urged me to go to a convention for no other… — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
My family calls me Declan. But most people call me E.C. I think it comes from my dad. It's an Irish convention.… — Elvis Costello Copy Share Image
I'm a sworn enemy of convention. I despite the conventional in anything, even the arts. I paint canvasses on the floor and… — Hedy Lamarr Copy Share Image
“Like Alan Turing, Zuse was educated in a system that focused on a child's emotional and philosophical life as well as his… — Konrad Zuse Copy Share Image
Three times a year, there's Strategicon convention, and I go for the board games. It happens Presidents Day, Labor Day, and Memorial… — Rich Sommer Copy Share Image
“If our thoughts are slumping down into a muddling pie of oblivion, we must empower our minds to go beyond vain details… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
Our party is - we don't have the problems that the other party has. We're not divided. We don't have to worry… — David Axelrod Copy Share Image
A chief justice's authority is really quite limited, and the dynamic among all the justices is going to affect whether he can… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
“If tonight teaches us anything, it is that convention has held us back. We have bowed at the altar of caution and… — Zohran Mamdani Copy Share Image
Our democracy, our culture, our whole way of life is a spectacular triumph of the blah. Why not have a political convention… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
I think that Richard Nixon is a great man and that he is very dedicated to what he does. I had the… — Laraine Day Copy Share Image
“In actual fact, conventions are the death of real tradition as they are of all real life. They are parasites which attach… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
“At the beginning of the twenty-first century, to feel alone or want to be alone is deeply unfashionable: to admit to feeling… — David Whyte 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
The Convention thought it wrong to admit in the Constitution the idea that there could be property in men. — James Madison Copy Share Image