Convention Quotes

318 Convention quotes by 269 unique authors

Children have a different convention of the fearful until they have been taught the proper things to be shocked at. — John Wyndham
There was a war crimes trial because an American prisoner had been shot trying to escape. He had obviously been recaptured and shot, and that… — Charles Guggenheim
If somebody's dumb enough to ask me to go to a political convention and say something, they're gonna have to take what they get. — Clint Eastwood
A radical and transformative thought goes nowhere without the willingness to challenge convention. — Malcolm Gladwell
Black Comedy is a farce that is played in the dark, as you know, with the lights full on. It's the Chinese convention of reversing… — Peter Shaffer
I am exceedingly distressed at the proceedings of the Convention-being ... almost sure, they will ... lay the foundation of a Civil War. — Elbridge Gerry
Tonight, I am pleased to announce that I have secured $1 million from the Convention Host Committee to fund the beautification of Boston's neighborhoods. — Thomas Menino
He testified that when you looked at it through the eyes of 'let's do it,' the costs were very small. They were less than they'd… — Major Owens
One does not succeed by sticking to convention. When your opponent can easily anticipate every move you make, your strategy deteriorates and becomes commoditized. — Garry Kasparov
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
It is day two of the Democratic convention, and apparently they had a huge lighting problem in the convention hall today. They worked all day… — Jay Leno
So the result was that as one approached a political convention for most of the 19th century and for most of the 20th century until… — Michael Beschloss
Heather and I decided we were going to be pretty low-key at the convention. — Mary Cheney
I discovered cosplay because I was going to an anime convention and did some research, and found out people dressed up as characters. I made… — Yaya Han
There was not a member of the Constitutional Convention who had the least objection to what is contended for by the advocates for a Bill… — George Washington
We consider these settlements to be contrary to the Geneva Convention, that occupied territory should not be changed by establishment of permanent settlements by the… — Jimmy Carter
Folk rock was my real roots. I did a few gigs as a folk artist, in the style of Fairport Convention. — Alan Parsons
[O]ur sages in the great [constitutional] convention... intended our government should be a republic which differs more widely from a democracy than a democracy from… — Fisher Ames
A convention on the comprehensive ban of nuclear weapons should be negotiated. Since biological and chemical weapons have been prohibited, there is no reason why… — Jiang Zemin
I met a bunch of comic-book writers at the Metropolis convention and there was such an interesting discussion about the story of 'Supergirl' and trying… — Helen Slater

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