Conventional Quotes

432 quotes by 390 authors

We cherish the conventional story of Dr. King and nonviolence, in fact, precisely because that narrative demands so little of usâ€¦This conventional narrative is soothing,… — Timothy B. Tyson
The first principle is that you must not fool yourselfâ€”and you are the easiest person to fool. So you have to be very careful about… — Richard P. Feynman
When I was growing up, I would try to sing out of key very consciously. I was probably afraid of trying too hard to do… — Jenny Hval
Sanity is only that which is within the frame of reference of conventional thought. — Erich Fromm
People should think things out fresh and not just accept conventional terms and the conventional way of doing things. — R. Buckminster Fuller
The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking. — John Kenneth Galbraith
The enemy of the conventional wisdom is not ideas but the march of events. — John Kenneth Galbraith
Who knows what true loneliness is - not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it wears a mask. The most… — Joseph Conrad
I think the days of working with producers in the conventional sense are over for me. — Billy Corgan
I guess they often cast me as the bad guy, because I'm not, er, conventional looking. I look sort of violent. I'm the odd one… — Willem Dafoe
I started working when I was very young. I got an agent when I was 12, and fortunately was employed consistently from that point on.… — Claire Danes
I have known a vast quantity of nonsense talked about bad men not looking you in the face. Don't trust that conventional idea. Dishonesty will… — Charles Dickens
I worshipped Ethel Merman and I worshipped Ethel Merman a lot. It's incredible - Ethel Merman was a conventional singer. Her naming her child Ethel… — Beth Ditto
My life hasn't been conventional and it hasn't been linear. I've had to make it up as I've gone along, which has taught me a… — Beth Ditto
Most human beings today waste some 25 to 30 years of their lives before they break through the actual and conventional lies which surround them. — Isadora Duncan
To build a great company, which is a CEO's job, sometimes you have to stand up against conventional wisdom. — Carly Fiorina
Osama bin Laden, the person, more likely serves the function of a stand-in. Compare the new terrorists with partisans or conventional terrorists in Israel. These… — Jurgen Habermas
It is conventional to call 'monster' any blending of dissonant elements. I call 'monster' every original inexhaustible beauty. — Alfred Jarry
Blackheart Records being 25 years old represents staying power and the fact that we weren't able to get a record out through conventional means, so… — Joan Jett
My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion. — Jack Kevorkian

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