Conventional Quotes

432 quotes by 390 authors

From its beginning, fan fiction has been written mostly by women. Originally, this was because of a dearth of interesting female characters in conventional sci-fi. — Russell Smith
I was the daughter of an immigrant, raised to feel that I needed to get excellent, flawless grades and a full scholarship and a graduate… — Susan Choi
Israel specifically does not want Syria to hand over weapons, chemical or conventional, to Hezbollah. — Richard Engel
I was attracted to filmmaking in college because of my love of storytelling. You can have such an impact and reach a broader audience than… — Rory Kennedy
I think politics is a higher build in life. You know? If you diffuse under normal, common sense of a story, you make it political.… — Bernardo Bertolucci
Beast Books will be longer than conventional long-form magazine articles but shorter than conventional nonfiction books. They will be published digitally and distributed on multiple… — Tina Brown
The conventional wisdom is that if you are gay, you cannot play the romantic straight lead in a movie. — Ian Mckellen
To shoot a conventional film means that you are always covering yourself. You are putting nets and, in a way, letting bad decisions take over. — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
I began my career at Teledyne, where I worked on various navigation systems, including Inertial, Doppler radar, and other conventional radio navigation systems. — Min Kao
Because of its shortcomings - driving range, cost, and recharging time - the electric vehicle is not a viable replacement for most conventional cars. — Takeshi Uchiyamada
For me, the perfect romantic suspense hero has got to be tough on the outside but tender at his core. A take-charge kind of guy… — Ruth Glick
Rap is really just too conventional. Everybody does the same thing. No one ever pushes the box. — Tyler The Creator
A murderer is regarded by the conventional world as something almost monstrous, but a murderer to himself is only an ordinary man. It is only… — Graham Greene
States are like people. They do not question the awful status quo until some dramatic event overturns the conventional and lax way of thinking. — Victor Davis Hanson
I would finally renounce my delusional hypotheses and revert to thinking of myself as a human of more conventional circumstances and return to mathematical research. — John Forbes Nash, Jr.
Performance art can involve the audience with taste, smell and sounds not available with electronic media and not practical with conventional theater. This is due… — Jack Bowman
I think in conventional magazine wisdom, you need to have a redesign every decade or so. — Timothy White
Conventional forms of narrative allow for different points of view, but for this book I wanted a structure whereby each of the main characters contributed… — Penelope Lively
The State of Israel has faced obstacles and challenges to its very survival, with conventional military attacks leading the way to suicide bombers who have… — Jerry Costello
As for Tenacious D, of course it could work as a full length movie; all it requires is a great writer and great director with… — David Cross

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