Conventional Quotes

432 quotes by 394 authors

Achieving conventional goals, such as profits and joy, with unconventional methods, such as investing energy instead of money. — Jay Conrad Levinson
It is time to recognize conventional MBA programs for what they are - or else to close them down. They are specialized training in the… — Henry Mintzberg
The strategy we've adopted precludes our following standard diversification dogma. Many pundits would therefore say the strategy must be riskier than that employed by more… — Warren Buffett
I don't think Jimi committed suicide in the conventional way. He just decided to exit when he wanted to. — Eric Burdon
The 2014 election has given the GOP the rare opportunity to retroactively redeem its brand. The conventional perception, incessantly repeated by Democrats and the media,… — Charles Krauthammer
When she stopped conforming to the conventional picture of femininity she finally began to enjoy being a woman. — Betty Friedan
We need not renounce the use of conventional force. We will be ready to repel any clear and present danger that poses a genuine threat… — Theodore C. Sorensen
Bitumen is junk energy. A joule, or unit of energy, invested in extracting and processing bitumen returns only four to six joules in the form… — Thomas Homer-Dixon
A dugout is much superior to a conventional manufactured canoe because you can get soaking wet without bothering to capsize it. — P.J. O'Rourke
Analysts may be correct that the presidential election won't primarily turn on entitlements reform, but by choosing Paul Ryan as his running mate, Mitt Romney… — David Limbaugh
Rather than seek to be squired and dated by their rivals why should it not be possible for women to find relaxation and pleasure in… — Germaine Greer
I read the other day some verses written by an eminent painter which were original and not conventional. The soul always hears an admonition in… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Acknowledge the complexity of the world and resist the impression that you easily understand it. People are too quick to accept conventional wisdom, because it… — Jim Rogers
Conventional economics is a form of brain damage. Economics is so fundamentally disconnected from the real world, it is destructive. — David Suzuki
Here's conventional wisdom: Success makes you happy. Happiness permits you to be generous. In fact, it actually works like this: Generosity makes you happy. Happy… — Seth Godin
All conventional wisdom has an element of truth to it, but good design requires more than an element of truth - it requires an ensemble… — Henry Petroski
Guy Rivers, a conventional piece as regards the love affair which makes a part of the plot, is a tale of deadly strife between the… — Carl Clinton Van Doren
It's more important that you eat vegetables, even if they are conventional -- I'm talking about for your health -- then it is until you… — Michael Pollan
There are no shortcuts to knowledge, especially knowledge gained from personal experience. Following conventional wisdom and relying on shortcuts can be worse than knowing nothing… — Ben Horowitz
When a homemaking aunt scolds a niece for following her evangelistic passion instead of domestic pursuits, her reply is interesting. First, she clarifies that God's… — George Eliot

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