Conventional Quotes

432 Conventional quotes by 390 unique authors

Saddam Hussein had a lengthy history of reckless and sudden aggression. He cultivated ties to terror -- hosting the Abu Nidal organization, supporting terrorists, and… — Dick Cheney
It will be a pity if women in the more conventional mould are to be phased out, for there will never be anyone to go… — Anita Brookner
Conventional wisdom notwithstanding, there is no reason either in football or in poetry why the two should not meet in a man's life if he… — Archibald MacLeish
If you leave home for a while ... you question the conventional wisdom you've grown up with. That doesn't mean you have to change your… — Molly Ringwald
The great subversive works of children's literature suggest that there are other views of human life besides those of the shopping mall and the corporation.… — Alison Lurie
People, fearing their own extinction, are willing to accept and perpetuate hand-me-down answers to the meaning of life and death; and, fearing a weakening of… — Robert Coover
Edmund Wilson was our greatest American literary critic because he was more than a literary critic: He was a fearless, even radical judge of the… — Edward Abbey
Survival in the conventional sense of the term means to continue to live, but also to live after death. — Jacques Derrida
He (Saddam Hussein) has not developed any significant capability with respect to weapons of mass destruction. He is unable to project conventional power against his… — Colin Powell
People who play conventional music are threatened by electronica and don't consider it to be as valuable as what they do. — Bill Laswell
The success and ultimately the survival of every business, large or small, depends in the last analysis on its ability to develop people. This ability… — Peter Drucker
Men have, for the most part, done with lamenting their lost faith. Sentimental tears over the happy, simple Christendom of their fathers are a thing… — Unknown Author
Living a long life, the conventional wisdom at the time said, depended to a great extent on who we were-that is, our genes. It depended… — Malcolm Gladwell
I've tried several varieties of sex. The conventional position makes me claustrophobic, and the others either give me a stiff neck or lockjaw. — Tallulah Bankhead
Strings of coincidence can strengthen us in the determination to follow our deepest intuitions even when they run counter to conventional wisdom and logic and… — Robert Moss
There are many disturbing news. We believe that the production of conventional petroleum reached peak oil already in 2006. The oil fields in the North… — Fatih Birol
It is science that brings us an understanding of the true complexity of natural systems. The insights from the science of ecology are teaching us… — Unknown Author
If every UFO report could be convincingly credited to some conventional astronomical or atmospheric phenomenon, there would be no UFO mystery. It is precisely because… — Don Berliner
The notion of following your passion is worth indulging. Your passion is your source of power. To live really a full life, you need to… — Doug Peacock
The Buddha's insight into the middle way is not simply about a balance between extremes. This conventional understanding misses the deeper revelation of the middle… — Adyashanti
Conventional economic theory... counts the depletion of resources as the accumulation of wealth. — Mark Lynas
All new ideas begin in a non-conforming mind that questions some tenet of the conventional wisdom. — Hyman Rickover
Make sure you have a vice president in charge of your revolution, to engender ferment among your more conventional colleagues. — David Ogilvy
The most important aspect of my personality as far as determining my success goes; has been my questioning conventional wisdom, doubting experts and questioning authority.… — Larry Ellison
The only way to get ahead is to find errors in conventional wisdom. — Larry Ellison

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