Conventional Quotes

432 Conventional quotes by 390 unique authors

Advocacy of leaf protein as a human food is based on the undisputed fact that forage crops (such as lucerne) give a greater yield of… — Norman Pirie
The material world is all feminine. The feminine engergy makes the non-manifest, manifest. So even men (are of the feminine energy). We have to relinquish… — Zeena Schreck
When I make a film I'm always in reality among the trees, and among the people like yourselves. There's no symbolic or conventional filter between… — Pier Paolo Pasolini
Art is not just ornamental, an enhancement of life. It is a path in itself, a way out of the predictable and conventional... a map… — Gabrielle Roth
My childhood was as conventional as you could get. — Lauren Groff
Impeachment is the direct constitutional means for removing a President, Vice President or other civil officers of the United States who has acted or threatened… — Ramsey Clark
The masses will not vote for their own upliftment in a higher order of society. This has to be accomplished without their support and request,… — Colin Jordan
A conventional ‘success’ story is one where, with each next, the protagonist has more money, more respect, and more possessions. I’d like to suggest an… — Po Bronson
At the same time, eroticism in the home requires active engagement and willful intent. It is an ongoing resistance to the message that marriage is… — Esther Perel
When conventional tactics are altered unexpectedly according to the situation, they take on the element of surprise and increase in strategic value . — Sun Bin
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

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