Conventions Quotes

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I knew that the Hague Convention prohibited the use of poison in war. I didn't know the details of the terms of the Convention, but… — Otto Hahn
Ive said its a little bit like a magician performing for a convention of magicians... all the magicians in the audience watching this illusion-Do they… — Chuck Close
Money is only important in a society when certain resources for survival must be rationed and the people accept money as an exchange medium for… — Jacque Fresco
Inevitably anyone with an independent mind must become 'one who resists or opposes authority or established conventions': a rebel. If enough people come to agree… — Aleister Crowley
First of all, there's no mention of political parties in the Constitution, so you begin American history with not only no political conventions but also… — Michael Beschloss
So if 1960 had occurred under the old convention system, Kennedy would have had a very hard time getting the Democratic nomination because he would… — Michael Beschloss
I'd rather violate every one of the damn conventions and see my bills passed, than sit back in my office, all nice and proper, and… — Huey Long
Plot is a literary convention. Story is a force of nature. — Teresa Nielsen Hayden
Liverpool have played with no real convention — Ray Houghton
It's not any desire on my part to start playing dads, but it's a convention of drama. If you don't get the parts of young… — Ian Hart
Therefore, a person should first be changed by a teacher's instructions, and guided by principles of ritual. Only then can he observe the rules of… — Xunzi
This war no longer has anything to do with knightly conduct or with the agreements of the Geneva Convention. — Wilhelm Keitel
When you had an â€˜anam cara,â€™ (soul friend), your friendship cut across all convention and category. You were joined in an ancient and eternal way… — John O'Donohue
I only went to one Star Trek convention and that was in the late '80s. I hadn't gone to a convention before that. It was… — Persis Khambatta
I really think, if anything, there is more evidence to show that the violent games reduce aggression and violence. There have actually been some studies… — John Carmack
We only have one future, and it will be made of our dreams, if we have the courage to challenge convention. — Soichiro Honda
Public lives are lived out on the job and in the marketplace, where certain rules, conventions, laws, and social customs keep most of us in… — Robert Fulghum
Kino-Eye uses every possible means in montage, comparing and linking all points of the universe in any temporal order, breaking, when necessary, all the laws… — Dziga Vertov
I speak for a lot of church groups, youth groups, schools, colleges and do personal appearances. I've done conventions and trade shows. A lot of… — Donna Douglas
I am writing a play which I probably will not finish until the end of November. I am writing it with considerable pleasure, though I… — Anton Chekhov

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