Conventions Quotes

458 Conventions quotes by 377 unique authors

Heather and I decided we were going to be pretty low-key at the convention. — Mary Cheney
There is a clear difference between sexist parody and parody of sexism. Sexist parody encourages the players to mock and trivialize gender issues while parody… — Anita Sarkeesian
When we retire from the conventions of society and draw close to nature, we involuntarily become children: each attribute acquired by experience falls away from… — Mikhail Lermontov
I discovered cosplay because I was going to an anime convention and did some research, and found out people dressed up as characters. I made… — Yaya Han
I went to one of these signing conventions. It was one of the most interesting experiences I've had. It was so strange that people would… — Robert Pattinson
A critical function that we journalists perform at political conventions is to try to get into parties that we have not been invited to. There… — Dave Barry
Art, it seems to me, should simplify finding what conventions of form and what detail one can do without and yet preserve the spirit of… — Willa Cather
There was not a member of the Constitutional Convention who had the least objection to what is contended for by the advocates for a Bill… — George Washington
The laws of Nature, that is to say the laws of God, plainly made every human being a law unto himself, we must steadfastly refuse… — Mark Twain
We consider these settlements to be contrary to the Geneva Convention, that occupied territory should not be changed by establishment of permanent settlements by the… — Jimmy Carter
I've reported murders, scandals, marriages, premieres and national political conventions. I've been amused, intrigued, outraged, enthralled and exasperated by Chicago. And I've come to love… — Irv Kupcinet
Folk rock was my real roots. I did a few gigs as a folk artist, in the style of Fairport Convention. — Alan Parsons
Friendship can only exist between persons with similar interests and points of view. Man and woman by the conventions of society are born with different… — August Strindberg
Thus, anybody who follows this nature and gives way its states will be led into quarrels and conflicts, and go against the conventions and rules… — Xunzi
I think it is probably more important to attend specialized conventions for a journeyman writer than any other, but it's useful at all stages of… — Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
The road to success, for me, was a long and arduous journey, strewn with obstacles and traps, pitfalls and hurdles-all created by myself. Painful as… — Og Mandino
[O]ur sages in the great [constitutional] convention... intended our government should be a republic which differs more widely from a democracy than a democracy from… — Fisher Ames
Nobody can live in society without conventions. The reason why sensible people are as conventional as they can bear to be is that conventionality saves… — George Bernard Shaw
A convention on the comprehensive ban of nuclear weapons should be negotiated. Since biological and chemical weapons have been prohibited, there is no reason why… — Jiang Zemin
Men are too emotional to vote. Their conduct at baseball games and political conventions shows this, while their innate tendency to appeal to force renders… — Alice Duer Miller

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