Conventions Quotes

458 Conventions quotes by 377 unique authors

To be free from convention is not to spurn it but not to be deceived by it. — Alan Watts
The creation of a nuclear weapons convention is not only achievable, it is imperative if civilisation is to survive. — C. G. Weeramantry
I would define globalization as the freedom for my group of companies to invest where it wants when it wants, to produce what it wants,… — Unknown Author
To create a community of radical scholars, men and women who recognize that rules and social conventions are arbitrary, but have mastered them nonetheless, a… — Unknown Author
I've been doing these conventions for 20 years, and we used to at least have debates about issues. Nothing is happening basically at this convention,… — Susan Estrich
My dynamite will sooner lead to peace than a thousand world conventions. As soon as men will find that in one instant, whole armies can… — Alfred Nobel
White guilt is more of a sanctioned social convention than a genuine emotional experience. It’s a form of theatrical empathy that’s socially and financially rewarded.… — Jack Donovan
It's a lonely road for those of us who choose to be remarkable, and the path of convention can sometimes be appealing. That path is… — Chris Guillebeau
Most people don’t really want to think independently or make decisions; they’re herd animals with herd instincts to keep to the middle of the group… — Blanche Barton
A better everyday life means getting away from status and conventions -- being freer and more at ease as human beings. — Ingvar Kamprad
Welcome delegates to the 2012 Republican Convention! Remember to set your watches back 400 years. — Andy Borowitz
Children have a different convention of the fearful until they have been taught the proper things to be shocked at. — John Wyndham
It is not possible to be original by trying to be original - those who attempt this in the arts will be merely avant-garde. Originality… — Michael Foley
Human relationships are patterned and cross-patterned and restricted and limited and delimited and caged and freed again by the elaborate conventions, rules and games which… — Peter Greenaway
There was a war crimes trial because an American prisoner had been shot trying to escape. He had obviously been recaptured and shot, and that… — Charles Guggenheim
All conventions are very enjoyable. The more variety you do, the better. — Jeremy Bulloch
If somebody's dumb enough to ask me to go to a political convention and say something, they're gonna have to take what they get. — Clint Eastwood
A radical and transformative thought goes nowhere without the willingness to challenge convention. — Malcolm Gladwell
Black Comedy is a farce that is played in the dark, as you know, with the lights full on. It's the Chinese convention of reversing… — Peter Shaffer
I am exceedingly distressed at the proceedings of the Convention-being ... almost sure, they will ... lay the foundation of a Civil War. — Elbridge Gerry
President Bush and his commanders announced early in the conflict that the Conventions applied. — John Yoo
Tonight, I am pleased to announce that I have secured $1 million from the Convention Host Committee to fund the beautification of Boston's neighborhoods. — Thomas Menino
He testified that when you looked at it through the eyes of 'let's do it,' the costs were very small. They were less than they'd… — Major Owens
One does not succeed by sticking to convention. When your opponent can easily anticipate every move you make, your strategy deteriorates and becomes commoditized. — Garry Kasparov
The difference between a GOP convention and Comic-Con is that the people at Comic-Con have a much firmer grasp of reality. — Bill Maher

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