Preconceived Quotes

100 quotes by 92 authors

I sometimes begin a drawing with no preconceived problem to solve, with only the desire to use pencil on paper... but as my eye takes… — Henry Moore
I have studied the art of the masters and the art of the moderns, avoiding any preconceived system and without prejudice. I have no more… — Gustave Courbet
A child sees everything, looks straight at it, examines it, without any preconceived idea; most people, after they are about eleven or twelve, quite lose… — Olive Schreiner
I began to have an idea of my life, not as slow shaping of achievement to fit my preconceived purposes, but as the gradual discovery… — Marion Milner
All scientists have found that preconceived notions, dogmas, and all personal prejudice and bias, must be set aside, listening patiently, quietly and reverently to the… — Luther Burbank
Sit down before facts as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion â€” or you shall learn nothing. — Gerald R. Ford
Too often critics seem more intent on seeking new ways to alter Congress than to truly learn how it functions. They might well profit from… — Gerald R. Ford
People want to put you in the box, and you just have to fight past their preconceived notions. — Gina Carano
I begin with an idea, but as I work, the picture takes over. Then there is the struggle between the idea I preconceived... and the… — Georg Baselitz
I go into meetings, and people have this preconceived notion of me that I didn't work hard to get where I am. — Lauren Conrad
I don't rehearse on either of my shows, 'Family Feud' or my talk show. I never rehearse with the guests. I don't want to have… — Steve Harvey
The best moments can't be preconceived. I've spent a lot of time in editing rooms, and a scene can be technically perfect, with perfect delivery… — Brad Pitt
Music should come crashing out of your speakers and grab you, and the lyrics should challenge whatever preconceived notions that listener has. — Lou Reed
The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present and which mislead into error, not directly by weakness of… — Arthur Schopenhauer
Australians don't have a preconceived notion of what things have to be... we can go on a fantastic journey. — Yahoo Serious
It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions. — Ben Stein
I had no preconceived idea what fame would be like, because I never thought I would be famous. I just wanted to do my work.… — Iyanla Vanzant
To take what there is in life and use it, without waiting forever in vain for the preconceived, to dig deep into the actual and… — Henry James
Henry's universe was modeled on the highball. It was a mixture in which half a pint of the fizziest philosophical and scientific ideas all but… — Aldous Huxley
I do not accept any absolute formulas for living. No preconceived code can see ahead to everything that can happen in a man's life. As… — Martin Buber

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