Conventional Quote by Robert Ringer Download Open image “Question everything, even if it represents generations of conventional wisdom.” — Robert Ringer ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Conventional Conventional wisdom Creativity Generations Ideas Ifs Innovation Wisdom
“I always admire people who have the courage to confront the conventional wisdom - I mean, people within the system. Those of us on… — Bill James Copy Share Image
“The problem with conventional wisdom is that it's generally lacking in nuance, an otherwise key component of life.” — Anna Akbari Copy Share Image
Conventional wisdom is invariably out of date. Because in the time it has taken to become conventional - to become what everyone believes -… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it. — Peter Jennings Copy Share Image
Conventional wisdom is no wisdom at all. Conventional wisdom is taking somebody else's word for the way things are It's the followers of this… — Richard Marcinko Copy Share Image
Beliefs and values that have held sway for thousands of years will be questioned as never before. — Carol P. Christ Copy Share Image
Conventional Wisdom is certainly not wisdom, and only is conventional because foolishness is so common today. — Orrin Woodward Copy Share Image
That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another. — Adlai E. Stevenson Copy Share Image
I do firmly believe that universal forces are at work that pull us inexorably toward the deserving results of our actions. — Robert Ringer Copy Share Image
If ever there was an area in which to do the exact opposite of that which government and the media urge you to do,… — Robert Ringer Copy Share Image
“Every person has the inherent right to "self-proclaim"--to announce, at any time he chooses, that he is on any level he chooses to be… — Robert Ringer Copy Share Image
There's a basic human weakness inherent in all people which tempts them to bitterly want what they can't have and ungratefully not want what… — Robert Ringer Copy Share Image
Everything changes for the better when you take ownership of your own problems. — Robert Ringer Copy Share Image
Can you buy friendship? You not only can, you must. It's the only way to obtain friends. Everything worthwhile has a price. — Robert Ringer Copy Share Image
Not every bad break is negative in the long term; not every problem is a bona fide injustice; and not every injustice is major… — Robert Ringer Copy Share Image
Everyone has an equal and absolute right to sovereignty over his own body, his own property, and his own life, and to pursue his… — Robert Ringer Copy Share Image
With a written agreement you have a prayer; with a verbal agreement you have nothing but air. — Robert Ringer Copy Share Image
The gift of yourself is the most special gift that you have; when you give it away indiscriminately, you cheapen what you have to… — Robert Ringer Copy Share Image
You can have a strong government and a weak people, or strong people and weak government, but you cannot have both. — Robert Ringer Copy Share Image
Whether you are buying a car or casting a ballot, choosing a job or planning a family, follow your moral compass. Don't let others… — Denis Hayes Copy Share Image
A language possesses utility only insofar as it can construct conventional boundaries. A language of no boundaries is no language at all, and thus… — Ken Wilber Copy Share Image
Conventional agriculture has never succeeded in feeding the world, and it's never produced anything good to eat. For the future, we need to look… — Dan Barber Copy Share Image
Contrarian thinking at its best simply asks, Is this really true? It speaks up when the politically correct answer or the conventional wisdom doesn't… — Larry Osborne Copy Share Image
Because investors are not usually penalized for adhering to conventional practices, doing so is the less professionally risky strategy, even though it virtually guarantees… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
My father was in real estate, banking, and land management. As family life, it was very conventional, happy, and comfortable. We weren't wealthy, but… — Julia Child Copy Share Image
Our Christian faith is actually very subversive of the conventional notion of success - the notion that what invests a person with worth is… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
What's different now is that while political leaders used to give talking points to talk radio, now talk-radio hosts are giving talking points to… — John Avlon Copy Share Image
Some days, I think maybe we should try and be a little more conventional, but every time I try, I fail, so I'm learning… — Seinabo Sey Copy Share Image
The vision of extraordinary achievement is,by definition, a few steps beyond consensus and conventional logic — Scott Belsky Copy Share Image
Nobody can live in society without conventions. The reason why sensible people are as conventional as they can bear to be is that conventionality… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Currency speculation-over a trillion dollars a day-is a tax-free activity. The notion of a tax on "day trades" or other speculative swaps was revived… — Eric Kierans Copy Share Image
