Conventional wisdom Quote by Steven D. Levitt

“So the conventional wisdom in Galbraith’s view must be simple, convenient, comfortable, and comforting—though not necessarily true. It would be silly to argue that…

— Steven D. Levitt

“The problem with conventional wisdom is that it's generally lacking in nuance, an otherwise key component of life.”

— Anna Akbari

“Wisdom is neither good nor bad, male nor female, Christian or pagan: she is no one's personal possession. The Goddess of Wisdom reaches down…

— Caitlín Matthews

Conventional Wisdom is certainly not wisdom, and only is conventional because foolishness is so common today.

— Orrin Woodward

“Understanding the true nature of things, or seeing things as they really are, is the ground of wisdom.”

— Allan Lokos

“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

I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.

— Peter Jennings

True wisdom is gentle and relevant. It comes to us when we are ready to hear it through a conduit we perceive as safe…

— Danielle Boonstra

“Those who do not seek Wisdom do not see Wisdom, even when she passes them by; they see only that which appeals to their…

— Criss Jami

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

True wisdom, laboring to expound, heareth others readily; False wisdom, sturdy to deny, closeth up her mind to argument.

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

“Wisdom is seeing something in a non-habitual manner.”

— William James