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“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 certainly not wisdom, and only is conventional because foolishness is so common today. — Orrin Woodward Copy Share Image
When you're used to being prepared to reject conventional wisdom, it leaves you open to learn more. — Mayim Bialik Copy Share Image
“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
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
Conventional wisdom is invariably out of date.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
“Wisdom evolves, but one core principle in it does not. It is the principle of becoming better, by demolishing the shortcomings of today and… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Wisdom is not acquired by reading. Wisdom is what results when you incorporate this knowledge into your personal experience.” — Jim Lawless Copy Share Image
Empowerment of individuals is a key part of what makes open source work, since in the end, innovations tend to come from small groups,… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
In social networks, you gain and bestow status through those you associate with. — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
Programming is how we talk to the machines that are increasingly woven into our lives. If you aren't a programmer, you're like one of… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
When you have to prove the value of your ideas by persuading other people to pay for them, it clears out an awful lot… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
Anyone who puts a small gloss on a fundamental technology, calls it proprietary, and then tries to keep others from building on it, is… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
We often get blinded by the forms in which content is produced, rather than the job that the content does. — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
It's hard to make something as large as a government change. It's a little bit like building the transcontinental railroad. — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
We were the first people to do advertising on the Web. I actually saw in 1993 that the ad could be the content, the destination. — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
Obscurity is a far greater threat to authors and creative artists than piracy. — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
You have to pay attention to money, but it shouldn't be about the money. — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
The thing we should all be looking for are people who want to make a difference. I'm a big believer in the Silicon Valley… — Tim O'Reilly 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
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
“Ferguson also takes a swipe at the conventional wisdom surrounding aspects of World War I. “The key to the Allies’ victory was not an… — Luke Williams 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
“You have to remain critically vigilant.” Question every premise, challenge conventional wisdom, and never accept the truth of something merely because everyone else views… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
“It is hard to find many better examples of values-first leadership than Ventura, California-based outdoor clothing company Patagonia. For more than 30 years, the… — Brian de Haaff Copy Share Image
Hurricane Katrina overwhelmed levees and exploded the conventional wisdom about a shared American prosperity, exposing a group of people so poor they didn't have… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
All conventional wisdom has an element of truth to it, but good design requires more than an element of truth - it requires an… — Henry Petroski Copy Share Image
“If you're careful to listen to your instincts and question conventional wisdom, set priorities, and make thoughtful choices, eventually you will figure out how… — Arlene Dickinson Copy Share Image
Conventional wisdom on government's role in inequality often has it backwards. Tax reforms have resulted in a more progressive federal income tax; government transfer… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
The line that I am urging as today's conventional wisdom is not a denial of consciousness. It is often called, with more reason, arepudiation… — Willard Van Orman Quine Copy Share Image
Conventional wisdom tells us we'll only be happier after a divorce if the marriage itself was a war zone. — Ariel Gore Copy Share Image
