Quotes of: Convent Keyword

A short exposure to the convention convinced me that the Internet may save the Democracy in that it is a way for the people, for the citizens, to have some direct influence on the government.

John Jay Hooker

Attraction is what happens between you. It's not universal. And it's not conventional. And thank God for that.

Rainbow Rowell

To build a great company, which is a CEO's job, sometimes you have to stand up against conventional wisdom.

Carly Fiorina

As for Tenacious D, of course it could work as a full length movie; all it requires is a great writer and great director with an ability to think outside of conventional film comedy.

David Cross

We must not, however, be like the leaders of the great romantic revolt who, in their eagerness to get rid of the husk of convention, disregarded also the humane aspiration.

Irving Babbitt

The conventional wisdom is that people come to the United States, and immigration is so great, and they say, 'America, what a great country.' And a lot of that is true.

James Gray

That's the great thing about entering a convent: There are things that you simply can't do, so you don't have to worry about them.

Lars von Trier

Sci-fi conventions are probably the most fun, the most out-of-the-box, entertaining week or weekend you've ever had in your life.

Richard Hatch

I took part in two 'Leverage' conventions. Fans fly in from as far as Russia and Australia. It's expensive to attend.

Gina Bellman

I'd never been to a science-fiction convention until I became a professional writer.

China Mieville

If we say the Geneva Convention is obsolete, then what do others who have our soldiers say?

Chuck Schumer

New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.

Daniel Gillies

My father was a graduate student at Oxford in the early 1960s, where the conventions and etiquette of clothing were crucial to the pervasive class consciousness of the place and time.

Russell Smith

Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's greatest strength - not his weaknesses - to place him immediately on the defensive.

Mark McKinnon

I am a classic Star Trek fanatic. When I was a kid, my mom and I used to go to conventions.

Rachel Cohn

I like 'Star Wars.' I mean, I don't go to the conventions and dress up like Obi-Wan Kenobi or anything, but I like watching the movies.

Mackenzie Rosman

Folk rock was my real roots. I did a few gigs as a folk artist, in the style of Fairport Convention.

Alan Parsons

My religious beliefs also defied convention, leaning towards agnosticism and pandeism.

Alfred Lord Tennyson

The Bio-diversity Convention has not yielded any tangible benefits to the world's poor.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions.

Barbara Bush

I've always read a lot of sci-fi. When my son was younger, I actually went to a 'Star Trek' convention.

Blair Brown