Quotes of: Conventional-wisdom Keyword

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

From its beginning, fan fiction has been written mostly by women. Originally, this was because of a dearth of interesting female characters in conventional sci-fi.

Russell Smith

When we fail to harmonize and integrate, living systems, from individuals to families and countries, tend to move toward either chaos or rigidity.

The Four Virtues: Presence, Heart, Wisdom, Creation

Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you're aboard there's nothing you can do.

As good as Golda;: The warmth and wisdom of Israel's Prime Minister

The credo of Asclepian or brain-oriented healing is 'don't just sit there, do something.' [...] The credo of Hygeian or heart-oriented healing is 'don't just do something, sit there.

The Heart's Code: Tapping the Wisdom and Power of Our Heart Energy

When you catch yourself slipping into a pool of negativity, notice how it derives from nothing other than resistance to the current situation.

Buddha in the Classroom: Zen Wisdom to Inspire Teachers

Nothing profound ever happens in your life when you remain in your comfort zone.

Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love

Coaching doesn’t start with X’s and O’s. It starts with believing that players win games and coaches win players.

Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love

Don’t believe in the fate society chose for you. Instead, carve out a new fate for yourself.

Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love

Only by entering new and unfamiliar worlds can a person change society as well as self.

Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love

Recognize the remarkable individuals in your life who help you envision a world far beyond yourself.

Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love

Each one of us has a comfort zone. The problem comes when we are unwilling to leave it.

Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love