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Conventional Quotes

I’d say my mother made more of a difference to me than anyone else did. I know that’s a conventional and perhaps mundane answer, but my family was blown apart at the start of World War II Picture Quote #1

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 toward alternatives Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Like a lot of writers, I just got sick to death of conventional fiction. I absolutely couldn’t stand the illusion of reality and plot. I just couldn’t stomach it Picture Quote #1

It’s not about finding Mr Right, or that sort of conventional ending, but I do want my characters to have hope - and that’s what I do with all my stories Picture Quote #1

But in a lot of ways my poems are very conventional, and it’s no big deal for me to write a poem in either free verse or strict form; modern poets can, and do, do both Picture Quote #1

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For every gain in deep certitude there is a corresponding growth of superficial doubt. This doubt is by no means opposed to genuine faith, but it mercilessly examines and questions the spurious faith of everyday life, the human faith which is nothing but the passive acceptance of conventional opinion Picture Quote #1

At the end of the 1960s, I was part of the downtown theatrical movement in New York that was making work in alleyways, garages, gyms, churches, non-traditional spaces. The idea was to get away from the illusion of the conventional theatre. But then I thought, what’s wrong with illusion? Picture Quote #1

People take conventional ways that other people have always decorated their cars, and use them as ways of giving other people permission to approach them Picture Quote #1

I can cook to please people, but it’s quite conventional. I make a good sponge cake. I find it hard to follow recipes Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

When we are younger, we say a lot of things without often believing in them. The thoughts within you are much more important, and so often, one can’t completely describe what one feels. As we grow older, we realize that there is more to love than what is expressed in the conventional sense of the terms Picture Quote #1

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I realized that conventional views of Christian faith that I’d heard when I was growing up were simply made up - and I realized that many parts of the story of the early Christian movement had been left out Picture Quote #1

I’m quite lucky in that at certain angles I look all right, and at others I don’t look so good, which enables me to play some leading roles and some stranger, more ‘character’-type parts. I wouldn’t say I’m the conventional handsome Hollywood leading man Picture Quote #1

What really matters for success, character, happiness and life long achievements is a definite set of emotional skills - your EQ - not just purely cognitive abilities that are measured by conventional IQ tests Picture Quote #1

The most conventional customs cling to the table. Farmers who wouldn’t drive a horse too hard expect pie three times a day Picture Quote #1

The Dorm Room Diet is nothing like the conventional diets you may have tried in the past. It offers guidelines for creating a healthy lifestyle on your own, without the daunting restrictions of a quick-fix diet Picture Quote #1

Don’t worry too much if you don’t pass exams, so long as you feel you have understood the subject. It’s amazing what you can get by the ability to reason things out by conventional methods, getting down to the basics of what is happening Picture Quote #1

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It’s easy to live the expected and conventional. It’s when you live the unexpected that you start having fun with your life Picture Quote #1

The catch word is equilibrium again, informed the field what are conventional weapons or nuclear weapons of different qualities. You cannot make up for a actual or perceived disequilibrium in the conventional field by having more nuclear weapons Picture Quote #1

What I want is to have people’s notion of adulthood no longer be so defined by being a parent. There is some kind of conventional wisdom that you’re not really a mature person until you become a parent Picture Quote #1

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I’d say my mother made more of a difference to me than anyone else did. I know that’s a conventional and perhaps mundane answer, but my family was blown apart at the start of World War II. (Conventional Quotes) 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 toward alternatives. (Conventional Quotes) 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. (Conventional Quotes) Like a lot of writers, I just got sick to death of conventional fiction. I absolutely couldn’t stand the illusion of reality and plot. I just couldn’t stomach it. (Conventional Quotes) It’s not about finding Mr Right, or that sort of conventional ending, but I do want my characters to have hope - and that’s what I do with all my stories. (Conventional Quotes) But in a lot of ways my poems are very conventional, and it’s no big deal for me to write a poem in either free verse or strict form; modern poets can, and do, do both. (Conventional Quotes) For every gain in deep certitude there is a corresponding growth of superficial doubt. This doubt is by no means opposed to genuine faith, but it mercilessly examines and questions the spurious faith of everyday life, the human faith which is nothing but the passive acceptance of conventional opinion. (Conventional Quotes) At the end of the 1960s, I was part of the downtown theatrical movement in New York that was making work in alleyways, garages, gyms, churches, non-traditional spaces. The idea was to get away from the illusion of the conventional theatre. But then I thought, what’s wrong with illusion? (Conventional Quotes) People take conventional ways that other people have always decorated their cars, and use them as ways of giving other people permission to approach them. (Conventional Quotes) I can cook to please people, but it’s quite conventional. I make a good sponge cake. I find it hard to follow recipes. (Conventional Quotes) 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. (Conventional Quotes) When we are younger, we say a lot of things without often believing in them. The thoughts within you are much more important, and so often, one can’t completely describe what one feels. As we grow older, we realize that there is more to love than what is expressed in the conventional sense of the terms. (Conventional Quotes) I realized that conventional views of Christian faith that I’d heard when I was growing up were simply made up - and I realized that many parts of the story of the early Christian movement had been left out. (Conventional Quotes) I’m quite lucky in that at certain angles I look all right, and at others I don’t look so good, which enables me to play some leading roles and some stranger, more ‘character’-type parts. I wouldn’t say I’m the conventional handsome Hollywood leading man. (Conventional Quotes) What really matters for success, character, happiness and life long achievements is a definite set of emotional skills - your EQ - not just purely cognitive abilities that are measured by conventional IQ tests. (Conventional Quotes) The most conventional customs cling to the table. Farmers who wouldn’t drive a horse too hard expect pie three times a day. (Conventional Quotes) The Dorm Room Diet is nothing like the conventional diets you may have tried in the past. It offers guidelines for creating a healthy lifestyle on your own, without the daunting restrictions of a quick-fix diet. (Conventional Quotes) Don’t worry too much if you don’t pass exams, so long as you feel you have understood the subject. It’s amazing what you can get by the ability to reason things out by conventional methods, getting down to the basics of what is happening. (Conventional Quotes) It’s easy to live the expected and conventional. It’s when you live the unexpected that you start having fun with your life. (Conventional Quotes) The catch word is equilibrium again, informed the field what are conventional weapons or nuclear weapons of different qualities. You cannot make up for a actual or perceived disequilibrium in the conventional field by having more nuclear weapons. (Conventional Quotes) What I want is to have people’s notion of adulthood no longer be so defined by being a parent. There is some kind of conventional wisdom that you’re not really a mature person until you become a parent. (Conventional Quotes)

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