Quotes Tagged With :conventions

It is not difficult to stand above the conventions when we leave no hostages among them; men can always....

Over time, I discovered that learning new things doesn't always liberate you. Instead it makes you wonder....

While we've painted the guardians of the pale in a somewhat reactionary light, let's give the gatekeepers....

Reflection may be essential to a scholar, but it’s taboo in social intercourse.

The greatest thing about our times is that you don't need permission to express yourself the way you....

When distinction of any kind, even intellectual distinction, is somehow resented as a betrayal of the....

...I’ve never understood the logic that says a work doesn’t need to be judged on the quality of its....

I had chosen to play the detective—and if there is one thing that unites all the detectives I've ever....

If women patronize the wheel the number of buyers will be twice as large. If women ride they must, when....

One's duty is to feel what is great, cherish the beautiful, and not accept all the conventions of society....