Conventionalism Philosophy Quotes & Sayings

Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic (forming the acronym WEIRD). — Jonathan Haidt

In a zero-sum game, the problem is entirely one of distribution, not at all one of production. — Kenneth Waltz

I really don't think there is anybody in the business with better eyes than Elijah Wood. — Liev Schreiber

The consequences of militancy do not disappear when the need for militancy is over. Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure, is to betray it. — Germaine Greer

I know he brings out a better side in me, something that has been missing." ~ Char — T.H. Snyder

[Art is] very great liberation for the suffering, struggling person, who always thinks that he is alone. This is why art is important. Art would not be important if life were not important, and life is important. — James Baldwin

If there was hope, it must lie in the proles, because only there, in those swarming disregarded masses, eighty-five percent of the population of Oceania, could the force to destroy the Party ever be generated. The Party could not be overthrown from within. Its enemies, if it had any enemies, had no way of coming together or even of identifying one another. Even if the legendary Brotherhood existed, as just possibly it might, it was inconceivable that its members could ever assemble in larger numbers than twos and threes. Rebellion meant a look in the eyes, an inflection of the voice; at the most, an occasional whispered word. But the proles, if only they could somehow become conscious of their own strength, would have no need to conspire. They need only to rise up and shake themselves like a horse shaking off flies. If they chose they could blow the Party to pieces tomorrow morning. Surely sooner or later it must occur to them to do it. — George Orwell

Die Hard represents the class of modern action pictures and the standard by which they must be judged. Few films falling into the "mindless entertainment" genre have as much going for them as this movie. Not only is it a thrill-a-minute ride, but it has one of the best film villains in recent memory, a hero everyone can relate to, dialogue that crackles with wit, and a lot of very impressive pyrotechnics. — James Berardinelli

That's the thing about trust; it's like love. You can't help who you trust or love sometimes - you just do - you can't turn it on and off when you want to. — Nicole Williams

I know there's still good in you, Jude," I whispered. "You were always such a saint ... and now you're lost. But you're still my brother. — Bree Despain

We need to download scientific journals and upload them to file-sharing networks. — Aaron Swartz

But this could be interpreted primarily in terms of the ministry of word and sacrament, in accordance with the previous models of the Church, rather than in terms of caritative service. — Avery Dulles

I know you'll think this is crazy, but all I want to do is hold you, and I think that if you'll let me do that just for a few seconds, I can walk away, and never speak to you again. — David Guterson

I have no agenda at all. I just want to do stuff I like. It can cost $200 million or $200 thousand. — Max Minghella