It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into.
Jonathan SwiftMots clés politics reason emotions logic assumptions bias heritage conventional-wisdom deathers distortion idolatry-birthers tea-party
And that's just the beginning. More and more, conventional wisdom says that the responsible thing is to make the unemployed suffer. And while the benefits from inflicting pain are an illusion, the pain itself will be all too real.
Paul KrugmanMots clés economics unemployment conventional-wisdom 2010 fiscal-austerity
When your efforts run in the face of conventional wisdom and accepted mastery, persistence can look like madness. If you succeed in the end, this extreme originality reformulates into a new level of mastery, sometimes even genius; if you fail in the end, you remain a madman in the eyes of others, and maybe even yourself. When you are in the midst of the journey…there’s really no way of knowing which one you are.” (p.129)
Hilary AustenMots clés persistence journey madness genius effort madman conventional-wisdom accepted-mastery extreme-originality
In every southerner, beneath the veneer of clichés lies a much deeper motherlode of cliché. But even cliché is overlaid with enormous power when a child is involved.
Pat ConroyMots clés conformity parenting conventional-wisdom
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