Madonna Ciccone

I've never really lived a conventional life, so I think it's quite foolish for me or anyone else to start thinking that I am going to start making conventional choices.

American Musician

Sigmar Polke

The conventional definition of reality, and the idea of 'normal life', mean nothing.

German Artist

Jedediah Bila

The truth was that I didn't want a career in the conventional business world.

American Entertainer

Ekta Kapoor

I've always said time and time again that I hate anything conventional.

Indian Producer

Ken Livingstone

There isn't much about my life that's been particularly conventional.

English Politician

Jim McKay

I like the way Wiseman builds a story in an unconventional way.

American Journalist

Doug Ducey

Conventional wisdom is not always the best wisdom.

American Politician

Ananya Birla

Indian Musician

Rush Limbaugh

Joan Didion

American Author

Associated with behaviors followed by the majority in society.

Popular Norms

Indicates an approach that is resistant to new methods.

Reluctant to Change

Highlights a distinction from more current, innovative practices.

Contrast with Modern

May imply old-fashioned, especially when contrasted with 'innovative'.

Perceived as Outdated

Emphasizes societal standards or norms at a given time.

Cultural Expectations

Used when referring to opinions or beliefs widely held by society.

General Beliefs

In law, it pertains to formal agreements recognized by legal systems.

Legal Formality

Specifically used when discussing formal, agreed-upon international laws.

Treaty Usage

 On a normal, day-to-day basis, maintaining a well-hydrated system is easy to manage for those of us fortunate enough to have access to clean drinking water. For a long time, conventional wisdom said that we should drink eight glasses a day. That estimate has since been fine-tuned. Now, the consensus is that the amount of water we need to imbibe

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 before his unconventional wisdom got him into trouble. His enemies had him arrested, and he was executed by Rome in the standard means by which rabble-rousers were put to death, crucifixion. But shortly after he was buried, women found his tomb empty and quickly spread word,

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 eight and I very quickly knew that it was something that I wanted it to be in my life forever and when I was leaving school I I sort of said this to my career's officer and then sir things not that conventional and it just didn't fit in with the boxes that I've got got you

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 may be a contributing factor to their illnesses. We dream to solve problems. Unconstrained by reality and the rules of conventional logic, in your dreams, your mind can create limitless scenarios to help you grasp problems

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 England an unusual forest is growing nut trees fruit trees shrubs and perennials are planted in a way that mimics a natural woodland this forest garden is the life's work of Martin Crawford an unconventional gardener who

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 I come from a conventional, middle-class Nigerian family. My father was a professor. My mother was an administrator. And so we had, as was the norm, live-in domestic help, who would often come from nearby rural villages.

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 with a coat of arms and his face on currency and stamps. United by fate, the survivors and the hundreds who sacrificed their lives challenged conventional wisdom and completed a historic journey once thought impossible.

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 Because they had heard it in the newspapers and several places. Our rats are picking out some cases, which are missed by the conventional methods. So what makes a rat's sense of smell so superior to a human's?

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 In fact, it produces three and a half times more grain than the conventional variety. I love this video because it shows the power of plant genetics to help farmers.

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 Conventional wisdom about diets, including government health recommendations, seems to change all the time.

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Popular Norms

Reluctant to Change

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