Conventions Quotes

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George W. Bush and his administration embarked on a full-scale assault on civil liberties, human rights and the rule of law, walking away from his international obligations, tearing up international treaties, protocols and UN conventions.

- Bianca Jagger

I don`t work with high-concept things that start with a premise, "Wouldn`t it be funny if there was this spy who met a ..." For me, it could be, "What about people who sell shoes? That must be a bizarre world ... when they meet at conventions and talk about shoes."

- Christopher Guest

(on refusing to take his shirt off for fans at conventions) Nobody was interested until the episode when I kissed Buffy, then wham. (March 29, 2005)

- James Marsters

Within the walls of these conventions, I am Leonardo DiCaprio...when I step out of that situation, I am just another actor.

- James Marsters

But if you want to know the truth, the weirdest thing that has happened has been my discovery that people who attend the conventions are filled with love.

- William Shatner

I try to live the moment and not obey laws, rules, conventions, or norms; to react to a sensation, a feeling, or an emotion. You can`t program emotion.

- Anne Parillaud

The feasibility study showed that conventions we`ve been getting here have been outgrowing our facilities. We`re not just going out to get more of a share of the pie but working to retain the piece we already have.

- Kelly Ward

There is a need in our community to provide for larger conventions that we`re now turning away.

- Kelly Ward

On "Star Trek" conventions: "I have the best time. My stand-up material is pretty well-set now. The traveling part gets me down, but the actual convention part I still love. I come home after a weekend at a convention, and you have to scrape me off the ceiling. I`m so up and high and full of self-confidence, and I thank the fans for making me feel that way. Sometimes I think I should be paying the fans money to let me be there. I bet they would like that, too. I probably get more out of it than they do." (1994)

- Marina Sirtis

We are off 75 percent because of the hurricane and the subsequent cancellation of our big conventions.

- Mark Wilson

I probably wouldn`t mind just doing the Harry Potter movies and then making a career of conventions,

- Matthew Lewis

I really do the conventions now for two reasons.

- Rene Auberjonois

I`ve agreed to do several Star Trek conventions this coming year.

- Nichelle Nichols

I speak for a lot of church groups, youth groups, schools, colleges and do personal appearances. I`ve done conventions and trade shows. A lot of different little hats.

- Donna Douglas

Traditionally, the third and fourth quarters are the peak for tourism on a higher number of conferences and conventions during that time, ... This, in addition to the Disney effect, will likely lead to stronger tourist spending.

- Daniel Chan

I was in London during my first sci-fi convention for Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) and I was at the local bar, having a drink, writing in my journal, and this woman came up to me and said, "Do you want a drink?" I said, "No, thank you." She pushed it a couple of times, and each time I said, "No, really I`m fine." Then she turned really cold, looked at me and said, "Someday these conventions will be your only outlet." I was like, wow, thanks, peace out, OK." (February 2, 2003)

- Emma Caulfield

Placebo is music for outsiders, by outsiders and our gigs are like conventions of outcasts, which is cool.

- Brian Molko

But others said individual travelers are a relatively small part of overall business at large casinos which derive more business from conventions and group meetings, which are seeing strong demand'¦

- David Anders

A lot was happening, plus there were an enormous number of people in the industry that were going to conventions, so it was a pretty fun time. Also there was a lot of controversy and I was at the forefront of some of that.

- Todd McFarlane

I mean, there are many other directors who are probably both more skilled and excited to adapt novels or work within certain genre conventions. I`d like to do that kind of work someday, but for better or worse I`m too drawn by my own material.

- Todd Solondz

All conventions are very enjoyable. The more variety you do, the better.

- Jeremy Bulloch

In Poland, my audience is all women between 18 and 30. At U.S. conventions, you have the fantasy and science fiction crowd. At Harvard you have an entirely different audience. It`s so schizophrenic.

- Jonathan Carroll

Realism is not a matter of any fidelity to an empirical reality, but of the discursive conventions by which and for which a sense of reality is constructed.

- John Fiske

Mystery writers` conventions are usually good, and this one has been excellent and extremely well prepared and thought out in advance. A lot of people have given their time and their skill, and a good deal of wit, and Anchorage has made us extraordinarily welcome.

- Anne Perry

I`ve been doing these conventions for 20 years, and we used to at least have debates about issues. Nothing is happening basically at this convention, other than speeches.

- Susan Estrich

The essence of independence has been to think and act according to standards from within, not without. Inevitably anyone with an independent mind must become "one who resists or opposes authority or established conventions": a rebel. If enough people come to agree with, and follow, the Rebel, we now have a Devil. Until, of course, still more people agree. And then, finally, we have --- Greatness.

- Aleister Crowley

We need the UN, to deal with the threats to our common security from nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, not only in the case of Iraq. They must be tackled by the international community together, by strengthening conventions, treaties and agreements.

- Akitsugu Bando

Do we want an Attorney General who will play politics with the law, play politics with the court and just play politics with international conventions designed to protect our troops? I do not want to play that kind of politics. I am going to vote against Alberto Gonzales.

- Al Jefferson

In social matters, pointless conventions are not merely the bee sting of etiquette, but the snake bite of moral order.

- Aleta Jackson

Listen to advice. You don`t know how many writer`s conferences I`ve taught at where at least half the audience fights all the conventions of the field.

- Algernon D. Black

Military police know what to do, they know the Geneva Conventions, and their objective is to provide a safe, secure, fair environment for prisoners under their control.

- Ali Allawi

Applying different standards to al Qaeda does not abandon Geneva, but only recognizes that the U.S. faces a stateless enemy never contemplated by the Conventions.

- Allan Kline

While Taliban fighters had an initial claim to protection under the conventions, they lost POW status by failing to obey the standards of conduct for legal combatants: wearing uniforms, a responsible command structure, and obeying the laws of war.

- Allan Kline

That is because the conflict with al Qaeda is not governed by the Geneva Conventions, which applies only to international conflicts between states that have signed them.

- Allan Kline

Human-rights advocates, for example, claim that the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners is of a piece with President Bush`s 2002 decision to deny al Qaeda and Taliban fighters the legal status of prisoners of war under the Geneva Conventions.

- Allan Kline

President Bush and his commanders announced early in the conflict that the Conventions applied.

- Allan Kline

It is important to recognize the differences between the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism. The treatment of those detained at Abu Ghraib is governed by the Geneva Conventions, which have been signed by both the U.S. and Iraq.

- Allan Kline

I also administer the Internet Assigned Names Authority, which is the central coordinator for the Internet address space, domain names and Internet protocol conventions essential to the use and operation of the Internet.

- Allan Milbradt

I like conventions. I like meeting and greeting. I`m perched on that edge where I`m getting more attention than I quite know what to do with, though.

- Allison Gilman

We support every effort to combat international terrorism through the formulation of international conventions and hope that the international community will take further steps to improve the anti-terrorism international legal framework.

- Alma Denny

First of all, there`s no mention of political parties in the Constitution, so you begin American history with not only no political conventions but also no parties.

- Amanda Simmons

Then you get to the last half of the 20th century, Americans are getting very skeptical about their leaders and their institutions, and another place that is affected is parties and conventions.

- Amanda Simmons

Oftentimes during the period in which conventions really did business, you had situations where the delegates were divided and you would have ballot after ballot before there was a final nominee.

- Amanda Simmons

From the beginning of the presidential nominating conventions in the 1830`s really through the 1950`s, you had conventions that actually did real business.

- Amanda Simmons

So the result was that in many cases the conventions really did represent the underlying electoral topography of the United States.

- Amanda Simmons

Textbook publishers don`t even bother to advertise at their conventions.

- Amy Dutton

The point is that these decisions they`ve made are partly for your convenience and partly for theirs and partly out of stereotypes that they carry with them from the conventions of the computer field.

- Andrew Arrington

Brought up to respect the conventions, love had to end in marriage. I`m afraid it did.

- Bette Davis