Conventional wisdom Quotes

“Conventional wisdom is not always the best wisdom.”

“NEVER accept "conventional wisdom" when it comes to finance. If others keep failing, why do you want to follow them?”

“Insight is the deep intuitive understanding of things, and it often breaks through the conventional wisdom.”

“[Conventional wisdom] very heavily tends to reflect the preferences and the interests of the elite.”

“Don’t accept any knowledge or conventional wisdom without critically questioning it first.”

“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)”

“Conventional wisdom won't provide continual growth.”

“The enemy of the conventional wisdom is not ideas but the march of events.”

“Never accept ultimatums, conventional wisdom, or absolutes.”