A Quote by Mary Browne

Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom.

Mary Browne

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Wisdom Door Locks Notions Preconceived Preconceived Notions

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Mary Browne
American - Athlete
June 3, 1891 - August 19, 1971

I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three.

Elayne Boosler

When I was first trying to explain to my parents that I was really a girl, my father didn't know what to do. He had these preconceived notions about what his family was going to be like, and when I didn't fit into those notions, he just ignored what I was trying to tell them before he really came around.

Nicole Maines

I've learned that you shouldn't have preconceived notions about anybody.

Alton Brown

I understand people have preconceived notions of who I am or what I do.

Mandy Moore

I have no preconceived notions of what SBA programs work or not.

Sam Graves

Preconceived notions and rules are antithetical to the creative process.

Scott Kahn

I think when kids are younger, they don't have these preconceived notions of what a transsexual person is.

Fallon Fox

Adolescence has such a negative connotation and it shouldn't. It's experimentation, it's being unsure, no preconceived notions.

Mary Tyler Moore

It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.

Ben Stein

People want to put you in the box, and you just have to fight past their preconceived notions.

Gina Carano

I think most of us are raised with preconceived notions of the choices we're supposed to make.

Sandra Bullock

Sometimes fate or life or whatever you want to call it, leaves a door a little open and you walk through it. But sometimes it locks the door and you have to find the key, or pick the lock, or knock the damn thing down. And sometimes, it doesn’t even show you the door, and you have to build it yourself.