notion

01. Fred has this strange [notion] that he can do whatever he wants, and no one will challenge him on it.

02. The [notion] that all people are created equal is a political philosophy rather than a literal fact.

03. Where did you get the [notion] in your head that you should be taken care of? This is the real world, and no one is going to do that except yourself.

04. I was still quite young when I lost the romantic [notion] that Canada was a just and non-racist society.

05. The [notion] that animals are deserving of respect and consideration is gaining much wider acceptance in our society.

06. Previous [notions] regarding the nature of intelligence have changed considerably over the years.

07. According to Margaret Mead, language and the [notion] of 'self' develop concurrently.

08. From the ancient Greeks we have inherited the [notion] of education as worth pursuing for its own sake.

09. Pearl Bailey once remarked that when you're young, the silliest [notions] seem the greatest achievements.

10. Merry Browne once observed that preconceived [notions] are the locks on the door to wisdom.

11. Some people seem to have this [notion] in their heads that there is some shortcut you can take to learn a language quickly, and it simply isn't true.

12. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu once remarked that general [notions] are generally wrong.

13. In 1791, the U.S. Bill of Rights incorporated [notions] of freedom of speech, press, and fair trial into the new U.S. Constitution.

14. Although it seems very obvious today that culture exerts a strong influence on your thoughts and actions, this [notion] was largely overlooked in mainstream psychology for many years.

15. The [notion] that human beings are systematically taught how to behave, feel and think is the basis of sociological theory.