Quotes about Individuality

The great challenge which faces us is to assure that, in our society of big-ness, we do not strangle the voice of creativity, that the rules of the game do not come to overshadow its purpose, that the grand orchestration of society leaves ample room for the man who marches to the music of another drummer.

We may claim to believe in God, but we don't want to believe so much that it makes us different.

I realized that day that blessings come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes.

Don't be afraid to be weird for being wise.

We are far from perfect but willing to be different.

If you want to be different, if you want to be better than normal, then you must live differently.

So if it seems like you're doing something different from what everyone else is doing, and if sometimes that feels hard, this is a good thing, not a bad thing.

He blesses us so we can be different.

Unless one decorates one's house for oneself alone, best leave it bare, for other people are walleyed.

But better die than live mechanically a life that is a repetition of repetitions.

It is a fine thing to establish one's own religion in one's heart, not to be dependent on tradition and second-hand ideals. Life will seem to you, later, not a lesser, but a greater thing.

The Lord did not people the earth with a vibrant orchestra of personalities only to value the piccolos of the world. Every instrument is precious and adds to the complex beauty of the symphony.