Quotes about Individuality

Pauline felt uncomfortable with the few black women she met. They were amused by her because she did not straighten her hair. When she tried to make up her face as they did, it came off rather badly. Their goading glances and private snickers at her way of talking (saying "chil'ren") and dressing developed in her a desire for new clothes.

Navigating a white male world was not threatening. It wasn't even interesting. I was more interesting than they were.

What are you? Some kinda mermaid?" one man had shouted, and reached hurriedly for his socks.

The brothers approaching the cellar were once identical.

Any man who has to wear another man's name on the back of his shirt may need to ask himself how he views his own manhood.

You don't have to carry a designer bag that costs more than a car to look cool.

Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love.

I create my own path. It was straight and narrow. I looked at it this way: you were either in my way, or out of it.

I have my own identity ... The whole Michael thing does drive me nuts sometimes because people won't leave it alone. He's bald, I have hair. He's almost 40, I'm 22. Seriously though, I wish people would let it be and let me just be Kobe.

Always stay true to yourself. Some people will like it, some people won't. Life goes on.

I'm me. I'm just out there being myself. I like having fun. But at the same time, I bring everybody together. So I'm really -- or I try to be -- like the glue of the team.

If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.