Individuality Quotes

"Before I can live with other folks, I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience" "They’re certainly entitled to think that, and they’re entitled to full respect for their opinions... but before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself" "The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are." "There’s power in looking silly and not caring that you do" "I don't care that they stole my idea . . I care that they don't have any of their own " "Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes" "Write only if you cannot live without writing. Write only what you alone can write." "We must not see any person as an abstraction. Instead, we must see in every person a universe with its own secrets, with its own treasures, with its own sources of anguish, and with some measure of triumph." "My identity might begin with the fact of my race, but it didn't, it couldn't end there. At least that's what I would choose to believe." "You can change the world by being yourself." "In the game of thrones, even the humblest pieces can have wills of their own" "Just do what works for you, because there will always be someone who thinks differently." "I'm not afraid to look like an idiot." "No man ever said to be original. All we can say is to be true to ourselves." "There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal." "Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts" "I stand up for what I believe in, and a lot of the time that can be against people's opinions." "When you try to live to please everyone, you end up pleasing no one, including yourself" "You can’t suppress the things that make us human—it’s always there." "You can’t be worried about what other people think, because you end up not doing anything."