Quotes About Individuality

I have gathered a posy of other men's flowers and nothing but the thread that binds them is mine own.

We all are [normal]. Their idea of normal just happens to be different to some other people's idea of normal. But this is the world we live in. Some people simply cannot accept something that is outside of their experience.

We're none of us normal. Not in this fucking country.

It was almost (Shmuel thought) as if they were all exactly the same really.

Standing there in your uniform,' she continued, 'as if it makes you something special. Not even caring what it means really. What it stands for.

Ein Junge, der bereit war, neue Menschen kennenzulernen. Ein Junge, der neue Abenteuer erleben wollte. Und vor allem: ein Junge der stolz darauf war, anders zu sein.

Once one becomes a false self, one ceases to exist psychologically.

Script messages tell us the way we are or what role we are supposed to play in life. They shame who we authentically are and create self-rupture.

Tôi có quy?n tin b?t c? Ä'i?u gì tôi th?y tin. Tôi ch? c?n ch?p nh?n h?u qu? cho ni?m tin c?a mình.

The only way a child can develop a sense of self is through a relationship with another. We are "we" before we are "I.

After several decades of empirical study, Jaques concluded that just as humans differ in intelligence, we differ in our ability to handle time-dependent complexity. We all have a natural time horizon we are comfortable with: what Jaques called "time span of discretion," or the length of the longest task an individual can successfully undertake.

Happy brains are all alike; every unhappy brain is unhappy in its own way.

I am I." "Tat tvam asi.

He had many names, but one nature, and this unique nature made him subject to certain laws not binding upon ordinary persons. In a compensatory fashion, he was also free from certain other laws more commonly in force.

And how do men call you?" "I have many names, but one nature. You may call me Mazda, or anything you please.

I have many names, but only one nature

Everyone needs to make his own choices. You need to mind your own business and not meddle in ours. So

Well, if nobody will have me... Mercy shrugged. I will die unmarried and my moral convictions will be to me like a husband. For I cannot change my nature, and for as long as I live I do not intend to marry someone who disagrees with me in this.

Every tub must stand upon its own without the need of assistance.

The problem with popular thinking is that it doesn't require you to think at all." —Kevin Myers

5. Each person's leadership is best exercised in his or her area of giftedness (v. 31). When we discover our gifts, we will naturally lead in those areas where we are most productive, intuitive, comfortable, influential, and satisfied.

you should not be led by popular opinion;

You shouldn't become too concerned about what others might think of you. You should be more concerned about what you think of yourself.

next time you feel ready to conform to popular thinking on an issue, stop and think.