Quotes About Individuality

Greta told me when I wore an outfit that was unflattering, which was how I knew she was real. And she would do it the best way anyone had ever given me an insult: "You have so much more to offer than that skirt. Find a skirt that deserves you.

Full-on All-Night Sex-a-thon is also the name of my debut hip-hop album.

There is no difference between Ripley from Alien and any Katherine Heigl character.

If you got it, flaunt it. And if you don't got it, flaunt it.

Sometimes you will meet idiots who are technically adults and authority figures. You don't have to do what they say. You can calmly say, 'Can I first call my mom and ask if I have to do this, please?

If I can give one bit of advice to any drama major, high school theater kid, or inmate who is reading this in a prison library with dreams of being cast in the prison play, it's this: write your own part. It is the only way I've gotten anywhere. It is much harder work, but sometimes you have to take destiny into your own hands. It forces you to think about what your strengths really are, and once you find them, you can showcase them, and no one can stop you.

I will leave you with one last piece of advice, which is: If you've got it, flaunt it. And if you don't got it? Flaunt it. 'Cause what are we even doing here if we're not flaunting it? And that, my friends, shall go on my tombstone.

Jocelyn is willowy and half-Asian, and while fitting the bill technically for a model, has no interest in modeling. She's just that cool. Me, on the other hand, whenever I lose, like, five pounds, I basically start considering if I should "try out" modeling.

But a guy at thirty-two—he can act and dress like a grown man or a thirteen-year-old boy, and both are totally acceptable.

One thing you should know about me is that I am not a hugger. For the record, in New York, that is a perfectly acceptable way to be.

But it took me twelve weeks to realize that I don't really like organizations where people are "deemed" things. I should mention that I did learn a few undeniably useful things at my sorority,

and I went to Dartmouth to pursue my love of white people and North Face parkas.

In my line of work, every man wears exactly one outfit: khakis, a Late Night with Jimmy Fallon T-shirt, and a hooded sweatshirt. If you don't wear that, people think you are a Scientologist and no one will eat lunch with you.

Luckily, I was not born a white man.1 I was born a socially anxious Indian woman.

We forewent seeing any DC museums or national monuments to order cheeseburgers and watch Will & Grace in bed at our hotel, because we are real best friends, not lame fake friends trying to impress each other with how fascinated we are with culture and learning.

You have no significant other at home on any given day of the week. Male, female, alien. I don't care what floats your boat. But you're going to hit crazy-cat lady-territory soon.

be yourselves, don't be other person... come on O Ameerah al-Munawarrah

A star geiko is never, ever alone and I always wanted to be by myself.

It is up to each of us to sing as we feel moved by the overall song of life.

What facets of your personality are encumbrances? What personal aspects prevent you from being independent? These are the areas that will define your self-cultivation, for you must strive to stand alone.

No. No. No. This ruins a child. Firmness, consistency, and patience are vital. However when it comes to a child's curiosity, individuality, or initiative there should never be any discouragement.

Reject labels. Reject identities. Reject conformity. Reject convention. Reject definitions. Reject names.

I'm confident - confident in my skin, and I'm cool with my flaws and all that stuff.

Por fin era yo haciendo de yo y mirando con mis ojos la carretera, los árboles, la puesta de sol. Respiré aliviado. Volvía a reconocerme. Pensé en que yo siempre había usado la motocicleta para alejarme del grupo, para ser individuo.