Quotes About Individuality

There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence.

Great minds think for themselves.

He was a great man. And he was also me.

I simply find it boring to walk around like everybody else. I find it really great to stand out and do something special.

Clever men are impressed in their differences from their fellows. Wise men are conscious of their resemblance to them.

To be oneself is a rare thing, and a great one.

Great things happen when you have the courage to be yourself

Each person is an enigma. You're a puzzle not only to yourself but also to everyone else, and the great mystery of our time is how we penetrate this puzzle.

No artist produces great art by a deliberate attempt to express his own personality.

For real self esteem is not derived from the great things you've done, the things you won. The mark you've made - but an appreciation of yourself for what you are.

By definition, it is not possible to everyone to be above the average.

Behind every great woman is a great behind!

The one thing that all great cities have in common is that they are all different

I don't think there's any formula for what makes great art.

I do not believe great organizations have ever been built by trying to emulate another, any more than individual greatness is achieved by trying to copy another 'great person'.

I'm a Spalding Gray in a Rick Dees world.

Art isn't only a painting. Art is anything that's creative, passionate, and personal. And great art resonates with the viewer, not only with the creator.

I do not feel any artist can produce great art without putting great personality into it. It is always a piece of you that goes on the screen or the canvass.

How many minds--almost all the great ones--were formed in secrecy and solitude!

Just as no great painting has ever been created by a committee, no great vision has ever emerged from the herd.

My brother David was a great athlete and I knew there was no way I could live up to that.

I think there are many ways to raise great kids. From what I can tell, Ayelet Waldman's kids are interesting, strong, and happy, and if that's the case, that's good parenting.

I know that some great actors can transform, and that's fine. But I come from the school of thought that people put a version of themselves in their films.

People like me, LB, the truly great ones ... we are always alone.