Quotes About Individuality

We want to recast the debate shifting from arguments over origins (is homosexuality 'in born' or 'chosen'?)...In our view, it does not matter how one becomes homosexual, because there is nothing wrong with homosexuality... We believe that the freedom to be different and act differently should not depend on whether or not an individual is 'born that way.

You have no tail!" said Brightspot. her own whipped suddenly forward; she stared, first at it, then at Wilson."How do you manage?

I think people ought to be called what they want to be called.

there is very little 'of course' when it comes to custom

Foot," she said in a matching torrent of Jannisetti curses, "Heel. Sole. Toes, with green toenail polish!

Part of being sane, is being a little bit crazy.

Joining anything was not my usual thing- by a long shot... I don't know about you, but if 50 million people are doing something, I want to be doing something else- big time.

That is --- we think differently, we now and then see things differently...--- Those who tell their own story you know must be listened to with caution.---

I refuse to think of them as chin hairs. I think of them as stray eyebrows.

That's the magic of books. They're never quite the same for any two people. When you read one, you automatically make it your own.

Peacocks have the bright feathers. Fish have the long tails. Women have the mall.

But if Grant doesn't like you for who you are, then he's not worth it.

Friendship that is characterized by thoughtful passion ensures that a friend does not lose her Self in the heightened awareness of and attachment to another woman.

Do what you want with life, you don't get another one. Never apologize, never explain. Stay light, stay free. Jealousy kills; it kills whatever it touches.

That girl peering back at me from the water was me, just me. The real me. Not the other versions I tried to be to win anyone over. I took a breath and exhaled. I forgave myself for my prior judgments of not being good enough to be just who I was. The truth was I was just doing the best I could with what I knew at the time. But now I knew better.

Independent thinkers are usually deemed nuts until everyone realizes they were onto something all along

Just the self-assurance that God created you exactly like you are and loves you just the way you are.

the self-assurance that God created you exactly like you are and loves you just the way you are.

Longhorns are unique - each and every one of them is a different color with a different design.

I'm one of those regular weird people.

Never compromise yourself. You are all you've got.

After they see me, when their mothers are feeding them all that cashmere sweater and girdle ----- [expletive deleted by the New York Times], maybe they'll have a second thought - that they can be themselves and win.

Don't compromise yourself - you are all you've got.

Don't compromise yourself, you're all you've got.