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Quotes About Individuality

Do it for yourself. The universe will be around to collect its cut later.
~ Lois McMaster Bujold
Every man will be a poet if he can; otherwise a philosopher or man of science. This proves the superiority of the poet.
~ Henry David Thoreau
No offense but I don't relish being someone's science experiment. Been there, done that, and sold the T-shirt for profit. (Sebastian)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
We're not freaks, Tally. We're normal. We may not be gorgeous, but at least we're not hyped-up Barbie dolls.
~ Scott Westerfeld, Uglies
Everything can't be explained by some general biological phrase.
~ Nella Larsen, Passing
A contemporary poet has characterized this sense of the personality of art and of the impersonality of science in these words,-'Art is myself; science is ourselves. '
~ Claude Bernard
The self is the resultant of the interest of the genes.
~ Eric Baum
My guess is that well over eighty per cent. of the human race goes through life without having a single original thought.
~ H. L. Mencken
When I began in 1960, individuality wasn't an accepted thing to look for; it was about species-specific behaviour. But animal behaviour is not hard science. There's room for intuition.
~ Jane Goodall
Some humans are mathematicians-others aren't.
~ Jane Goodall
No two things the same, the equals sign a scandal.
~ John Banville
We all have our own rhythms to walk to.
~ Lauren Lola, A Moment's Worth
People who do not eat butterflies will wear their clothes the wrong way, and people who wear their clothes the wrong way are inviting lemmings inside." -- Muzhduk the Ugli the Third
~ Alexander Boldizar
You are your brain and your brain is you.
~ Abhijit Naskar, What is Mind?
Angels, fairies, gods, hell-heaven, "mediating" messiahs, demons, spirits etc. - are but your cultural-isms. Free be of these prisons.
~ Fakeer Ishavardas
Tally smiled. At least she was causing trouble to the end. "I'm Tally Youngblood, " she said. "make me pretty.
~ Scott Westerfeld, Uglies
Pride is a fallacy. None of us are greater than the sum of our parts.
~ Eric Hirzel
I can't help what I have any more than you can help what you don't
~ Neal Shusterman, UnSouled
I'd rather be known as a freak than a science project.
~ B. Mauritz, Project E.D.E.N.
Every Mind Breaker I met was a true person inside and out. My name is Hayden Laevary, and these are their stories... as well as mine.
~ Megan Duke, Without Me
Niko was a man of few words and flying, sugary snacks. I like that in a human. ~Catcher
~ Rob Thurman, Roadkill
John raised an eyebrow. "So you wouldn't date someone like you?""Oh, hell, no. I'm insane, but that would be nuts.
~ Forrest Carr
To learn that it's easier to be told by others what to think and believe than it is to think for yourself.
~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
~ Dr. Seuss