Quotes About Uniqueness

I did not have a van, or wear Birkenstocks and tie-dyes.

I've never really heard anybody imitating anything of mine the way they do with Edward Van Halen's stuff.

Someone who copies a Van Gogh does not therefore become Van Gogh, and the same would go for Mozart or anyone else who contributed something that was original. Certainly in the way that I described visualizing numbers in abstract, meaningful shapes.

I love players like Thurston Moore. I mean, you can put notes down on a sheet of paper, and if you practice and get your chops up, you can play like an Eddie Van Halen or a Steve Vai. But nobody can do what Thurston Moore does; he's his own guy. He talks through his instrument in a language that's all his own.

I'm a fan of polarization. If you make something that is palatable to everybody, it's like making vanilla ice cream, and I think we have enough of that.

People don't want just vanilla. They want 31 flavors. I couldn't do what Rihanna does. I couldn't do what Gaga does. They can't do what I do.

I had no interest in being your basic vanilla girl. I've been lucky enough that I haven't had to play that.

I'm one of the few that comes from this vantage point: I never tried to get a record deal.

For a writer, you definitely do not want to be in the mainstream. You want to be on the edge because that's where the vantage point is. That's where you can see.

It is time to recognize the variability of females, just as we do males.

On top of the highly variable necessary attributes to perform in each sport, human beings are like snowflakes; no two are alike.

We don't like trends. We formed initially because we felt we had something of our own to say. What was happening was lacking in certain aspects - it needed a different point of view, a variant on things, but with the same attack, impact.

New things get noticed. This means you can't be afraid to present something new to your market, even if it's just a variation or an addition to an already-existing product or service.

Some people criticize me for always wearing different variations of bobs, but bobs never go out of style.

When it comes to beauty, women are nothing short of amazing. They come in variations of shapes, colors, and sizes. Each part of their character and personality adds an element to their beauty.

I thought Norton-Taylor sounded more interesting than Norton alone. Anyway, people were constantly getting my name wrong when I was Judy Norton. People called me Morton and Martin and other variations.

The muscular, athletic type is not representative of the human race, who are varied in their physique.

I always try to be different and play varied kind of characters.

I think it's really important to understand that every trans story is not the same, and we are as varied as any other group of people.

If every plant and flower were found in all places, the charm of locality would not exist. Everything varies, and that gives the interest.

Style is objective, akin to art, so it varies.

The best interviews like the best biographies should sing the strangeness and variety of the human race.

I want to do something that people have not seen before... surprise everyone. There has to be variety in work.

As for insecurity, I have none because I know nobody has offered variety in comedy like I have.