Quotes About Nonconformity

The anarch wages his own wars, even when marching in rank and file

A basic theme for the anarch is how man, left to his own devices, can defy superior forces – whether state, society, or the elements – by making use of their rules without submitting to them. 'It is strange,' Sir William Parry wrote when describing the igloos on Winter Island, 'it is strange to think that all these measure are taken against the cold – and in houses of ice.

One of the anarch's emoluments is that he is distinguished for things that he has done on the side or that go against his grain.

I think a lot of people have lost respect for the individual, you know, the individual, the person who doesn't conform.

The tradition of the personal essay is full of self-appointed outcasts. In that tradition, I am not a poet or the press, but an essayist, a citizen thinker.

but what I am not interested in, Ms. Clipboard- or Mr. Canker or Mrs. Murmur or Call-me-Carol, all of you- is your questions; even your pointing and tipping Enoch pencils have six sides, my dear definers: pay heed whereon you pinch!; I am interested, almost exclusively, in being interested, and your reductivist probings are only intended to cordon off wings of my mansion;

To behave unconventionally is liable to be misinterpreted.

I used to be a mddle-of-the-road kid, but now with my freaky looks I'm definately an outsider. Hooray.

The relentless pursuit of being different is very French.

Male? Female? It's not always relevant to some people. They are who they are - they might not fit into a specific box.

We don't do things the same way everyone else does. We relish being different. We see that difference as an element that makes us more compelling to the consumer.

I've always tended to play people who relish playing against the rules.

I certainly relish the chance to play a woman who didn't have to conform in any way ever to expected behavior or desirable behavior or attractive behavior.

My definition of freedom is still ruled by the reluctance to live a conventional life, from Emilio Salgari's pirates.

I was brought up to be uncompromisingly bloody-minded by my mother. She equipped me, without knowing it, to be someone who is creative rather than an entertainer. Not many girls are brought up like that, to never rely on a man. To not be a housewife, not be a mother.

The whole point of remaining on cable is to remain true to who I am. That's a bad, bad girl that got a big job.

The only really committed artist is he who, without refusing to take part in the combat, at least refuses to join the regular armies and remains a freelance.

I remember when I was in art classes, I hated following the assignments. And I would get in trouble for doing something totally different or taking it in a weird direction.

I don't have to choose between high fashion or streetwear. My brand reminds me that it doesn't have to fit in a box. It can just be in a gray area.

I don't see anything remotely like me in boxing, past or future.

We're not ever interested in repeating ourselves or doing what people expect us to do, it's such a turn off.

When someone asks you, 'What's punk?' my reply is, 'If you have to ask, you're never going to know.'

I never quite toed the line. I was a bit disruptive. All my early school reports from the age of 5 were 'Daniel must learn not to distract others.' And now, that's what I do for a living.

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