As much as I live I shall not imitate them or hate myself for being different to them — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Conformity, humility, acceptance with these coins we are to pay our fares to paradise. — Robert M. Lindner Copy Share Image
Some people wish above all to conform to the rules, I wish only to render what I can hear. — Claude Debussy Copy Share Image
A "Normal" person is the sort of person that might be designed by a committee. You know, "Each person puts in a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Force, violence, pressure, or compulsion with a view to conformity, are both uncivilized and undemocratic — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
We think that a powerful and vigorous movement is impossible without differences - "true conformity" is possible only in the cemetery. — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
If some of the greats had followed the traditional ways we would be missing so much fine art. — Gene Black Copy Share Image
The trouble with going with the flow is, you might wind up getting sucked down the drain. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In conformity with the philosophy of Christ, let us make of our life a training for death. — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
“Younger evangelicals “want the world to like them and to think them a part of the world.” — Erick Erickson Copy Share Image
“I'm saying that figuring out what's important in life and how to go about getting it is very difficult. Sometimes you get… — David Burr Gerrard Copy Share Image
Institutions do all the things that are supposed to be bad. They impede personal exploration. They enforce conformity. But they often save… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
In any society, the artist has a responsibility. His effectiveness is certainly limited and a painter or writer cannot change the world.… — Luis Bunuel Copy Share Image
The voices of conformity speak so loudly. Don't listen to them. No one does the right thing out of fear. If you… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
Great teachers and schools expect and nurture quality work and quality performance. Great teachers inspire and demand quality, ever urging their students… — Oliver DeMille Copy Share Image
Who do I belong to? How come I mortgaged my being till I don't belong to myself? How come I sold my… — Pablo Neruda Copy Share Image
As human beings we have unlimited potential and imagination. The worst thing you can do is be a conformist and buy into… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
“The most deadly seducers are the ones encouraging conformity. If you can only feel safe when everybody else feels, thinks and looks… — Steven Erikson Copy Share Image
He (Mohammed) seduced the people by promises of carnal pleasure to which the concupiscence of the flesh urges us. His teaching also… — Thomas Aquinas Copy Share Image
“Desire for goodness, Mister Reese, leads to earnestness. Earnestness in turn leads to sanctimonious self-righteousness, which breeds intolerance, upon which harsh judgment… — Steven Erikson Copy Share Image
Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“That community is already in the process of dissolution where each man begins to eye his neighbor as a possible enemy, where… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The modern susceptibility to conformity and obedience to authority indicates that the truth endorsed by authority is likely to be accepted as… — David Edward Copy Share Image
“The job is what you do when you are told what to do. The job is showing up at the factory, following… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“It is when we think we can act like God, that all respect is lost, and I think this is the downfall… — C. JoyBell C Copy Share Image
“On Earth, Liz was constantly occupied with studying and finding a college and a career and all those other things that the… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“I often felt the girls' speech was interchangeable, without any individuality whatsoever, a kind of herd-speak they had all agreed upon.” — Siri Hustvedt Copy Share Image
I have a high state of resentment for the conformity in this country. If you're not married and having children, it's like… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
“Are you worried you're not like everyone else? Your worries will only worsen when you find that the path to conformity is… — JonArno Lawson Copy Share Image
Majority decision is not always the right decision, and the minority cannot be compelled to abide by it. — Manja Bayang Copy Share Image
In conclusion it may be said that sin may be defined as lack of conformity to the moral law of God, either… — Louis Berkhof Copy Share Image
“Those who toe the party line do not choose their own way but submerge their potential for wholeness in a relatively unconscious… — Anthony Stevens Copy Share Image
All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions. All change is the result of a change in the contemporary state… — Adlai E. Stevenson Copy Share Image
If you are to be, you must begin by assuming responsibility. You alone are responsible for every moment of your life, for… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery Copy Share Image
What did you learn in school that you still use today? Go ahead teachers, tell me. What? Fear, conformity, don't question authority. — Doug Stanhope Copy Share Image
Officers conditioned to conformity in peacetime cannot be expected to behave boldly and flexibly in combat. — Paul Yingling Copy Share Image
“We must not confuse conformity to religious expectation and culture to an actual growth in intimacy with our Lord and maturity of… — Alisa Hope Wagner Copy Share Image
We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
