Conformity Quotes

489 quotes by 370 authors

Seek freedom from the conformity of styles — Bruce Lee
Voting is not an act of political freedom. It is an act of political conformity. Those who refuse to vote are not expressing silence. They… — Wendy McElroy
I imagine a school system that recognizes learning is natural, that a love of learning is normal, and that real learning is passionate learning. A… — Tom Peters
Many Christians have what we might call a 'cultural holiness.' They adapt to the character and behavior pattern of Christians around them...But God has not… — Jerry Bridges
Conformity is the only real fashion crime — Simon Doonan
I would rather be a man of conviction than a man of conformity — Martin Luther King, Jr.
When we become incorruptible and immortal and attain to the blessed state of conformity with Christ, we will be ever with the Lord, gaining fulfillment… — Gregory Palamas
Total surrender to the will of God actually is sacrificing oneself as a burnt offering to God. The proof of this state is dying to… — Lorenzo Scupoli
His Majesty knows best what is suitable for us. There's no need for us to be advising Him about what He should give us, for… — Teresa of Avila
The only reason I'm in fashion is to destroy the word conformity. — Vivienne Westwood
Learning emerges from discovery, not directives; reflection, not rules; possibilities, not prescriptions; diversity, not dogma; creativity and curiosity, not conformity and certainty; and meaning, not… — Stephanie Pace Marshall
We are creating a world where anyone, anywhere may express his or her beliefs, no matter how singular, without fear of being coerced into silence… — John Perry Barlow
The virtue in most request is conformity. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Deaths, births, and marriages, considering how much they are separately dependent on the freedom of the human will, should seem to be subject to no… — Immanuel Kant
Conformities are called for much more eagerly today than yesterday... skeptics, liberals, individuals with a taste for private life and their own inner standards of… — Isaiah Berlin
Persecution in intellectual countries produces a superficial conformity, but also underneath an intense, incessant, implacable doubt. — Walter Bagehot
It seems to me that the best way will be the one that is most gentle and forbearing, which is more in conformity with the… — Vincent de Paul
Fear, safety, and conformity make you mediocre and average — Alonzo King
In school, I learned about artists and how they were free to express themselves. I was allergic to conformity, and the lifestyle attracted me. I… — Grace Slick
My manner of thinking, so you say, cannot be approved. Do you suppose I care? A poor fool indeed is he who adopts a manner… — Marquis de Sade

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