Individual Quotes

6324 quotes by 3344 authors

In the age of the individual's liquidation, the question of individuality must be raised anew. — Theodor Adorno
The individual mirrors in his individuation the preordained social laws of exploitation, however mediated. — Theodor Adorno
The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights. — William Blackstone
What matters in literature in the end is surely the idiosyncratic, the individual, the flavor or the color of a particular human suffering. — Harold Bloom
And we can celebrate when we have a government that has earned back the trust of the people it serves... when we have a government… — John Boehner
The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone. — William J. H. Boetcker
Well, I'm a libertarian conservative, so I believe in limited government/maximum individual freedom. — John Bolton
Art always opts for the individual, the concrete; art is not Platonic. — Jorge Luis Borges
I'm just an individual who doesn't feel that I need to have somebody qualify my work in any particular way. I'm working for me. — David Bowie
As individuals and as a nation, we now suffer from social narcissism. The beloved Echo of our ancestors, the virgin America, has been abandoned. We… — Daniel J. Boorstin
An image is not simply a trademark, a design, a slogan or an easily remembered picture. It is a studiously crafted personality profile of an… — Daniel J. Boorstin
The best that an individual can do is to concentrate on what he or she can do, in the course of a burning effort to… — Elizabeth Bowen
A teacher is never too smart to learn from his pupils. But while runners differ, basic principles never change. So it's a matter of fitting… — Bill Bowerman
I hate all politics. I don't like either political party. One should not belong to them - one should be an individual, standing in the… — Ray Bradbury
It is unrealistic to expect an entire profession to be completely good. There are bound to be some individuals who are stressed, who are unkind,… — Jo Brand
I abhor averages. I like the individual case. A man may have six meals one day and none the next, making an average of three… — Louis D. Brandeis
I want to be very clear: whenever it is possible to capture a suspected terrorist, it is the unqualified preference of the administration to take… — John O. Brennan
Terrorism needs to be fought against and certainly delegitimized or attacked, but some of the underlying grievances that might in fact lead individuals astray to… — John O. Brennan
I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with autism. That's what I planned to do with my life. — Clay Aiken
The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been the unfortunate habit of making… — David Brin

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