Conform Quote by Elsie de Wolfe

More than ambition, more than ability, it is rules that limit contribution; rules are the lowest common denominator of human behavior. They are a…

— Anonymous

“to permit writers to use forms which violate convention just might permit writers to develop forms which would teach people to think differently: not…

— Andrea Dworkin

The only reason I'm in fashion is to destroy the word conformity.

— Vivienne Westwood

To require conformity in the appreciation of sentiments or the interpretation of language, or uniformity of thought, feeling, or action, is a fundamental error…

— Josiah Warren

Society forces you to conform.

— Ken Wilber

You need to realize that most writing rules aren't laws, they're rules of thumb.

— Patrick Rothfuss

In literature as in life, to conform to anything is to knuckle under to your inferiors.

— Kenneth Patchen

In reading and writing, you cannot lay down rules until you have learnt to obey them. Much more so in life.

— Marcus Aurelius

“The rules of grammar are just as important as the rules of engagement in war. Without them, we are barbarians,” I argued.”

— Shayne Silvers

"ase by case, we find that conformity is the easy way, and the path to privilege and prestige; dissidence carries personal costs.

— Avram Noam Chomsky

To conform is to lose your soul

— Joshua Ferris

Writers must rely more on the feel of a sentence than on the dictates of a rule book.

— James J. Kilpatrick