"There are plenty of people in the world……" — John Elder Robison
"There are plenty of people in the world whose lives are governed by rote and routine. Such people will never be happy dealing with me, because I don't conform."
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John Elder Robison
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11 Quotes by John Elder Robison
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And my experience in the music scene had shown me that there were places for places in the world where…
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Building up a weakness just makes you less disabled. Building a strength can take you to the top of the…
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I am sure antidepressants, drugs, and liquor have their place. But so far, that place is in others, not me.
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Unlike some older brothers, I never set him on fire, or cut off an arm or leg, or drowned him…
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In the past, when people criticized me for asking unexpected questions, I felt ashamed. Now I realize that normal people…
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And now I know it is perfectly natural for me not to look at someone when I talk. Those of…
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Simply making myself aware of others has remarkably improved my social life. People accept me much faster now that I…
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It does not matter what sixty-six percent of people do in any particular situation. All that matters is what you…
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This is a f***ing mess," I said tactfully.
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I don't really understsand why it's considered normal to stare at someone's eyeballs
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I don't care much about conforming.
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The communitarians may say you've been enjoying too much individual freedom, and that you must give up some of that…
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To seek understanding before taking action, yet to trust my instincts when action is called for. Never to avoid danger…
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I was a brownie for a day. My mom made me stop. She didn't want me to conform.
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Born in other countries, yet believing you could be happy in this, our laws acknowledge, as they should do, your…
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Should one ask: 'how do I cope with a well-ordered enemy host about to attack me?' I reply: seize something…
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I always compare marriage to communism. They're both institutions that don't conform to human nature, so you're going to end…
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