"I am neither for conformity nor non-conformity. I……" — Paul Krassner
"I am neither for conformity nor non-conformity. I am for individuality. If one's individuality is in effect non-conformity, then so be it. But basically, one's individuality consists of conformity--to one's self."
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Paul Krassner
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11 Quotes by Paul Krassner
Paul Krassner has 11 quotes on this site.
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For years, reality has been nipping at the heels of satire. Now, it's finally caught up. I don't need to…
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As long as the government can arbitrarily decide which substances are legal and which are illegal, then those who remain…
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Irreverence is our only sacred cow.
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I had become an atheist at the age of thirteen, when atomic bombs were dropped on Japan.
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I think [audiences are] more aware now of the contradictions in mainstream culture, the phony piety that permeates society, the…
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Watch yourself as though you were observing a Martian.
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The more repression there is, the more need there is for irreverence toward those who are responsible for that repression.…
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People don't like to be lectured to, but if you can make them laugh, their defenses come down, and for…
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English is my second language. Laughter is my first.
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I Used To Believe In Reincarnation, But That Was In a Past Life.
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Religions have always stressed that compassion is not only central to religious life, it is the key to enlightenment and…
— Karen Armstrong
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Resolve to be thyself: and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery.
— Matthew Arnold
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If I should say anything that is not in conformity with what is held by the Holy Roman Catholic Church,…
— Teresa of Avila
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If I decide to be an idiot, then I'll be an idiot on my own accord.
— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Government has really been growing, a lot of largesse, but the people in the real world aren't. And that's what…
— Michele Bachmann
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I think a lot of people have lost respect for the individual, you know, the individual, the person who doesn't…
— Erykah Badu
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Norwegian legislation is more in conformity with the rules of the European Union than most member states.
— Jose Manuel Barroso
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Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic…
— Ray Bradbury
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Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? Several have died of conformity in our lifetime.
— Jacob Bronowski
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The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.
— Rita Mae Brown
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To seek understanding before taking action, yet to trust my instincts when action is called for. Never to avoid danger…
— Steven Brust
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How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity.
— William S. Burroughs
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