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    A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It would be horribly selfish if it wanted all the other flowers in the garden to be both red and roses.

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I was part of that strange race of people aptly described as spending their lives doing things they detest to read more

I was part of that strange race of people aptly described as spending their lives doing things they detest to make money they don't want to buy things they don't need to impress people they dislike.

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Any fool can make a rule, and every fool will mind it.

Any fool can make a rule, and every fool will mind it.

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It may be that we are puppets-puppets controlled by the strings of society. But at least we are puppets with read more

It may be that we are puppets-puppets controlled by the strings of society. But at least we are puppets with perception, with awareness. And perhaps our awareness is the first step to our liberation.

by Stanley Milgram Found in: Conformity Quotes,
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If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing read more

If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity.

by Bill Vaughn Found in: Conformity Quotes,
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Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

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

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

by Avram Noam Chomsky Found in: Conformity Quotes,
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Most people can't understand how others can blow their noses differently than they do.

Most people can't understand how others can blow their noses differently than they do.

by Ivan Turgenev Found in: Conformity Quotes,
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Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who read more

Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.

by Voltaire Found in: Conformity Quotes,
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Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

by Mark Twain Found in: Conformity Quotes,
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