The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.

The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.

"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.

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.

A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It would be horribly selfish if read more

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.

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

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

It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly acclaimed.

It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly acclaimed.

I, for one, hope that youth will again revolt and again demoralize the dead weight of conformity that now lies read more

I, for one, hope that youth will again revolt and again demoralize the dead weight of conformity that now lies upon us

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.

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.