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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.
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.
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.
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.
The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.
The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.
Any fool can make a rule, and every fool will mind it.
Any fool can make a rule, and every fool will mind it.
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
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let read more
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.
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.
