Being Different quotes
110 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"I am not made like any of those I have seen. I venture to believe that I am not made like any of those who are in existence. If I am not better, at least I am different."
"You have to do stuff that average people don't understand because those are the only good things."
"All of us are different. That's what makes us interesting and special. I don't want to be anything like another person. I want to be totally myself and go against the grain, forge my own path. I've learned that being different is what makes you stand out. It makes everything so much more intriguing."
"If there's any message to my work, it is ultimately that it's OK to be different, that it's good to be different, that we should question ourselves before we pass judgment on someone who looks different, behaves different, talks different, is a different color."
"My great mistake, the fault for which I can’t forgive myself, is that one day I ceased my obstinate pursuit of my own individuality."
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"People have a problem with me being different, but that propels me forward in life."
"To this day, no one has come up with a set of rules for originality. There aren't any."
"The one who walks alone, is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been."
"Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist."
"I find that the very things that I get criticized for, which is usually being different and just doing my own thing and just being original, is the very thing that's making me successful."
"It is said that the fear of public speaking is a fear greater than death for most people. According to psychiatrists, the fear of public speaking is caused by the fear of ostracism, the fear of standing out, the fear of criticism, the fear of ridicule, the fear of being an outcast. THE FEAR OF BEING DIFFERENT PREVENTS MOST PEOPLE FROM SEEKING NEW WAYS TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS."
"I was different, I was always different. Why didn't anybody notice me?"
"We boil at different degrees."
"If being sane is thinking there's something wrong with being different, I'd rather be completely #$%^&^& mental."
"You laugh at me because I'm different, I laugh at you because you're all the same."
"It's really important to share the idea that being different might feel like a problem at the time, but ultimately diversity is a strength."
"A man must consider what a rich realm he abdicates when he becomes a conformist."
"I want to be important. By being different. And these girls are all the same."
"For being different, it’s easy. But to be unique, it’s a complicated thing."
"I always was a rebel...but on the other hand, I wanted to be loved and accepted...and not just be a loudmouth, lunatic, poet, musician. But I cannot be what I am not."
"We are all born originals - why is it so many of us die copies?"
"The only reason I am a star is because of my repression. Nothing else would have driven me through all that if I was 'normal'."
"As much as I live I shall not imitate them or hate myself for being different to them"
"For the possibilities of being different from what one is are infinite. Once one has negated oneself, however, there are no longer any particular choices."
"Love being different, embrace it, share it, live it because being different is not a curse but a gift we all posses that defines who we are and makes the world a better place."
