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"We assert then that nothing has been accomplished without interest on the part of the actors; and — if interest be called passion, inasmuch as the whole individuality, to the neglect of all other actual or possible interests and claims, is devoted to an object with every fibre of volition, concentrating all its desires and powers upon it — we may affirm absolutely that nothing great in the World has been accomplished without passion."

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Edward Young Poet, Playwright
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"Born originals, how comes it to pass that we die copies? That meddling ape imitation, as soon as we come to years of indiscretion, (so let me speak,) snatches the pen, and blots out nature's mark of separation, cancels her kind intention, destroys all mental individuality. The lettered world no longer consists of singulars: it is a medley, a mass; and a hundred books, at bottom, are but one."

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Emma Watson Actress, Activist
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"It's very hard to describe your own style. And I'm young, so I'm still experimenting. But I think it's quite British and very much about individuality."

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Carl Jung Psychiatrist, Psychoanalyst
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"For, in order to turn the individual into a function of the State, his dependence on anything beside the State must be taken from him."

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Samuel Johnson Lexicographer, Essayist, Critic
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"There are occasions on which it is noble to dare to stand alone. To be pious among infidels, to be disinterested in a time of general venality, to lead a life of virtue and reason in the midst of sensualists, is a proof of a mind intent on nobler things than the praise or blame of men, of a soul fixed in the contemplation of the highest good, and superiour to the tyranny of custom and example."

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Tony Robbins Author, Life Coach
Individuality

"The beliefs that we use to define our own individuality, what makes us unique - good, bad, or indifferent - from other individuals."

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Sharon Stone Actress
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"It was not always easy because I was always an individual and found it difficult to be one of a group. One person who was very supportive was my father. My mother was great but my father really recognised my individuality and supported me in that"

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Sylvia Plath Poet, Novelist
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"And you grit your teeth, despising yourself for your tremulous sensitivity, and wondering how human beings can suffer their individualities to be mercilessly crushed under a machinelike dictatorship, be it of industry, state or organization, all their lives long."

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Karl Marx Philosopher, Economist
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"When the labourer co-operates systematically with others, he strips off the fetters of his individuality, and develops the capabilities of his species."

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Marcus Miller Musician
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"Scott Tixier is an exciting young jazz violinist and is making an international name for himself. I heard him in France and was immediately struck by his individuality and his sound."

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