Individuality Quotes

The parts of me that used to think I was different or smarter or whatever, almost made me die.

Coming to the master is coming in search of your innocence, in search of your lost childhood, in search of your originality... in search of your individuality, in search of freedom.

We differ from one another in our individual gifts which, however, belong to our inner nature.

Consider any individual at any period of his life, and you will always find him preoccupied with fresh plans to increase his comfort.

Each day has its own individuality of color.

Ego-centeredness is not individuality at all.

It is the greatest good for an individual to discuss virtue (aka areté) every day...for the unexamined life is not worth living.

An individual's treatment and alternatives in life may depend as much on the reputation of the group to which that person belongs as on their own merit.

The self is our life's goal, for it is the completest expression of that fateful combination we call individuality.

There is no such thing as group originality, group creativity or group perspicacity.

Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.

Individuality realized is the supreme attainment of the human soul, the master-master's work of art. Individuality is sacred.

The fatal tendency of mankind to leave off thinking about a thing when it is no longer doubtful is the cause of half their errors.

I know now that most people are so closely concerned with themselves that they are not aware of their own individuality, I can see myself, and it has helped me to say what I want to say in paint.

Everyone pretends to be 'free thinkers', but few individuals pass the line into expressive territories that may be detrimental to their own social well-being.

A fair and just society offers equality of opportunity to all. But it cannot promise, and should not try to enforce, sameness.

Watch out for the average--they're usually hiding something big.

There is nothing great in the world that does not owe its origin to the creative ability of an individual man.

Love is authentic only when it gives freedom. Love is true only when it respects the other person's individuality, his privacy.

Individuality' is the key to success.

Individuality is founded in feeling

Under bad manners, as under graver faults, lies very commonly an overestimate of our special individuality, as distinguished from our generic humanity.

Every individual is representative of the whole . . . and should be intimately understood, and this would give a far greater understanding of mass movements and sociology.

Individuality is only possible if it unfolds from wholeness.

Be different - without concern for what others think.

In each individual the spirit is made flesh, in each one the whole of creation suffers, in each one a Savior is crucified.

The individual who has to justify his existence by his own efforts is in eternal bondage to himself.

My philosophy is TRUTH unto me. Through expressing my individuality I become free.

The eager and often inconsiderate appeals of reformers and revolutionists are indispensable to counterbalance the inertia and fossilism marking so large a part of human institutions.

I still appreciate individuality. Style is much more interesting than fashion, really.

Only an individual can imagine, invent, or create. The whole audience of art is an audience of individuals.

In the age of the individual's liquidation, the question of individuality must be raised anew.

The transcendent importance of love and good-will in all human relationships is shown by their mighty beneficent effect upon the individual and upon society.

We have a right, also, in various ways, to act upon our unfavorable opinion of anyone, not to the oppression of his individuality, but in the exercise of ours.

Every path but your own is the path of fate. Keep on your own track, then.

I act with complete certainty. But this certainty is my own.

It wasn't until I was 37 that I grasped the great truth that you've got to write your own books and nobody else's, and then everything followed from there.

We get swallowed up by the illusion that unless we can find a place to belong, we are going to be all alone in the world.

He thought: How difficult it is to explain yourself to yourself. Sometimes there only is, and no knowing.

We have a God who is a Creator, not a duplicator.

Our expenses are all for conformity.

The individualists stare into each other's eyes and yet deny the existence of each other.

No task is so humble that it does not offer an outlet for individuality.

I feel that my characters all have some part of my character. I feel that they're all me in some way, certainly not in individuality, but they all bear elements of what I feel.

A name pronounced is the recognition of the individual to whom it belongs. He who can pronounce my name aright, he can call me, and is entitled to my love and service.

The way I represent my individuality is by mixing classic pieces - like sports jackets - with little, unexpected additions.

As a concept [androgyny] raise[s] anxiety levels by conjuring up a conformist, unisex vision, the very opposite of the individuality and uniqueness that feminism actually has in mind.

Imitation is the highest form of flattery, but clones kind of get it wrong because we are promoting individuality and being proud of being yourself.

I view my role more as trying to set up an environment where the personalities, creativity and individuality of all the different employees come out and can shine.

But society has now fairly got the better of individuality; and the danger which threatens human nature is not the excess, but the deficiency, of personal Impulses and preferences.