Being Different Quotes

“When you're the only sane person, you look like the only insane person.”
― Criss Jami, Diotima, Battery, Electric Personality

“So you're a little weird? Work it! A little different? OWN it! Better to be a nerd than one of the herd!”
― Mandy Hale

“So what? You're another person, so of course you look different. What do you need to be ashamed for?”
― Yana Toboso

“The person who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The person who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever seen before.”
― Albert Einstein

“People felt themselves watching him even before they knew that there was anything different about him. His eyes made a person think that he heard things that no one else had ever heard, that he knew things no one had ever guessed before. He did not seem quite human.”
― Carson McCullers, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

“To be successful, one has to be one of three bees - the queen bee, the hardest working bee, or the bee that does not fit in.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“A truly good person will speak truth, act with truth, and stand for Truth. A truly good person is not afraid to think from their heart; therefore, allowing nonconformist decisions, viewpoints, and perspectives to lead their life. By following their heart, they stand with their conscience, and only with God.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“Ordinary people are products of their environment and fit in. Artists transcend their environment and stand out.”
― Oliver Gaspirtz

“I believe that each of us carries a bit of inner brightness, something entirely unique and individual. A flame that's worth protecting. When we are able to recognize our own light, we become empowered to use it. When we learn to foster what's unique in the people around us, we become better able to build compassionate communities and make meaningful change.”
― Michelle Obama, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

“A person who is truly cool is a work of art. And remember, original works of art cost exponentially higher than imitations. Just take a look at the the coolest people in history. They will always be a part of history for being extremely original individuals, not imitations.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“Just because a person chooses to express themselves in an extreme way doesn't mean they have an extreme personality.”
― Susane Colasanti, Take Me There

“If ever it's necessary to ride the bandwagon, it's done with one leg swinging out and eyes scoping the fields.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“Great artists are a little too gifted to be bound by boxes and labels, and in saying that, the label 'artist' is to be used lightly.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“Like LaVey, I had a also discovered what happens when you say something powerful that makes people think. They become afraid of you, and they neutralize your message by giving you a label that is not open to interpretation-- as a fascist, a devil worshipper or an advocate of rape and violence.”
― Marilyn Manson, The Long Hard Road Out of Hell

“To see something different gives you a chance to be something different!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Just remember this, Emma -- not every Jell-O salad turns out perfect. But it can still taste real good.”
― Elizabeth Atkinson, I, Emma Freke

“...everybody wants to make a difference, but nobody is willing to be different.”
― Andy Andrews, The Little Things: Why You Really Should Sweat the Small Stuff

“To choose not to be part of a team or religion does not make me non-religious; for my religion is Truth and I am very much in love with God. I do not need to align myself with a specific messenger if I already understand God’s message. And the way I think is not considered ‘New Age’, since common sense is not new. So long as you act and speak with love and truth in you, and are good to your fellow man — in that you treat everybody as you would want yourself to be treated, your heart will stand by God regardless of the label you have assigned to your mind.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“Tell them a lie big enough, they'll worship you as a sage. Tell them a truth big enough and they'll mock you.”
― Abhijit Naskar

“I always had to pretend back then," he said. "Trying to act the way I was supposed to, to understand what people wanted from me. Alone is not synonymous with lonely. Out in the world, everyone tells you to just be yourself but then punishes you if you are. And yet they are right. Alone I can be myself.”
― Maria Romasco Moore, I Am the Ghost in Your House

“I've also learned how to fit in, but constantly trying to do so is more than just uncomfortable now, it hurts. Because I don't. Fit. I fold my jagged edges inside myself and smooth over the most obvious differences between us, but I am not the same as you. There are over 7 billion people on the planet, and yet I have somehow managed to spend a lifetime feeling alone.”
― Alice Feeney, His & Hers

“Flowers differ in color, just as humans do.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Night of a Thousand Thoughts

“When faced with a problem or challenge, instead of asking "why?", ask "why not?". This simple reframing can help you think outside the box and consider unconventional solutions.”
― Jeff Ocaya

“The most important reason why our eyes and minds turn to the different is that there is no new place to go or something new to do with what is not different!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Being different is the same as being same.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, 10 GOLDEN Steps of Life

“Lo and behold, I’ll have to be bold if I’m going to break the mould.”
― H.C. Roberts, Harp and the Lyre: Exposed

“- Jag har en kusin som också sitter i rullstol.
- Jaha.
- Motorcykelolycka.
Chloe undrade ofta varför vissa människor kände sig manade att berätta sådana saker för henne. Som om det faktum att de själva hade en vän eller en släkting med ett handikapp skapade en självklar samhörighet.”
― Marc Levy, Une fille comme elle

“BLACK SHEEP - A HAIKU

Midst a starlit dance,
The moon emerges alone,
Thus she steals the show.”
― Amogh Swamy, On My Way To Infinity: A Seeker's Poetic Pilgrimage

“Being different is not a reason for shame. Shame is wearing the mask of conformity to conceal your differences.”
― Daniel Gumiero

“If you don't act like everyone else, it means you don't have a mind like everyone else! This is a good sign; it means you have an independent mind of your own, you are original! If you wear yellow where others wear black, it means you have gained the potential to inspire others! How can you inspire them if you wear black in a place where everyone wears black? Think differently and thus automatically achieve a different destiny and pave the way to determine a different destiny for others!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan