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    I have a high state of resentment for the conformity in this country. If you're not married and having children, it's like your life is empty or you're a communist meanie.

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The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.

The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.

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We are discreet sheep; we wait to see how the drove is going, and then go with the drove.

We are discreet sheep; we wait to see how the drove is going, and then go with the drove.

by Mark Twain Found in: Conformity Quotes,
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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.

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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.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Conformity Quotes,
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Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

by Mark Twain Found in: Conformity Quotes,
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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

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Most people can't understand how others can blow their noses differently than they do.

Most people can't understand how others can blow their noses differently than they do.

by Ivan Turgenev Found in: Conformity Quotes,
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A man must consider what a rich realm he abdicates when he becomes a conformist.

A man must consider what a rich realm he abdicates when he becomes a conformist.

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It may be that we are puppets-puppets controlled by the strings of society. But at least we are puppets with read more

It may be that we are puppets-puppets controlled by the strings of society. But at least we are puppets with perception, with awareness. And perhaps our awareness is the first step to our liberation.

by Stanley Milgram Found in: Conformity Quotes,
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