"You are not here to be somebody's shadow; you are here to be the light."

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"In real life there is no such person as the average man. There are only particular men, women and children, each with his or her inborn idiosyncrasies of mind and body, and all trying (or becoming compelled) to squeeze their biological diversities into the uniformity of some cultural mold."

Aldous Huxley, English Novelist

Individuality, Individual, Diversity, Culture, Life

"When you find yourself wanting to turn your children, or pupils, or even your neighbours, into people exactly like yourself, remember that God probably never meant them to be that. You and they are different organs, intended to do different things."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Individuality, Individual, Difference, Teaching, Morality

"We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves in order to be like other people."

Arthur Schopenhauer, German Philosopher

Individuality, Identity, Conformity, Life, Truth

"The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you."

Neil Gaiman, British Author

Individuality, Uniqueness, Voice, Story, Vision

"And suddenly she knew exactly why Catherine had fallen in love with him. It wasn't that he was unusually attractive, or ambitious, or even charming. He was partly those things, but more important, he seemed to live life on his own terms."

Nicholas Sparks, American Author

Individuality, Love, Authenticity, Freedom, Attraction

"Some kids look at me strange in the hallways because I don't decorate my locker."

Stephen Chbosky, American Author

Individuality, Identity, Isolation, Youth, Expression

"I'm not most women...I'm getting that."

Robin Bielman, American Novelist

Individuality, Women, Identity, Confidence, Individual

"Stuck in my own trap of writing about a nonsubject, I think I can defend my own self-respect, and also the integrity of a lost girl, by saying two things. First, the trivial doings of Paris Hilton are of no importance to me, or anyone else, and I should not be forced to contemplate them. Second, she should be left alone to lead such a life as has been left to her. If this seems paradoxical, then very well."

Christopher Hitchens, American Author

Individuality, Paris, Integrity, Lost, Life

"The worst way to drown is in mainstream."

J.R. Rim, American Author

Individuality, Conformity, Individual, Danger, Creativity

"Don't follow the crowd; create your own path."

Osho, Indian Philosopher

Individuality, Courage

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"Love and freedom go together. Love is not a relationship, it is a state of being."

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"The world outside is a reflection of the world inside."

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"Freedom is not given to you by anyone; you have to cultivate it yourself."

Freedom

"The attitude of Tao is of cooperation, not conflict. The attitude of Tao is not to be against nature but to be with it, to allow nature, to let it have its way, to cooperate with it, to go with it. The attitude of Tao is of great relaxation."

Philosophy

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"In real life there is no such person as the average man. There are only particular men, women and children, each with his or her inborn idiosyncrasies of mind and body, and all trying (or becoming compelled) to squeeze their biological diversities into the uniformity of some cultural mold."

"When you find yourself wanting to turn your children, or pupils, or even your neighbours, into people exactly like yourself, remember that God probably never meant them to be that. You and they are different organs, intended to do different things."

"We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves in order to be like other people."

"The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you."

"And suddenly she knew exactly why Catherine had fallen in love with him. It wasn't that he was unusually attractive, or ambitious, or even charming. He was partly those things, but more important, he seemed to live life on his own terms."

"Some kids look at me strange in the hallways because I don't decorate my locker."

"I'm not most women...I'm getting that."

"The worst way to drown is in mainstream."

"Don't follow the crowd; create your own path."

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"There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way."

"Love yourself first, and everything else will follow."

"Love cannot be taught, it is experienced."

"Teaching comes through the head, learning happens through the heart."

"Every end is a new beginning in disguise."

"Never be a follower, always be a learner."

"Love and freedom go together. Love is not a relationship, it is a state of being."

"The world outside is a reflection of the world inside."

"Freedom is not given to you by anyone; you have to cultivate it yourself."

"The attitude of Tao is of cooperation, not conflict. The attitude of Tao is not to be against nature but to be with it, to allow nature, to let it have its way, to cooperate with it, to go with it. The attitude of Tao is of great relaxation."