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

If everybody loves you, something is wrong.

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

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

What is admired by one generation is abhorred by another. Don't take others' approval of your conduct as proof that you are on the right track.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.

Conformity begins the moment you ignore how you feel for the approval of others.

It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

The most common form of despair is not being who you are.

What is dangerous about the conformist is not his conformity but his inability to recognize his own conformity.

The man who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The man who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been.

Conformity is the process by which an individual's independence is eroded in favor of group identity.

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.

The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.

Why fit in when you were born to stand out?

Conformity may give you a quiet life, but it will also give you a quiet mind.

The individual who intends to be a leader must be willing to be alone, to stand alone, and if necessary, to be against everyone, calmly and coolly.

Conformity is the greatest barrier to truth and progress.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.