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Conformity

«If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity.»
«I, for one, hope that youth will again revolt and again demoralize the dead weight of conformity that now lies upon us»
«To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity.»
«The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.»
«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.»
«Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.»
«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.»
«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.»