20 Quotes About Being-Different

When we see differences as a disadvantage, we’re missing out on sharing opportunity and resources. Whether we’re thinking about race, gender, age, or belief system, we can all benefit from learning to be more accepting and understanding of the people around us. These inspirational and humorous quotes about being different will make you think about what it means to be yourself and how you can best empower others.

I finally know the difference between pleasing and loving, obeying...
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I finally know the difference between pleasing and loving, obeying and respecting. It has taken me so many years to be okay with being different, and with being this alive, this intense. (xxvi) Eve Ensler
When you're the only sane person, you look like the...
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When you're the only sane person, you look like the only insane person. Criss Jami
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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
To be successful, one has to be one of three...
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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
People are more apt to respond to crisis, than to...
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People are more apt to respond to crisis, than to their dreams and vision. Dare not be one of them. Ronald Mapamula
If ever it's necessary to ride the bandwagon, it's done...
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If ever it's necessary to ride the bandwagon, it's done with one leg swinging out and eyes scoping the fields. Criss Jami
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The empty spaces of your soul are the ones you search for, pray for and want so desperately to be filled. They are also the spaces that will never be filled, until you are ready to do something you have never done. Shannon L. Alder
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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
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Being different and thinking different makes a person unforgettable. History does not remember the forgettable. Suzy Kassem
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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
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Ordinary people are products of their environment and fit in. Artists transcend their environment and stand out. Oliver Gaspirtz
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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. One success is inherited, and the the next one is earned. While the last one is self-sought, self-served, and happens on its own terms. Suzy Kassem
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If lots of men around you are growing a beard just because of political or ideological reasons, you refuse this, and if you have a beard, shave it off! Leave your herd to find yourself! Find your own style, not the style your ideology or your party is dictating on you! Remember, you build a sound character mostly through refusing, through saying no, through staying different! Mehmet Murat Ildan
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Any regime or any government which motivates its own people to be different than one another is a good regime, is a good government! Encourage people to think differently, to act differently, and to believe in different things, otherwise you create just a herd of animals! Mehmet Murat Ildan
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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
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It It only when I am alone that I really feel connected to the entire universe. Nurudeen Ushawu
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Originality is the key to being memorable. Suzy Kassem
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Always refuse to be like the others! The more you become similar to the others the more you will be useless because there are already plenty of the others! Mehmet Murat Ildan
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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