“ Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ When you are convinced that what you offer is yours, whether it be mediocre or of standard quality, your originality will make people love you in a way you did not expect. Michael Bassey Johnson
“ Your true power is not in your difference, but in your consistency of being different. The world will always adjust to consistency, yet struggle with change. Shannon L. Alder
“ The world accommodates you for fitting in, but only rewards you for standing out. Matshona Dhliwayo
“ 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
“ Wild birds will kill exotic ones: the budgies and the lovebirds and the yellow canaries-- escaped from their cages and hoping to get a taste of the sky -- usually end up back on the ground, plucked ra… Joanne Harris
“ Never give up on you. In order to make a difference you would have to somehow be different. Johnnie Dent Jr.
“ Ordinary people are products of their environment and fit in. Artists transcend their environment and stand out. Oliver Gaspirtz
“ Cheers to all the Rebels out there who care way too much about Art and Truth and Magic to fall in line with the mundane task of fitting in. Scott Stabile
“ Yes I have done it all. Tested the shallow waters, swam through the dangerous tides, met strangers, seen friends turn strangers, taken risks to achieve my goals, persevered to out do myself each time,… Adhish Mazumder
“ If knowing yourself and being yourself were as easy to do as to talk about, there wouldn't be nearly so many people walking around in borrowed postures, spouting secondhand ideas, trying desperately t… Warren G. Bennis
“ There is this one thing that makes a big difference: creativity! There is this one thing that gives birth to great things: imaginations! The world we see is a product of creativity and imaginations, a… Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
“ An artist has got to get acquainted with himself just as much as he can. It is no easy job, for it is not a present-day habit of humanity. Chaim Potok
“ It’s not really outstanding when you’re standing outOutcry is the only outburst,if you can’t shout Munia Khan
“ Daniel studied her face. Have you ever thanked God for giving you the advantages he has? Advantages?All those things I've already mentioned. Your tall and strong, loyal and brave, kind and loving. You… Colleen Coble
“ People felt themselves watching him even before they knew that there was anything different about him. His eyes made a person think that he heard things that no one else had ever heard, that he knew t… Carson McCullers
“ Whether you try too hard to fit in or you try too hard to stand out, it is of equal consequence: you exhaust your significance. Criss Jami
