Individual Quotes - Page 33

The best system of education is that which draws its chief support from the voluntary effort of the community, from the individual efforts of citizens, and from those burdens of taxation which they voluntarily impose upon themselves.

I feel that my characters all have some part of my character. I feel that they're all me in some way, certainly not in individuality, but they all bear elements of what I feel.

The individualists stare into each other's eyes and yet deny the existence of each other.

It is difficult for the isolated individual to work himself out of the immaturity which has become almost natural for him.

It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business.

People are not considerate of others. They tend not to consider themselves as all living together, but see themselves only as individuals.

The values to which the conservative appeals are inevitably caricatured by the individuals designated to put them into practice.

It is in the nature of a group and its power to turn against independence, the property of individual strength.

When referring to an individual, including yourself, never use the word 'just'.

As a concept [androgyny] raise[s] anxiety levels by conjuring up a conformist, unisex vision, the very opposite of the individuality and uniqueness that feminism actually has in mind.

The fact is, society is made more hospitable by every individual who acts as if 'do unto others' really was a rule.

Only individuals have a sense of responsibility.

The rightful claim to dissent is an existential right of the individual.

Bobbed hair makes women look uniform. They lack individuality.

The English are crooked as a nation and honest as individuals. The contrary is true of the French, who are honest as a nation and crooked as individuals.

A mom isn't an individual to lean on, but a person to generate leaning needless.

Somehow pictures always lead to people as masses. Books belong to individuals.

The whole American experiment has been predicated on giving individuals as much control over their own lives as possible.

Individuals with a good self esteem can accept or reject the opinions of others, but never depend on them for their sense of worthiness.

The reason most people don't express their individuality and actually deny it, is not fear of what prime ministers think of us or the head of the federal reserve, It's what their families and their friends down at the bar are going to think of them.

The duty of the individual farmer, at this time, is to increase his production, particularly of food crops.

An individual who expresses high confidence probably has a good story, which may or may not be true.

Groups tend to be more extreme than individuals.

And also, Sergio Leone was considered in Italy a director of category B, not a big director.

We stand then for freedom, because we claim the right to develop our own individuality and evolve our own destiny along our own lines, unembarrassed by what Western civilisation has to teach us and unhampered by the institutions which the West has imposed.