Individual Quotes - Page 8

Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individual's conscious life, the blacker and denser it is. At all counts, it forms an unconscious snag, thwarting our most well-meant intentions.

Each individual is a species unto him/herself.

To this day, no one has come up with a set of rules for originality. There aren't any.

For if we are observed in all matters, we are constantly under threat of correction, judgment, criticism, even plagiarism of our own uniqueness. We become children, fettered under watchful eyes, constantly fearful that-either now or in the uncertain future-patterns we leave behind will be brought back to implicate us, by whatever authority has now become focused upon our once-private and innocent acts. We lose our individuality, because everything we do is observable and recordable.

Individual liberty depends upon keeping government under control.

Elegance is innate...individual...eternal...it stands the test of time!

I do not see why man should not be as cruel as nature

American individualism, much celebrated and cherished, has developed without its essential corrective, which is belonging.

Even the most wretched individual of our present society could not exist and develop without the cumulative social efforts of countless generations.

No individual rain drop ever considers itself responsible for the flood.

Responsibility is a unique concept. It can only reside and inhere in a single individual. You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you. You may disclaim it, but you cannot divest yourself of it. If responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion, or ignorance or passing the blame can shift the burden to someone else. Unless you can point your finger at the man who is responsible when something goes wrong, then you have never had anyone really responsible.

Individual learning is a necessary but insufficient condition for organizational learning.

In a democracy, the well-being, individuality and happiness of every citizen is important for the overall prosperity, peace and happiness of the nation.

Time is a fluid condition which has no existence except in the momentary avatars of individual people. There is no such thing as was - only is.

Life asks of every individual a contribution, and it is up to that individual to discover what it should be

Wanted, a man who will not lose his individuality in a crowd, a man who has the courage of his convictions, who is not afraid to say "No," though all the world say "Yes.

An individual understands a concept, skill, theory, or domain of knowledge to the extent that he or she can apply it appropriately in a new situation.

The erosion of a nation's concern for life and for individual rights, has always preceded the intrusion of tyranny.

The whole life of the individual is nothing but the process of giving birth to himself; indeed, we should be fully born when we die.

Without criticism of Islam, Islam will remain unassailed in its dogmatic, fanatical, medieval fortress; ossified, totalitarian and intolerant. It will continue to stifle thought, human rights, individuality, originality and truth.

I love the fact that there is now a skate park in almost every city, but it will always have a rebellious/underground edge to it because it is based on individuality.

Violence is a personal necessity for the oppressed...It is not a strategy consciously devised. It is the deep, instinctive expression of a human being denied individuality.

Architects must have a razor-sharp sense of individuality.

Our great whirling planet, our human individuality, were not given to us merely that we might exist for a time and then vanish into nothingness, but that we might question what it is all about. To live without understanding the purpose of life is foolish, a waste of time. The mystery of life surrounds us; we were given intelligence in order to solve it.

War with vices, but peace with individuals.