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Conformity Quotes

Questions of natural right are triable by their conformity with the moral sense and reason of man Picture Quote #1

I now know, by an almost fatalistic conformity with the facts, that my destiny is to travel Picture Quote #1

Public opinion, because of the tremendous urge to conformity in gregarious animals, is less tolerant than any system of law Picture Quote #1

Persecution in intellectual countries produces a superficial conformity, but also underneath an intense, incessant, implacable doubt Picture Quote #1

Few, if any, survive their teens. Most surrender to the vague but murderous pressure of adult conformity Picture Quote #1

The human race is a herd. Here we are, unique, eternal aspects of consciousness with an infinity of potential, and we have allowed ourselves to become an unthinking, unquestioning blob of conformity and uniformity. A herd. Once we concede to the herd mentality, we can be controlled and directed by a tiny few. And we are Picture Quote #1

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Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity or it becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world Picture Quote #1

To be left alone on the tightrope of youthful unknowing is to experience the excruciating beauty of full freedom and the threat of eternal indecision. Few, if any, survive their teens. Most surrender to the vague but murderous pressure of adult conformity. It becomes easier to die and avoid conflict than to maintain a constant battle with the superior forces of maturity Picture Quote #1

... most men have bound their eyes with one or another handkerchief, and attached themselves to some one of these communities of opinion. This conformity makes them not false in a few particulars, authors of a few lies, but false in all particulars. Their every truth is not quite true. Their two is not the real two, their four not the real four; so that every word they say chagrins us, and we know not where to begin to set them right Picture Quote #1

You must pay for conformity. All goes well as long as you run with conformists. But you, who are honest men in other particulars, know that there is alive somewhere a man whose honesty reaches to this point also, that he shall not kneel to false gods, and, on the day when you meet him, you sink into the class of counterfeits Picture Quote #1

As human beings we have unlimited potential and imagination. The worst thing you can do is be a conformist and buy into conformity. It’s the worst possible thing. It’s better to be outrageous. It’s better to hang out with the sages, the people open to possibilities, even the psychotics. You never know where you’ll find the geniuses of our society Picture Quote #1

Deaths, births, and marriages, considering how much they are separately dependent on the freedom of the human will, should seem to be subject to no law according to which any calculation could be made beforehand of their amount; and yet the yearly registers of these events in great countries prove that they go on with as much conformity to the laws of nature as the oscillations of the weather Picture Quote #1

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Fear, conformity, immorality: These are heavy burdens. They drain us of creative energy. And when we are drained of creative energy, we do not create. We procreate, but we do not create Picture Quote #1

The truth of practical intellect is understood not as conformity to an extramental being but as conformity to a right desire; the end is no longer to know what is, but to bring into existence that which is not yet Picture Quote #1

Many people feel they are powerless to do anything effective with their lives. It takes courage to break out of the settled mold, but most find conformity more comfortable. This is why the opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it’s conformity Picture Quote #1

The hired preachers of all sects, creeds, and religions, never do, and never can, teach any thing but what is in conformity with the opinions of those who pay them Picture Quote #1

Our expense is almost all for conformity. It is for cake that we all run in debt Picture Quote #1

Society is like a schoolmaster who estimates boys according to their conformity to a standard that is easiest for running a school Picture Quote #1

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In any free society, the conflict between social conformity and individual liberty is permanent, unresolvable, and necessary Picture Quote #1

True consistency, that of the prudent and the wise, is to act in conformity with circumstances, and not to act always the same way under a change of circumstances Picture Quote #1

I, for one, hope that youth will again revolt and again demoralize the dead weight of conformity that now lies upon us Picture Quote #1

We cannot expect that all nations will adopt like systems, for conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth Picture Quote #1

Communism is the death of the soul. It is the organization of total conformity - in short, of tyranny - and it is committed to making tyranny universal Picture Quote #1

Group conformity scares the pants off me because it’s so often a prelude to cruelty towards anyone who doesn’t want to - or can’t - join the Big Parade Picture Quote #1

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The real end of prayer is not so much to get this or that single desire granted, as to put human life into full and joyful conformity with the will of God Picture Quote #1

Being a team player should not imply a demand for simple obedience and conformity Picture Quote #1

The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity Picture Quote #1

Traditional American values: Genocide, aggression, conformity, emotional repression, hypocrisy, and the worship of comfort and consumer goods Picture Quote #1

The struggle to be original hates conformity, but the struggle to be better disregards it, or takes advantage of it to build workable conventions Picture Quote #1

When the Internet first came into public use, it was hailed as a liberation from conformity, a floating world ruled by passion, creativity, innovation and freedom of information. When it was hijacked first by advertising and then by commerce, it seemed like it had been fully co-opted and brought into line with human greed and ambition Picture Quote #1

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Questions of natural right are triable by their conformity with the moral sense and reason of man (Conformity Quotes) I now know, by an almost fatalistic conformity with the facts, that my destiny is to travel (Conformity Quotes) Public opinion, because of the tremendous urge to conformity in gregarious animals, is less tolerant than any system of law (Conformity Quotes) Persecution in intellectual countries produces a superficial conformity, but also underneath an intense, incessant, implacable doubt (Conformity Quotes) Few, if any, survive their teens. Most surrender to the vague but murderous pressure of adult conformity (Conformity Quotes) The human race is a herd. Here we are, unique, eternal aspects of consciousness with an infinity of potential, and we have allowed ourselves to become an unthinking, unquestioning blob of conformity and uniformity. A herd. Once we concede to the herd mentality, we can be controlled and directed by a tiny few. And we are (Conformity Quotes) Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity or it becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world (Conformity Quotes) To be left alone on the tightrope of youthful unknowing is to experience the excruciating beauty of full freedom and the threat of eternal indecision. Few, if any, survive their teens. Most surrender to the vague but murderous pressure of adult conformity. It becomes easier to die and avoid conflict than to maintain a constant battle with the superior forces of maturity (Conformity Quotes) ... most men have bound their eyes with one or another handkerchief, and attached themselves to some one of these communities of opinion. This conformity makes them not false in a few particulars, authors of a few lies, but false in all particulars. Their every truth is not quite true. Their two is not the real two, their four not the real four; so that every word they say chagrins us, and we know not where to begin to set them right (Conformity Quotes) You must pay for conformity. All goes well as long as you run with conformists. But you, who are honest men in other particulars, know that there is alive somewhere a man whose honesty reaches to this point also, that he shall not kneel to false gods, and, on the day when you meet him, you sink into the class of counterfeits (Conformity Quotes) As human beings we have unlimited potential and imagination. The worst thing you can do is be a conformist and buy into conformity. It’s the worst possible thing. It’s better to be outrageous. It’s better to hang out with the sages, the people open to possibilities, even the psychotics. You never know where you’ll find the geniuses of our society (Conformity Quotes) Deaths, births, and marriages, considering how much they are separately dependent on the freedom of the human will, should seem to be subject to no law according to which any calculation could be made beforehand of their amount; and yet the yearly registers of these events in great countries prove that they go on with as much conformity to the laws of nature as the oscillations of the weather (Conformity Quotes) Fear, conformity, immorality: These are heavy burdens. They drain us of creative energy. And when we are drained of creative energy, we do not create. We procreate, but we do not create (Conformity Quotes) The truth of practical intellect is understood not as conformity to an extramental being but as conformity to a right desire; the end is no longer to know what is, but to bring into existence that which is not yet (Conformity Quotes) Many people feel they are powerless to do anything effective with their lives. It takes courage to break out of the settled mold, but most find conformity more comfortable. This is why the opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it’s conformity (Conformity Quotes) The hired preachers of all sects, creeds, and religions, never do, and never can, teach any thing but what is in conformity with the opinions of those who pay them (Conformity Quotes) Our expense is almost all for conformity. It is for cake that we all run in debt (Conformity Quotes) Society is like a schoolmaster who estimates boys according to their conformity to a standard that is easiest for running a school (Conformity Quotes) In any free society, the conflict between social conformity and individual liberty is permanent, unresolvable, and necessary (Conformity Quotes) True consistency, that of the prudent and the wise, is to act in conformity with circumstances, and not to act always the same way under a change of circumstances (Conformity Quotes) I, for one, hope that youth will again revolt and again demoralize the dead weight of conformity that now lies upon us (Conformity Quotes) We cannot expect that all nations will adopt like systems, for conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth (Conformity Quotes) Communism is the death of the soul. It is the organization of total conformity - in short, of tyranny - and it is committed to making tyranny universal (Conformity Quotes) Group conformity scares the pants off me because it’s so often a prelude to cruelty towards anyone who doesn’t want to - or can’t - join the Big Parade (Conformity Quotes) The real end of prayer is not so much to get this or that single desire granted, as to put human life into full and joyful conformity with the will of God (Conformity Quotes) Being a team player should not imply a demand for simple obedience and conformity (Conformity Quotes) The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity (Conformity Quotes) Traditional American values: Genocide, aggression, conformity, emotional repression, hypocrisy, and the worship of comfort and consumer goods (Conformity Quotes) The struggle to be original hates conformity, but the struggle to be better disregards it, or takes advantage of it to build workable conventions (Conformity Quotes) When the Internet first came into public use, it was hailed as a liberation from conformity, a floating world ruled by passion, creativity, innovation and freedom of information. When it was hijacked first by advertising and then by commerce, it seemed like it had been fully co-opted and brought into line with human greed and ambition (Conformity Quotes)

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