Quotes about Individuality

Self worth cannot be verified by others. You are worthy because you say it is so. If you depend on others for your value it is other-worth.

There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.

My darling girl, when are you going to realize that being normal is not necessarily a virtue? It rather denotes a lack of courage." - Aunt Frances

it's easy to stand in the crowd but it takes courage to stand alone

It takes no courage to say or do what's popular.

If thinking men would have the courage to think for themselves, and to speak what they think, it would be found they do not differ in religious opinions as much as is supposed.

Every man has his own courage and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.

A whale is as unique as a cactus. But don't ask a whale to survive Death Valley. We all have special gifts. Where we use them and how determines whether we actually complete something.

God loves each one of us as if there was only one of us to love, said Augustine.

Apart from the requirement that we be authentic before God, there is no prescribed way to pray. Each of us presents a unique mix of personality, outlook, training, gifts, and weaknesses, as well as a unique history with church and with God. As Roberta Bondi says, "If you are praying, you are already 'doing it right.

For Jesus, the person was more important than any category or label.

She must come through on her own," said Ruwach calmly. "Others can call her, and I can make it accessible for her, but she must make the choice on her own.