A new idea is first condemned as ridiculous and then dismissed as trivial, until finally, it becomes what everybody knows.
James, William
James, William
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Conformity Quotations Click  Unanimity is worse than censorship. Censorship obliges us to hold our own truth silent; unanimity forces us to repeat the truth of others, even though we do not believe it…It dissolves our own personalities into a general, monotonous chorusAguillar, Luis Remember, that to change your mind and follow him who sets you right is to be none the less free than you were before.Antoninus, Marcus Aelius Aurelius Fashion condemns us to many follies; the greatest is to make ourselves its slave.Bonaparte, Napoleon It is proof of a base and low mind for one to wish to think with the masses or majority, merely because the majority is the majority. Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the peopleBruno, Giordano Never be afraid to stand with the minority when the minority is right, for the minority which is right will one day be the majority.Bryan, William Jennings When I was four years old they tried to test my IQ, they showed me this picture of three oranges and a pear. They asked me which one is different and does not belong, they taught me different was wrong.DiFranco, Ani There is much difference between imitating a good man, and counterfeiting him.Franklin, Benjamin Poor Richard's Almanac In any great organization it is far, far safer to be wrong with the majority than to be right aloneGalbraith, John Kenneth Non-cooperation is a measure of discipline and sacrifice, and it demands respect for the opposite views.Gandhi, Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand « Previous Page | Next Page » |
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