Yes, it's hard to write, but it's harder not to.

Quote by Carl Van Doren

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The first writers are first and the rest, in the long run, nowhere but in...

The first writers are first and the rest, in the long run, nowhere but in...

The race of man, while sheep in credulity, are wolves for conformity.

The race of man, while sheep in credulity, are wolves for conformity.

As much as I live I shall not imitate them or hate myself for being...

As much as I live I shall not imitate them or hate myself for being...

The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.

The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.

Unfortunately what came out of it was also kind of an imitation community with a...

Unfortunately what came out of it was also kind of an imitation community with a...

The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.

The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.

If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who...

If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who...

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

Knowledge is the conformity of the object and the intellect

Knowledge is the conformity of the object and the intellect

To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the...

To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the...

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else...

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else...

In a world where conformity breeds acceptance, stand tall and go against the grain, because...

In a world where conformity breeds acceptance, stand tall and go against the grain, because...

The principles are clear and explicit. The free market is fine for the third world...

The principles are clear and explicit. The free market is fine for the third world...

Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all.

Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all.

I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.

I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.

I have a high state of resentment for the conformity in this country. If you're...

I have a high state of resentment for the conformity in this country. If you're...

The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

Basically, I hate conformity. I hate people telling me what to do. It makes me...

Basically, I hate conformity. I hate people telling me what to do. It makes me...

I, for one, hope that youth will again revolt and again demoralize the dead weight...

I, for one, hope that youth will again revolt and again demoralize the dead weight...