Nonconformists Quotes

“Conformity is usually beneficial to society, but is often detrimental to individuality.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“I have long been moved by Rosa Luxemburg's assertion that 'freedom is always the freedom to think otherwise,' and thus I've been attracted to contrarians, to people whose instinct is to go against the grain of officially accredited views - especially those accredited within their own circle of progressive thinkers. This has its dangers, to be sure.”
― Robert Boyers, The Tyranny of Virtue: Identity, the Academy, and the Hunt for Political Heresies

“Nonconformity is a part of revolution, but it's neither the cause nor the purpose of it.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Heart Force One: Need No Gun to Defend Society

“When we shift our emphasis from behavior to character, people evaluate choices differently. Instead of asking whether this behavior will achieve the results they want, they take action because it is the right thing to do. In the poignant words of one Holocaust rescuer, “It’s like saving somebody who is drowning. You don’t ask them what God they pray too. You just go and save them.”
― Adam Grant, Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World