“Being different is what makes you special.” -Author Unknown
“Since you are like no other being ever created since the beginning of time, you are incomparable.” -Brenda Ueland
“Being different isn’t a bad thing. It means you’re brave enough to be yourself.” -Author Unknown
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“If you’re lucky enough to be different, don’t ever change.” -Author Unknown
“To be individual, my friends, to be different from others, is the only way to become distinguished from the common herd. Let us be glad, therefore, that we differ from one another in form and in disposition. Variety is the spice of life, and we are various enough to enjoy one another’s society, so let us be content.” -L. Frank Baum (Lyman Frank Baum (1856 - 1919)): “The Lost Princess of Oz” (1917)
“I dared to be different. I want to inspire others to do the same.” -Susie Wolff (Suzanne ‘Susie’ Wolff (born 1982))
“You laugh at me because I’m different; I laugh at you because you’re all the same.” -Jonathan Davis
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“Don’t compare yourself to others. Your journey is unique, and your path to success will be different from anyone else’s.” -Author Unknown
“Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no other is, and to do what no other can do.” -William Ellery Channing (1780 - 1842)
“One of the bravest things you can do is to live a life that’s different than what others expect of you.” -Erica Layne
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“I’m different. Always have been. It took a while but I have accepted that I am a magic not meant for everyone to understand, so they question. That’s okay. I will stay in my lane being all magical and stuff.” -Author Unknown
“There are just two kinds of people in the world: you, and everyone else.” -Author Unknown
“We do not expect everyone to be exactly alike, and if we feel a cat should be like a dog, we are missing something important.” -Gladys Taber (Gladys Bagg Taber (1899 - 1980))
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“An unlearned carpenter of my acquaintance once said in my hearing: ‘There is very little difference between one man and another; but what little there is, is very important.’” -William James (1842 - 1910): “The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy” (1897), ‘The Importance of Individuals’
“Dare to be different, you never know how much it can inspire others.” -Author Unknown
“Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity.” -Christopher Morley (Christopher Darlington Morley (1890 - 1957))
“Life is all about finding people who are your kind of different.” -Author Unknown
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“We can never measure up to others, just as they can never measure up to us. We each have individuality, uniqueness, distinctiveness that is God-given.” -Linda Schmidt
“It takes all kinds of people to make a world.” -Author Unknown
“Nobody can be exactly like me. Even I have trouble doing it.” -Tallulah Bankhead (1903 - 1968)
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“Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make for themselves different modes of life and forms of government.” -Aristotle (384 B.C.E. - 322 B.C.E.)
“My father (Danny Thomas) used to tell me there are two kinds of people, the takers and the givers. ‘The takers sometimes eat better,’ he would say, ‘but the givers always sleep better.’” -Marlo Thomas (born 1937)
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“People can be divided into three groups. Those who make things happen. Those who watch things happen. And those who wonder what happened.” -Nicholas Murray Butler (1852 - 1947)
“Since you are like no other being ever created since the beginning of time, you are incomparable.” -Brenda Ueland
“Being different isn’t a bad thing. It means you’re brave enough to be yourself.” -Author Unknown
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“If you’re lucky enough to be different, don’t ever change.” -Author Unknown
“To be individual, my friends, to be different from others, is the only way to become distinguished from the common herd. Let us be glad, therefore, that we differ from one another in form and in disposition. Variety is the spice of life, and we are various enough to enjoy one another’s society, so let us be content.” -L. Frank Baum (Lyman Frank Baum (1856 - 1919)): “The Lost Princess of Oz” (1917)
“I dared to be different. I want to inspire others to do the same.” -Susie Wolff (Suzanne ‘Susie’ Wolff (born 1982))
“You laugh at me because I’m different; I laugh at you because you’re all the same.” -Jonathan Davis
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“Don’t compare yourself to others. Your journey is unique, and your path to success will be different from anyone else’s.” -Author Unknown
“Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no other is, and to do what no other can do.” -William Ellery Channing (1780 - 1842)
“One of the bravest things you can do is to live a life that’s different than what others expect of you.” -Erica Layne
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“I’m different. Always have been. It took a while but I have accepted that I am a magic not meant for everyone to understand, so they question. That’s okay. I will stay in my lane being all magical and stuff.” -Author Unknown
“There are just two kinds of people in the world: you, and everyone else.” -Author Unknown
“We do not expect everyone to be exactly alike, and if we feel a cat should be like a dog, we are missing something important.” -Gladys Taber (Gladys Bagg Taber (1899 - 1980))
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“An unlearned carpenter of my acquaintance once said in my hearing: ‘There is very little difference between one man and another; but what little there is, is very important.’” -William James (1842 - 1910): “The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy” (1897), ‘The Importance of Individuals’
“Dare to be different, you never know how much it can inspire others.” -Author Unknown
“Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity.” -Christopher Morley (Christopher Darlington Morley (1890 - 1957))
“Life is all about finding people who are your kind of different.” -Author Unknown
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“We can never measure up to others, just as they can never measure up to us. We each have individuality, uniqueness, distinctiveness that is God-given.” -Linda Schmidt
“It takes all kinds of people to make a world.” -Author Unknown
“Nobody can be exactly like me. Even I have trouble doing it.” -Tallulah Bankhead (1903 - 1968)
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“Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make for themselves different modes of life and forms of government.” -Aristotle (384 B.C.E. - 322 B.C.E.)
“My father (Danny Thomas) used to tell me there are two kinds of people, the takers and the givers. ‘The takers sometimes eat better,’ he would say, ‘but the givers always sleep better.’” -Marlo Thomas (born 1937)
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“People can be divided into three groups. Those who make things happen. Those who watch things happen. And those who wonder what happened.” -Nicholas Murray Butler (1852 - 1947)
“I’m not trying to be different. To me, I’m just being myself.” -Jaylen Brown
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“Often the people who are different are the ones who make all the difference in this world.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“There are three types of people the world does not understand: madmen, geniuses, and people who mumble.” -Author Unknown
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“There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes, and those who do not.” -Robert Benchley (Robert Charles Benchley (1889 - 1945)): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
“You can only make a difference by being different.” -Rick Warren (Richard Duane Warren (born 1954))
“The world is divided into people who do things and people who get the credit. Try, if you can, to belong to the first class. There’s far less competition.” -Dwight Morrow (Dwight Whitney Morrow (1873 - 1931)): letter to his son, as quoted in Harold Nicolson: “Dwight Morrow” (1935), page 52
“You don’t have to do what everyone else is doing.” -Author Unknown
“Some people work up steam and some only generate a fog.” -Author Unknown
“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” -Eleanor Roosevelt (Anna Eleanor ‘Eleanor’ Roosevelt (1884 - 1962))
Overheard: There are two types of people: those who are forgetful and . . . uh . . .
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“In the not-so-long-ago-days, there were only four kinds of people: menfolk, womenfolk, youngfolk, and oldfolk. These days, they’ve divided us into a near-infinite number of constantly changing classifications, not to help us or to make the world a better place, but to manipulate us into being and doing what folks may not necessarily want to be and do.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.” -Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862): “Walden” (1854), chapter 18
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“If you have anything really valuable to contribute to the world, it will come through the expression of your own personality, that single spark of divinity that sets you off and makes you different from every other living creature.” -Bruce Barton (1886 - 1967)
“It is the little difference in each of us that is the big difference.” -Author Unknown
“There are three kinds of people: those who can count and those who cannot.” -Author Unknown
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“Different doesn’t mean wrong.” -Author Unknown
“If you don’t fit in, then you’re probably doing the right thing.” -Author Unknown
“To each his own.” [English]
“Suum cuique.” [Latin]
-Author Unknown
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“No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else.” -R. Buckminster Fuller (Richard Buckminster ‘Bucky’ Fuller, also known as R. Buckminster Fuller (1895 - 1983))
“You be you and I’ll be me.” -Billy Connolly
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“Often the people who are different are the ones who make all the difference in this world.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“There are three types of people the world does not understand: madmen, geniuses, and people who mumble.” -Author Unknown
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“There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes, and those who do not.” -Robert Benchley (Robert Charles Benchley (1889 - 1945)): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
“You can only make a difference by being different.” -Rick Warren (Richard Duane Warren (born 1954))
“The world is divided into people who do things and people who get the credit. Try, if you can, to belong to the first class. There’s far less competition.” -Dwight Morrow (Dwight Whitney Morrow (1873 - 1931)): letter to his son, as quoted in Harold Nicolson: “Dwight Morrow” (1935), page 52
“You don’t have to do what everyone else is doing.” -Author Unknown
“Some people work up steam and some only generate a fog.” -Author Unknown
“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” -Eleanor Roosevelt (Anna Eleanor ‘Eleanor’ Roosevelt (1884 - 1962))
Overheard: There are two types of people: those who are forgetful and . . . uh . . .
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“In the not-so-long-ago-days, there were only four kinds of people: menfolk, womenfolk, youngfolk, and oldfolk. These days, they’ve divided us into a near-infinite number of constantly changing classifications, not to help us or to make the world a better place, but to manipulate us into being and doing what folks may not necessarily want to be and do.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.” -Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862): “Walden” (1854), chapter 18
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“If you have anything really valuable to contribute to the world, it will come through the expression of your own personality, that single spark of divinity that sets you off and makes you different from every other living creature.” -Bruce Barton (1886 - 1967)
“It is the little difference in each of us that is the big difference.” -Author Unknown
“There are three kinds of people: those who can count and those who cannot.” -Author Unknown
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“Different doesn’t mean wrong.” -Author Unknown
“If you don’t fit in, then you’re probably doing the right thing.” -Author Unknown
“To each his own.” [English]
“Suum cuique.” [Latin]
-Author Unknown
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“No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else.” -R. Buckminster Fuller (Richard Buckminster ‘Bucky’ Fuller, also known as R. Buckminster Fuller (1895 - 1983))
“You be you and I’ll be me.” -Billy Connolly
Birds of a feather flock together - and then there are the birds of a different feather. Shown is a ‘Major Mitchell Pink Cockatoo,’ a native of Australia . . . daring to be different.
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“Remember always that you have not only the right to be an individual; you have an obligation to be one. You cannot make any useful contribution in life unless you do this.” -Eleanor Roosevelt (Anna Eleanor ‘Eleanor’ Roosevelt (1884 - 1962))
“Youth looks ahead, old age looks back, and middle age looks tired.” -Author Unknown
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“In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good, but very few men that are both great and good.” -C. C. Colton (Charles Caleb Colton (1780 - 1832))
“I don’t divide the world into the weak and the strong, or the successes and the failures, those who make it or those who don’t. I divide the world into learners and non-learners.” -Benjamin Barber
Somebody once said that there are only two kinds of people in the world. There are those who wake up in the morning and say, “Good morning, Lord,” and there are those who wake up in the morning and say, “Good Lord, it’s morning!”
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“You’ve got to be an original, because if you’re like everyone else, what do they need you for?” -Bernadette Peters
“Every one of us has an essential contribution to make, and we can do so only by taking the risk of being uniquely our own selves.” -Carol Pearson (Carol Lynn Wright Pearson (born 1939)) at https://carollynnpearson.com/
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Overheard: As different as two peas in a pod . . .
“. . . there are two kinds of people one can call reasonable: those who serve God with all their heart because they know Him, and those who seek Him with all their heart because they do not know Him.” -Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662): “Pensées” (1897 Brunschvicg Edition), Section III: ‘On the Necessity of the Wager,’ page 194
“By being yourself, you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before.” -Edwin Elliot
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It is possible to be different . . . and yet also, remarkably similar . . .
Variety’s the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavor.
-William Cowper (1731 - 1800)
Unique
Always remember that you’re unique
Unequalled, uncommon, c’est magnifique
One of a kind, quite special and rare
Singular, original, not one of a pair
Special, the exceptional you embody
You’re really unique, just like everybody!
by Author Unknown
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“Know that although in the eternal scheme of things you are small, you are also unique and irreplaceable, as are all your fellow humans everywhere in the world.” -Margaret Laurence (Jean Margaret ‘Margaret’ Laurence (born Jean Margaret Wemyss (1926 - 1987)))
“I’d rather be a climbing ape than a falling angel.” -Terry Pratchett (1948 - 2015)
“What you have, what you are - your looks, your personality, your way of thinking - is unique. No one in the world is like you. So capitalize on it.” -Jack Lord (pseudonym of John Joseph Patrick Ryan (1920 - 1998))
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“A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a leader asks questions. A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting. A boss is interested in himself or herself, a leader is interested in the group.” -Russell H. Ewing
“A fruit salad is delicious precisely because each fruit maintains its own flavor.” -Sean Covey
“There are three kinds of people in the world, the wills, the won’ts, and the can’ts. The first accomplish everything; the second oppose everything; the third fail in everything.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “Eclectic Magazine”
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“Cherish forever what makes you unique, ‘cuz you’re really a yawn if it goes.” -Bette Midler (born 1945)
“Strive for originality in thought and action. Be first, be different, and be daring. Only then will you make a significant difference in this world. You may even attain greatness.” -Ernie J. Zelinski
“What we reach for may be different, but what makes us reach is the same.” -Mark Nepo (born 1951) at https://www.marknepo.com/
“Each of us must dance to his own tune.” -Author Unknown: “M*A*S*H” television series; line of character Charles Emerson Winchester III
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“People can be divided into two classes: those who go ahead and do something, and those who sit still and inquire, ‘Why wasn’t it done the other way?’” -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Junior (1841 - 1935)
“Beaten paths are for beaten men.” -Eric Johnston
“We have all been placed on this Earth to discover our own path, and we will never be happy if we live someone else’s idea of life.” -James Van Praagh
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“How glorious it is - and also how painful - to be an exception.” -Alfred de Musset (1810 - 1857): “Histoire d’un merle blanc” (English: “Story of the White Blackbird”) (1842)
“It is the individual’s task to differentiate himself from all the others and stand on his own feet. All collective identities . . . interfere with the fulfillment of this task. Such collective identities are crutches for the lame, shields for the timid, beds for the lazy, nurseries for the irresponsible . . .” -C. G. Jung (Carl Gustav Jung (1875 - 1961))
“Everybody is unique. Compare not yourself with anybody else lest you spoil God’s curriculum.” -Israel ben Eliezer
“The hardest struggle of all is to be something different from what the average man is.” -Charles Schwab (Charles Michael Schwab (1862 - 1939))
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“Stand out. Be different. Be a light.” -Russell M. Nelson (Russell Marion Nelson, Senior (born 1924))
“If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Nature never repeats herself and the possibilities of one human soul will never be found in another.” -Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815 - 1902)
“We’re all leading lives that are different and yet the same.” [translation to English]
“We leven allen verschillend en toch gelijk.” [original German]
-Anne Frank (Annelies Marie ‘Anne’ Frank (1929 - 1945)): “The Diary of a Young Girl” (1952), ‘6 July 1944’
“Appreciate your uniqueness. Never in history has there been anyone exactly like you. Being one of a kind, you must be the best you can possibly be; develop your talents to the fullest. You can do anything you wish to do; the only limitation is your will. Make the most of the one and only you.” -Bob Keeshan (Robert James ‘Bob’ Keeshan (1927 - 2004))
“Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world’s phenomena intersect, only once in this way and never again. That is why every man’s story is important, eternal, sacred; that is why every man, as long as he lives and fulfills the will of nature, is wondrous and worthy of every consideration.” -Herman Hesse (1877 - 1962)
“You are unrepeatable. There is a magic about you that is all your own.” -D. M. Dellinger
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“There are two types of people, those who extrapolate from incomplete data sets.” -Author Unknown
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“Remember always that you have not only the right to be an individual; you have an obligation to be one. You cannot make any useful contribution in life unless you do this.” -Eleanor Roosevelt (Anna Eleanor ‘Eleanor’ Roosevelt (1884 - 1962))
“Youth looks ahead, old age looks back, and middle age looks tired.” -Author Unknown
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“In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good, but very few men that are both great and good.” -C. C. Colton (Charles Caleb Colton (1780 - 1832))
“I don’t divide the world into the weak and the strong, or the successes and the failures, those who make it or those who don’t. I divide the world into learners and non-learners.” -Benjamin Barber
Somebody once said that there are only two kinds of people in the world. There are those who wake up in the morning and say, “Good morning, Lord,” and there are those who wake up in the morning and say, “Good Lord, it’s morning!”
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“You’ve got to be an original, because if you’re like everyone else, what do they need you for?” -Bernadette Peters
“Every one of us has an essential contribution to make, and we can do so only by taking the risk of being uniquely our own selves.” -Carol Pearson (Carol Lynn Wright Pearson (born 1939)) at https://carollynnpearson.com/
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Overheard: As different as two peas in a pod . . .
“. . . there are two kinds of people one can call reasonable: those who serve God with all their heart because they know Him, and those who seek Him with all their heart because they do not know Him.” -Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662): “Pensées” (1897 Brunschvicg Edition), Section III: ‘On the Necessity of the Wager,’ page 194
“By being yourself, you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before.” -Edwin Elliot
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It is possible to be different . . . and yet also, remarkably similar . . .
Variety’s the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavor.
-William Cowper (1731 - 1800)
Unique
Always remember that you’re unique
Unequalled, uncommon, c’est magnifique
One of a kind, quite special and rare
Singular, original, not one of a pair
Special, the exceptional you embody
You’re really unique, just like everybody!
by Author Unknown
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“Know that although in the eternal scheme of things you are small, you are also unique and irreplaceable, as are all your fellow humans everywhere in the world.” -Margaret Laurence (Jean Margaret ‘Margaret’ Laurence (born Jean Margaret Wemyss (1926 - 1987)))
“I’d rather be a climbing ape than a falling angel.” -Terry Pratchett (1948 - 2015)
“What you have, what you are - your looks, your personality, your way of thinking - is unique. No one in the world is like you. So capitalize on it.” -Jack Lord (pseudonym of John Joseph Patrick Ryan (1920 - 1998))
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“A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a leader asks questions. A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting. A boss is interested in himself or herself, a leader is interested in the group.” -Russell H. Ewing
“A fruit salad is delicious precisely because each fruit maintains its own flavor.” -Sean Covey
“There are three kinds of people in the world, the wills, the won’ts, and the can’ts. The first accomplish everything; the second oppose everything; the third fail in everything.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “Eclectic Magazine”
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“Cherish forever what makes you unique, ‘cuz you’re really a yawn if it goes.” -Bette Midler (born 1945)
“Strive for originality in thought and action. Be first, be different, and be daring. Only then will you make a significant difference in this world. You may even attain greatness.” -Ernie J. Zelinski
“What we reach for may be different, but what makes us reach is the same.” -Mark Nepo (born 1951) at https://www.marknepo.com/
“Each of us must dance to his own tune.” -Author Unknown: “M*A*S*H” television series; line of character Charles Emerson Winchester III
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“People can be divided into two classes: those who go ahead and do something, and those who sit still and inquire, ‘Why wasn’t it done the other way?’” -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Junior (1841 - 1935)
“Beaten paths are for beaten men.” -Eric Johnston
“We have all been placed on this Earth to discover our own path, and we will never be happy if we live someone else’s idea of life.” -James Van Praagh
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“How glorious it is - and also how painful - to be an exception.” -Alfred de Musset (1810 - 1857): “Histoire d’un merle blanc” (English: “Story of the White Blackbird”) (1842)
“It is the individual’s task to differentiate himself from all the others and stand on his own feet. All collective identities . . . interfere with the fulfillment of this task. Such collective identities are crutches for the lame, shields for the timid, beds for the lazy, nurseries for the irresponsible . . .” -C. G. Jung (Carl Gustav Jung (1875 - 1961))
“Everybody is unique. Compare not yourself with anybody else lest you spoil God’s curriculum.” -Israel ben Eliezer
“The hardest struggle of all is to be something different from what the average man is.” -Charles Schwab (Charles Michael Schwab (1862 - 1939))
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“Stand out. Be different. Be a light.” -Russell M. Nelson (Russell Marion Nelson, Senior (born 1924))
“If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Nature never repeats herself and the possibilities of one human soul will never be found in another.” -Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815 - 1902)
“We’re all leading lives that are different and yet the same.” [translation to English]
“We leven allen verschillend en toch gelijk.” [original German]
-Anne Frank (Annelies Marie ‘Anne’ Frank (1929 - 1945)): “The Diary of a Young Girl” (1952), ‘6 July 1944’
“Appreciate your uniqueness. Never in history has there been anyone exactly like you. Being one of a kind, you must be the best you can possibly be; develop your talents to the fullest. You can do anything you wish to do; the only limitation is your will. Make the most of the one and only you.” -Bob Keeshan (Robert James ‘Bob’ Keeshan (1927 - 2004))
“Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world’s phenomena intersect, only once in this way and never again. That is why every man’s story is important, eternal, sacred; that is why every man, as long as he lives and fulfills the will of nature, is wondrous and worthy of every consideration.” -Herman Hesse (1877 - 1962)
“You are unrepeatable. There is a magic about you that is all your own.” -D. M. Dellinger
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“There are two types of people, those who extrapolate from incomplete data sets.” -Author Unknown
“Dare to be yourself.” -André Gide (André Paul Guillaume Gide (1869 - 1951))
“When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free.” -Charles Evans Hughes (1862 - 1948): in an address at Faneuil Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America (17 June 1925)
“In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.” -Coco Chanel (Gabrielle Bonheur ‘Coco’ Chanel (1883 - 1971))
“Differences were meant not to divide but to enrich.” -J. H. Oldham (Joseph Houldsworth Oldham (1874 - 1969))
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“Today, there are three kinds of people: the have’s, the have-not’s, and the have-not-paid-for-what-they-have’s.” -Earl Wilson (Harvey Earl ‘Earl’ Wilson (1907 - 1987))
“There are ten kinds of people in the world, those who understand binary math, and those who do not.” -Author Unknown
“People are eternally divided into two classes: the believer, builder, and praiser; and the unbeliever, destroyer, and critic.” -John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)
“Cultivate your own capabilities, your own style. Appreciate the members of your family for who they are, even though their outlook or style may be miles different from yours. Rabbits don’t fly. Eagles don’t swim. Ducks look funny trying to climb. Squirrels don’t have feathers. Stop comparing. There’s plenty of room in the forest.” -Charles R. Swindoll (Charles Rozell ‘Chuck’ Swindoll (born 1934))
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“There are two kinds of men who never amount to very much: Those who cannot do what they are told, and those who can do nothing else.” -Cyrus H. K. Curtis (Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis (1850 - 1933))
“If you want to be different, do something different.” -Wynton Marsalis (Wynton Learson Marsalis (born 1961))
“Let’s acknowledge our differences and not deny them; appreciate them and value them; and each of us with our own uniqueness can contribute where we are needed. There is no need to go to war with each other upon the insistence that only one way of being or of doing is right.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Each human being is unique, unprecedented, unrepeatable.” -René Dubos (1901 - 1982)
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“At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this Earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, ever be put together a second time.” -Friedrich Nietzsche (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900))
“Don’t be like the rest of them, darling.” -Author Unknown
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“Why are you trying so hard to fit in, when you’re born to stand out?” -Oliver James
“There is only one you for all time. Fearlessly be yourself.” -Anthony Rapp
“Whatever else you may be sure of, be sure of this: that you are dreadfully like other people.” -James Russell Lowell (1819 - 1891): “My Study Windows” (1871)
“Allow the world to live as it chooses, and allow yourself to live as you choose.” -Richard Bach (Richard David Bach (born 1936))
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“There are two kinds of people, those who finish what they start and so on.” -Robert Byrne
“When you’re different, sometimes you don’t see the millions of people who accept you for what you are. All you notice is the person who doesn’t.” -Jodi Picoult (Jodi Lynn Picoult (born 1966)) at https://www.jodipicoult.com/.
“The two types of people are rocks and rockets, and you can choose to remain motionless like a rock - or you can take off like a rocket!” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated, thus, everyone’s task is unique as his specific opportunity to implement it.” -Viktor E. Frankl (Viktor Emil Frankl (1905 - 1997))
“People have one thing in common: They are all different.” -Robert Zend (1929 - 1985)
“I’m a ragged individualist.” -Jane Ace (born Jane Epstein (1897 - 1974))
“There are two types of people - those who come into a room and say, ‘Well, here I am!’ and those who come in and say, ‘Ah, there you are.’” -Frederick L. Collins
“Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself to others. It is because we are different that each of us is special. Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important, only know what is best for you.” -Ken Lewis
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“People are much more alike inside than they are on the surface.” -Verne Burnett
“Don’t be like the rest of them, darling.” -Grace Kelly (Grace Patricia Kelly (1929 - 1982))
You are an original, an individual, a masterpiece.
Celebrate that; don’t let your uniqueness make you shy.
Don’t be someone other than the wonder you are.
Every star is important to the sky.
-Douglas Pagels (born 1950) at https://www.DouglasPagels.com/
“All of us are stars and deserve the right to twinkle.” -Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jean Mortenson (1926 - 1962))
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“Only recently have I realized that being different is not something you want to hide or squelch or suppress.” -Amy Gerstler
“Be different. Do different things.” -Kendrick Lamar
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We are MFOL! . . . being different is what we are all about . . .
“When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free.” -Charles Evans Hughes (1862 - 1948): in an address at Faneuil Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America (17 June 1925)
“In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.” -Coco Chanel (Gabrielle Bonheur ‘Coco’ Chanel (1883 - 1971))
“Differences were meant not to divide but to enrich.” -J. H. Oldham (Joseph Houldsworth Oldham (1874 - 1969))
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“Today, there are three kinds of people: the have’s, the have-not’s, and the have-not-paid-for-what-they-have’s.” -Earl Wilson (Harvey Earl ‘Earl’ Wilson (1907 - 1987))
“There are ten kinds of people in the world, those who understand binary math, and those who do not.” -Author Unknown
“People are eternally divided into two classes: the believer, builder, and praiser; and the unbeliever, destroyer, and critic.” -John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)
“Cultivate your own capabilities, your own style. Appreciate the members of your family for who they are, even though their outlook or style may be miles different from yours. Rabbits don’t fly. Eagles don’t swim. Ducks look funny trying to climb. Squirrels don’t have feathers. Stop comparing. There’s plenty of room in the forest.” -Charles R. Swindoll (Charles Rozell ‘Chuck’ Swindoll (born 1934))
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“There are two kinds of men who never amount to very much: Those who cannot do what they are told, and those who can do nothing else.” -Cyrus H. K. Curtis (Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis (1850 - 1933))
“If you want to be different, do something different.” -Wynton Marsalis (Wynton Learson Marsalis (born 1961))
“Let’s acknowledge our differences and not deny them; appreciate them and value them; and each of us with our own uniqueness can contribute where we are needed. There is no need to go to war with each other upon the insistence that only one way of being or of doing is right.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Each human being is unique, unprecedented, unrepeatable.” -René Dubos (1901 - 1982)
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“At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this Earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, ever be put together a second time.” -Friedrich Nietzsche (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900))
“Don’t be like the rest of them, darling.” -Author Unknown
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“Why are you trying so hard to fit in, when you’re born to stand out?” -Oliver James
“There is only one you for all time. Fearlessly be yourself.” -Anthony Rapp
“Whatever else you may be sure of, be sure of this: that you are dreadfully like other people.” -James Russell Lowell (1819 - 1891): “My Study Windows” (1871)
“Allow the world to live as it chooses, and allow yourself to live as you choose.” -Richard Bach (Richard David Bach (born 1936))
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“There are two kinds of people, those who finish what they start and so on.” -Robert Byrne
“When you’re different, sometimes you don’t see the millions of people who accept you for what you are. All you notice is the person who doesn’t.” -Jodi Picoult (Jodi Lynn Picoult (born 1966)) at https://www.jodipicoult.com/.
“The two types of people are rocks and rockets, and you can choose to remain motionless like a rock - or you can take off like a rocket!” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated, thus, everyone’s task is unique as his specific opportunity to implement it.” -Viktor E. Frankl (Viktor Emil Frankl (1905 - 1997))
“People have one thing in common: They are all different.” -Robert Zend (1929 - 1985)
“I’m a ragged individualist.” -Jane Ace (born Jane Epstein (1897 - 1974))
“There are two types of people - those who come into a room and say, ‘Well, here I am!’ and those who come in and say, ‘Ah, there you are.’” -Frederick L. Collins
“Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself to others. It is because we are different that each of us is special. Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important, only know what is best for you.” -Ken Lewis
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“People are much more alike inside than they are on the surface.” -Verne Burnett
“Don’t be like the rest of them, darling.” -Grace Kelly (Grace Patricia Kelly (1929 - 1982))
You are an original, an individual, a masterpiece.
Celebrate that; don’t let your uniqueness make you shy.
Don’t be someone other than the wonder you are.
Every star is important to the sky.
-Douglas Pagels (born 1950) at https://www.DouglasPagels.com/
“All of us are stars and deserve the right to twinkle.” -Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jean Mortenson (1926 - 1962))
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“Only recently have I realized that being different is not something you want to hide or squelch or suppress.” -Amy Gerstler
“Be different. Do different things.” -Kendrick Lamar
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We are MFOL! . . . being different is what we are all about . . .
