100 Inspirational Quotes about Being Different and Being Yourself
Quotes about Being Different
“I’m different than everyone else because everyone else is not me.” —Julian Aguilar
“Be different so that people can see you clearly amongst the crowds.” —Mehmet Murat ildan
“It’s not about being different but about being better at what you do.” —Bhavish Aggarwal
“I want to show people they don’t have to be scared of being different.” —Jazz Jennings
“Different is good, and being different is what makes us stand out in the world.” —Natalya Neidhart
“I stopped focusing on people being different, and I started treating everyone the same way.” —Ivan Glasenberg
“Better to embrace the discomfort of being different than the comfort of fitting in.” —Ogwo David Emenike
“As we grow as unique persons, we learn to respect the uniqueness of others.” —Robert H. Schuller
“Life’s no piece of cake, mind you, but the recipe’s my own to fool with.” —Haruki Murakami
“Being different was good, I liked it and I wouldn’t change myself for anyone. Not ever.” —Amanda James
“I think being different, going against the grain of society is the greatest thing in the world.” —Elijah Wood
“When you are like everyone, you are nobody; but when you are different from everyone, you are somebody.” —Mehmet Murat ildan
“Only recently have I realized that being different is not something you want to hide or squelch or suppress.” —Amy Gerstler
“So what? You’re another person, so of course you look different. What do you need to be ashamed for? – Yana Toboso
“I think everybody carries a slight sense of being different, and I know that it comes very naturally to me.” —Louis Theroux
“So you’re a little weird? Work it! A little different? Own it! Better to be a nerd than one of the herd! – Mandy Hale
“When someone becomes successful or rich and famous, people perceive that person as being different. But I’m the same guy I’ve always been.” —Barry Zito
“Being different and thinking differently make a person unforgettable. History does not remember the forgettable. It honors the unique minority the majority cannot forget.” —Suzy Kassem
“We don’t do things the same way everyone else does. We relish being different. We see that difference as an element that makes us more compelling.” —Reggie Fils-Aime
“For a really long time, I thought being different was a negative thing. But as I grew older, I started to realize we were all born to stand out; nobody is born to blend in.” —Halima Aden
“We are all different. We see things differently. The things I appreciate and value may not be the things you appreciate and value. Our beliefs might conflict. And even if we agree on much, we perceive the world differently.” —Zamm Zamudio
“Sometimes, being different feels a lot like being alone. But with that said, being true to that and being true to my standards and my way of doing things in my art and my music, everything that has made me feel very different, in the end, it has made me the happiest.” —Lindsey Stirling
Inspirational Quotes about Being Different
“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” —John F. Kennedy
“The things that make me different are the things that make me.” —Winnie The Pooh
“We must never be afraid to be a sign of contradiction for the world.” —Mother Teresa
“People have a problem with me being different, but that propels me forward in life.” —Mary-Louise Parker
“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” —Maya Angelou
“Take care not to listen to anyone who tells you what you can and can’t be in life.” —Meg Medina
“When someone is nasty or treats you poorly, don’t take it personally. It says nothing about you, but a lot about them.” —Michael Josephson
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” —Robert Frost.
“I think every person has their own identity and beauty. Everyone being different is what is really beautiful. If we were all the same, it would be boring.” —Tila Tequila
“Whatever you do, be different – that was the advice my mother gave me, and I can’t think of better advice for an entrepreneur. If you’re different, you will stand out.”- Anita Roddick
“The person who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The person who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever seen before.” —Albert Einstein
“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
“You are a marvel. You are unique. In all the years that have passed, there has never been another child like you. Your legs, your arms, your clever fingers, the way you move. You may become a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the capacity for anything.” — Henry David Thoreau
“I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that’s as unique as a fingerprint – and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.”- Oprah Winfrey
“I want to say when I was little, like Maleficent, I was told I was different. And I felt out of place and too loud, too full of fire, never good at sitting still, never good at fitting in. And then one day I realized something – something I hope you all realize. Different is good. When someone tells you that you are different, smile and hold your head up and be proud.” —Angelina Jolie
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.” —Apple Inc.
Inspirational Quotes about Being Yourself
“Don’t apologize for being yourself, but ask for an apology if they want you to be something else.” —Amit Kalantri
“The beauty of life is to be different. Set yourself apart from the crowd, and flourish into the person you were meant to be.” —Julian Aguilar
“Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.” —Oscar Wilde
“Insist on yourself; never imitate.’ – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.” —Coco Chanel
“Being different isn’t a bad thing. It means you’re brave enough to be yourself.” —Luna Lovegood
“By being yourself you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before.” —Edwin Elliott
“To be nobody but yourself in a world doing its best to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle any human can ever fight and never stop fighting.” —E. E. Cummings
“You can make life very simple or very complicated. Some people try to be what others want them to be. Others try to be different just to stand out. In both cases, they are changing themselves to impress others. Neither of these paths has a heart. Just be true to yourself. It’s that simple.” —Mike Stutman
“Remind yourself that you don’t have to do what everyone else is doing.” —Rajat Dogra
“Always be a first rate version of yourself, instead of a second rate version of somebody else.” —Judy Garland
“The longer you go by yourself the weirder you get, and the weirder you get the longer you go by yourself.” —Jim Shepard
“Fitting in allows you to blend in with everyone else, but being different allows you to be yourself, to be unique and to be more creative.” —Sonya Parker
Short Inspirational Quotes About Being Different
“We are all born originals.” —Edward Young
“I am different. Not less.” —Temple Grandin
“Originality is a byproduct of sincerity.” —Marianne Moore
“Not all who wander are lost.” — Gandolf
“Being different is good; embrace it.” —Simon Cowell
“Share our similarities, celebrate our differences.” —M. Scott Peck
“I realized that my strength was being different.” —Betsey Johnson
“The human being is single, unique, and unrepeatable.” —John Paul II
“Your lucky enough to be different, never change” —Taylor Swift
“Kites rise high against the wind, not with it.” —Winston Churchil
“Don’t doubt your value. Don’t run from who you are.” —Aslan
“In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.” —Coco Chanel
“If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.” —George S. Patton
“Do not choose to be wrong for the sake of being different.”
“If you want to stand out, don’t be different; be outstanding.” —Meredith West
“Better to be a nerd than one of the herd!” —Mandy Hale
“When you’re the only sane person, you look like the only insane person.” —Criss Jami
Being Different Quotes and Sayings
“Be different so that people can see you clearly amongst the crowds.” —Mehmet Murat ildan
“Some are born weird, some achieve it, and others have weirdness thrust upon them.” —Dick Francis
“Life’s no piece of cake, mind you, but the recipe’s my own to fool with.” —Haruki Murakami
“Do something remarkable or accept being the mere statistic that you have always been awarded.” —Tsepiso Makhubedu
“I think being different, going against the grain of society is the greatest thing in the world.” —Elijah Wood
“The hardest struggle of all is to be something different from what the average man is.” —Charles M. Schwab
“There’s a whole category of people who miss out by not allowing themselves to be weird enough.” —Alain De Botton
“There is no such thing as a weird human being, it’s just that some people require more understanding than others.” —Tom Robbins
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” —Dr. Seuss
“It’s really important to share the idea that being different might feel like a problem at the time, but ultimately diversity is a strength.” —Carson Kressley
“My great mistake, the fault for which I can’t forgive myself is that one day I ceased my obstinate pursuit of my own individuality.” —Oscar Wilde
“When we allow ourselves to exist truly and fully, we sting the world with our vision and challenge it with our own ways of being.” —Thomas Moore
“Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safer, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary.”
“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