What I am looking for is not out there, it is in me.
I was not designed to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let us see who is the strongest.
I feel that America is essentially against the artist, that the enemy of America is the artist, because he stands for individuality and creativeness, and that’s un-American somehow.
Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.
Maximum individuality within maximum community.
Personality begins where comparison ends.
In bourgeois society capital is independent and has individuality, while the living person is dependent and has no individuality.
I never tried to prove anything to someone else. I wanted to prove something to myself.
Don’t be a drag. Just be a queen.
Always believe in yourself. No matter who’s around you being negative or thrusting negative energy at you, totally block it off. Because whatever you believe, you become.
Put your foot upon the neck of the fear of criticism by reaching a decision not to worry about what other people think, do, or say.
When the individuality of the artist begins to express itself, what the artist gains in the way of liberty he loses in the way of order.
You must not let your life run in the ordinary way; do something that nobody else has done, something that will dazzle the world. Show that God’s creative principle works in you.
No member of a crew is praised for the rugged individuality of his rowing.
I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.
The liberty of the individual is no gift of civilization. It was greatest before there was any civilization.
The beliefs that we use to define our own individuality, what makes us unique – good, bad, or indifferent – from other individuals.
Long live the rose that grew from the concrete when no one else ever cared.
Be an individual, work hard, study, get your mind straight, and trust nobody.
I am me and I am okay.