To hear how much of a great human being you were — even if you really weren’t — open your ears at your funeral.
Mokokoma MokhonoanaMots clés lies death conformity eulogy funeral tradition insincerity deceased
He who fails to achieve a dream set by himself is more honorable than he who succeeds in achieving a dream set by his society.
Mokokoma MokhonoanaMots clés success society conformity dream failure independent-thinking
If unconventional ideas = sperm, then public opinion = abortion.
Mokokoma MokhonoanaMots clés conformity nonconformity ideas public-opinion abortion herd-mentality sperm
Opinions of the masses kill the 'extra' in an 'extraordinary' idea.
Mokokoma MokhonoanaMots clés opinions conformity criticism ideas extraordinary
Two reasons why people hate and/or fight change: (1) People fear the unknown; and (2) There are always people profiting from how things are.
Mokokoma MokhonoanaMots clés fear change conformity status-quo
They succeeded not only in making me normal but also in making me dull .
Pat ConroyMots clés conformity
In every southerner, beneath the veneer of clichés lies a much deeper motherlode of cliché. But even cliché is overlaid with enormous power when a child is involved.
Pat ConroyMots clés conformity parenting conventional-wisdom
I became one of those anonymous Americans who tries to keep his mind sharp and inquisitive while performing all the humiliating rituals of the middle class
Pat ConroyMots clés conformity curiosity consumerism
If I decide to be an idiot, then I’ll be an idiot on my own accord.
Johann Sebastian BachMots clés humor conformity
Am I corrupted if I believe that the people who think alike are more admirable and estimable than those who think for themselves? If no one thought differently, then where would our innovations come from? How would we ever advance beyond the status quo? Corruption isn't just moral or ethical in nature--rust is a form of corruption, one that eats away at its host like a parasite, constantly making it less than it was the day before. The belief that they should hold in greater esteem those who think alike is a form of rust, something that doesn't allow our young people to grow beyond the limitations already established by those who do think alike.
Tom WalshMots clés life perspective conformity corruption beliefs
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