John F. Kennedy Jr. Quotes

I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.

I have a suspicion of lockstep and everyone looking in the same direction: that's a key character trait in me.

I have contrarian tendencies.

I'm bad at doing what I'm told. I'm a born free thinker.

I think if I'm controversial it's not because I set out to be. It's because I've never felt comfortable being part of someone else's mainstream community.

I've never liked categories; I've never liked boxes; I've always tried to be unconventional as much as I possibly could.

A heretic is a man who sees with his own eyes.

It's definitely an intrinsic part of my makeup that makes me want to see black when everyone else is seeing white.

Ever since I was a small child, I've had this feeling - it's in my nature, and so it's not even pretentious - that if everyone's going one way, I will go the other, just by some kind of spirit of defiance.

I've never been one to just do what I'm told. I don't say that necessarily with pride, it's just something that has gotten me in trouble before.

I am a contrarian.

Defy your own group. Rebel against yourself.

Nobody's going to tell me how to be different, so stop asking me. Stop asking me what two-plus-two is. Everybody knows two-plus-two is five.

It's funny because there's a part of me that, if something is popular, I sort of become a defiant teenager about it. Like, 'Oh, I'm not gonna like that because everybody likes it.'

I'm a total nonconformist; for me, it's about going down rabbit holes.

I think there's something important in going against the grain and perhaps finding value in things that aren't necessarily institutionally recognized.

I get a kick out of being an outsider constantly. It allows me to be creative.

The most unpardonable sin in society is independence of thought.

I have followed my heart my whole life - the crazy kid, a contrarian by nature, and I've been in trouble in points in my career.

I had moments of my actions and words not reflecting who it is I am - if that defines a punk, then yes, absolutely.

I think that everybody would love to play the bad girl, 'cause for most of us, it's a stretch.

I'm drawn to things that aren't particularly popular at the time. I don't know why.

I don't follow what everybody else does.

Nothing that I've done has been conventional. I didn't go with a major label, I didn't sign up with the bigwig management that basically has everyone but doesn't have time for anyone. I didn't win 'Idol' - I was seventh. I don't do anything how everybody else does it.

I may be a maverick, but it doesn't mean I like playing tricks.