Huma Qureshi Quotes

I always tried so hard to fit in, and then I figured out that I didn't want to fit.

When you're younger, all you want to do is fit in, and then the older you get, you don't want to fit in, you want to stand out.

I went to public school for like, one day. I don't get it. Everybody tries to be exactly the same. I think being an outsider is a good thing.

Don't try to stand out that much for prom. Be yourself.

Don't worry about fitting in - it's completely over-rated.

We're fighting to be ourselves in a world that's trying to make us like everyone else.

People don't want to be diverse, or they're scared to be diverse. People just dress a certain way to fit in but sometimes being outside of the box is the cool thing to do.

I tried to be really nice and like the things other people liked and do the things other people were supposed to do, and what you find out is that they're going to bully you anyway. And I thought, 'You know what? If I'm going to get bullied anyway, I might as well get bullied for making a difference in the world.'

He who fears to be out of the mode does not deserve to belong to himself.

I don't want to be liked by everyone.

The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that.

Contrary to popular belief, I'm not always trying to stand out.

As soon as something becomes 'trendy,' I go off it. I hate the idea of being a sheep and just following a look because I've been told it's fashionable. Individuality makes the world a much more interesting place.

Conforming is not cool.

Well, sometimes when you say you want to be like everybody else, you're really saying that you're not.

Rather be dead than cool.

The nail that sticks out gets knocked down.

Even as a child, Muhammad Ali got perverse pleasure out of being different. He liked the attention it got him, but most of all he just liked being himself: odd and independent.

It's nice to stand out and not have to conform to all the beauty standards that just don't even make sense anymore.

I don't feel pressure to act like other people or rap like other people, because I just can't.

If you try too hard to fit in you become something you are not.

I've never been pressed to be friends with everyone or be popular, even in school - I've always done my own thing.

Everyone was wearing jeans, so I started wearing slacks. I'd walk on, and people would laugh before I got to the mic because I looked stupid.

Being part of a crowd and not standing out is way more frightening than being the person that stands out.

People relate to the spirit of the band, which is to live your way and succeed on your own terms. There's no hypocrisy in being successful and still railing against conformity.