A. J. Pritchard Quotes

I've tried to avoid labels, but they always find you.

Why does everyone need to have a label?

People always want to put a label on you; they always want to compare you to something.

I'm sick of people putting boxes around everyone, telling you where and how you have to fit in.

They stick you with those names, those labels -- ‘rebel’ or whatever; whatever they like to use. Because they need a label; they need a name. They need something to put the price tag on the back of.

I hate labels.

They're never gonna not put you in a box. It's something that they have to do, because nine times out of 10 people don't understand creativity.

I don't want to have any category stamped on my face.

I will no longer enter into the all-American skin game that demands you select a box and define yourself by it.

I don't like labels.

I think growing up, people want to put you in a box and label you quite often, just because it's kind of easier, I guess.

Tolerably early in life I discovered that one of the unpardonable sins, in the eyes of most people, is for a man to go about unlabeled. The world regards such a person as the police do an unmuzzled dog.

Labels are for cans, not for people.

I keep saying, 'Don't change. Be who you are,' but society is really strong in their opinions.

Why do you have to choose what type of woman you are? Why do you have to label yourself anything?

You don't have to fight against being placed in a box any more than the number two has to fight against being the number three. I mean, two is not going to be the number three, ever.

I've always done everything at my disposal to avoid labeling what I do, or to avoid being labeled myself.

People are always going to identify with what it's like living in society and have people judge you in certain ways, and how you can be strong enough to be your own person and all those good things.

Labels are for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people.

Labels are for cans, not people.

It is hard to be an individual in Japan.

While children are struggling to be unique, the world around them is trying all means to make them look like everybody else.

I don't want to live up to how people expect me to be.

Once you label me you negate me.

I remember straightening my hair because I wanted to be like everybody else, and now the fact that anybody would emulate what I do? It's just funny.