Dani Alves Quotes

I'd never just want to do what everybody else did. I'd be contributing to the sameness of everything.

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

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

I like being the odd one out in L.A. Because if you conform, you become something you hate. I love being the odd one out. It's not about 'Look at me! Look at me!' It's about really becoming someone else.

I feel like when I try to fit in, it comes across as not genuine, and that is not good. I'd rather just do me and have people say, 'Oh. That's interesting,' than try to fit in.

I named my album 'So Uncool' because it defies the ordinary: you're different from everyone else. It's like, being uncool makes you cool because you're different!

I tried to be different; I didn't want to be like everybody else.

I can simply tell you that since I was a kid, I didn't like to look like anyone else.

I've never tried to be like anybody else. I'm a non-conformist in every way, and when it comes to wrestling, that's certainly true, too.

You almost have to force yourself to stay in a vacuum to become different - if you really want to be different.

You'll never stand out if your goal in life is to fit in.

I'd rather be a freak than a clone.

People want you to be ordinary. They don't like it when people are different. They don't like it when a man soars over their heads while they stand in the dirt. People hate you when you're special; it reminds them of everything that they aren't.

People who follow all the rules and chase every trend tend to get forgotten - they look great, but they're not as memorable.

When you're just like everybody else, you've nothing to offer other than your conformity.

Everybody tries to be exactly the same. I think being an outsider is a good thing.

I think I've always wanted to be different from everybody else. I get really annoyed when I do something and everybody else does it too, or if I'm doing something that everybody else is doing.

I don't want to be normal. I want to be something else.

I'm not always the best at picking out what goes together. I always want to be presentable, but more than that, I want to be different. I've never just wanted to follow the crowd. I think that goes back to when I was a boy. If everyone was doing one thing, I'd do something different.

Conforming is not cool.

People who cannot invent and reinvent themselves must be content with borrowed postures, secondhand ideas, fitting in instead of standing out.

As far as things I avoid, I always avoid following trends just because they're trends.

I don't want to go out there and do something 3,000 other people can do.

I think it is very important in this business to be an individual.

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