Neneh Cherry Quotes

When you don't dress like everybody else, you don't have to think like everybody else.

I love being unconventional because that's the reason I stand out.

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

I just don't fit into the box.

Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from.

I have always marched to my own beat, and most frequently, it was inconsistent not only with my own immediate family, but with my culture as well.

You want to stand out and be unique and do something different. I always try to zig when they zag - I guess it's a football term, but it applies to a lot of different areas of life.

I think being different, going against the grain of society is the greatest thing in the world.

People like to put you into a box. I'm afraid I don't sit in a box.

Of course I know I am not the average footballer. But I'd be lying if I said I set out to be different, I didn't set out to go against the grain.

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.

You're made aware of what the industry is and what you need to conform to; I don't fit that, and I'm never going to.

Never follow the crowd.

I don't follow what everybody else does.

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

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.

I mean, I tend to do my own thing, and that usually crosses purposes with everyone around me.

I don't live by a lot of society's rules; I can't pattern myself after the herd.

I like being unconventional.

I always wanted to go against hat grain because it was too restricting.

If you have your own agenda and your own style and you don't easily conform to what the masses are doing, you're looked upon as being difficult. Whereas, I think of it as just being an individual.

I don't want to follow the herd.

Let's embrace being not normal!