Kate Chopin Quotes

The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.

Whoso would be a man must be a non-conformist.

It is always easy to take a position when society agrees with you. It is hard to take a position that everyone else in society disagrees with.

Ultimately, it's a really brave thing to do what makes you happy as opposed to what the norm, or the social norm is, and that's a very important thing for people to remember, especially young women.

But when the strong were too weak to hurt the weak, the weak had to be strong enough to leave.

The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.

I just don't conform very well.

You were once wild here. Don't let them tame you.

I don't much mind being expelled from communities.

Don't change for nobody.

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.

One of the main uses of a home is to stay in it, when one is too weak and spiritless for conforming, without effort, to the ways of other houses.

In a society that tries to standardize thinking, individuality is not highly prized.

I have an aversion to being mislabeled. Here's a label I'd accept: I'm an 'individual.' I'm someone who can't follow, and doesn't want to lead.

I admire anyone that follows the road less travelled.

I think that my music is really empowering. I just want people to know - especially young people, but really everyone - that you don't have to be so caught up in what everyone else is thinking. You don't have to be the coolest, most popular person. You can just be you and be vulnerable.

We have to wake up. We have to refuse to be a clone.

The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow.

I'm inspired by anyone who's honest in their own expression, people who truly beat to the rhythm of their own drum.

Never let oneself be guided by the opinion of one's contemporaries. Continue steadfastly on one's way.

The most daring thing is to be yourself and to do exactly what you want to do at that point in time and not to be worried with what other people are doing or what's popular.

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

We can raise our sights high when we're willing to break free from being conformists who live a conventional life simply because we are too afraid to express our uniqueness.

Rules are made for people who aren't willing to make up their own.

I don't believe in societal restrictions. It wasn't a choice - conformity simply never occurred to me.