Nonconformist Quotes

We are the anarchists your parents warned you about.

The poet, the artist, the sleuth - whoever sharpens our perception tends to be antisocial; rarely "well-adjusted", he cannot go along with currents and trends. A strange bond often exists between antisocial types in their power to see environments as they really are. This need to interface, to confront environments with a certain antisocial power is manifest in the famous story "The Emperor's New Clothes".

Marshall McLuhan

Confession is not all about telling your bad deeds to the public, but being proud of the bad things you have done so far.

Michael Bassey Johnson

I didn’t like having to explain to them, so I just shut up, smoked a cigarette, and looked at the sea.

Today and tomorrow is an illusion, days are all joined together, and if you are waiting for your time, you are wasting your time.

Michael Bassey Johnson

People like us are dead to society unless we’re pretentious, tell people what they want to hear, take off our clothes, or pretend to be like them.

Donna Lynn Hope

A person who is truly cool is a work of art. And remember, original works of art cost exponentially higher than imitations. Just take a look at the the coolest people in history. They will always be a part of history for being extremely original individuals, not imitations.

I wonder in what way I would function as a person, in a society without ever attending school. I'd be myself.

J.R. Rim

A truly good person will speak truth, act with truth, and stand for Truth. A truly good person is not afraid to think from their heart; therefore, allowing nonconformist decisions, viewpoints, and perspectives to lead their life. By following their heart, they stand with their conscience, and only with God.