Non-conformity is the only real passion worth being ruled by.
If you're trying to forge bonds on something other than kinship, and forge a tribal identity on something other than relatedness, conformity is a good way to do it. And if you're wealthy, you can do it with a very expensive It bag, or whether it's Vuitton or Valentino at the moment, and it's a way to signal to one another, We're part of this tribe.
Conformity is the last refuge of the unimaginitive
Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members.
I am neither for conformity nor non-conformity. I am for individuality. If one's individuality is in effect non-conformity, then so be it. But basically, one's individuality consists of conformity--to one's self.
Skepticism requires disbelief and curiosity, not conformity to conventional wisdom. There's no science here. This is pure politics.
Nonconformists travel as a rule in bunches. You rarely find a nonconformist who goes it alone. And woe to him inside a nonconformist clique who does not conform with nonconformity.
Norwegian legislation is more in conformity with the rules of the European Union than most member states.
Seek freedom from the conformity of styles
The characteristic human trait is not awareness but conformity, and the characteristic result is religious warfare. Other animals fight for territory or food; but, uniquely in the animal kingdom, human beings fight for their 'beliefs. ' The reason is that beliefs guide behavior, which has evolutionary importance among human beings. But at a time when our behavior may well lead us to extinction, I see no reason to assume we have any awareness at all. We are stubborn, self-destructive conformists. Any other view of our species is just a self-congratulatory delusion.
All art is based on non-conformity.
When I conform to truth, I do not conform to an abstract principle; I conform to the nature of God.
I don't think we really planned it ahead of time but rather oozed out of our pores. All three of the demonstrative themes of Corrosion of Conformity are on there. The HardcorePunk from the 80's, the late 80'searly 90's mathy metal and finally the more Pepper, swampydoomy stuff. We love all three so that's what came out on the album and I think it came out magically.
Never say No when the world says Aye.
The attractive idea that we can now have a parliament of man with authority to control the conduct of nations by legislation or an international police force with power to enforce national conformity to rules of right conduct is a counsel of perfection.
Few, if any, survive their teens. Most surrender to the vague but murderous pressure of adult conformity.
To be ones self and unafraid whether right or wrong is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity.
This new declaration which emphasizes the necessity of global disarmament is based on the purposes and principles of the United Nations, in particular the prohibition of the threat and use of force, and on the obligation to negotiate disputes in conformity with the UN Charter. It is a strong and positive example for the entire world.
Officers conditioned to conformity in peacetime cannot be expected to behave boldly and flexibly in combat.
. . . but I'm always being invaded by others' souls so I can't see my own soul very well.