Being oneself

If all pulled in one direction, the world would keel over. -Yiddish proverb

The man who never makes a mistake always takes orders from one who does.
No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her own way is without enemies. -Daisy Bates (1863-1951)

Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again. -James R. Cook

If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing. -Anatole France [Jacques Anatole Thibault] (1844-1924)

When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other. -Eric Hoffer (1902-1983)

When all think alike, no one is thinking very much. -Walter Lippmann (1889-1974)

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new. -Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

We are discreet sheep; we wait to see how the drove is going, and then go with the drove. -Mark Twain [Samuel Langhornne Clemens] (1835-1910)

Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. -Mark Twain [Samuel Langhornne Clemens] (1835-1910)

It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong. -Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] (1694-1778