85 Inspirational Quotes About Being Different that Will Make You be Yourself!

Quotes About Being Different and Unique

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• “Stop apologizing! It’s ok if your ideas are different, your goals are big – don’t be afraid of what others would say. You are skilled, capable, and talented – you deserve to be a leader, and you are enough. Leaning in can be uncomfortable, so don’t be afraid to own your seat, lean back, and kick your feet up.” – Joy Fitzgerald

• “I find that the very things that I get criticized for, which is usually being different and just doing my own thing and just being original, is the very thing that’s making me successful.” – Shania Twain

• “Sometimes, being different feels a lot like being alone. But with that being said, being true to that and being true to my standards and my way of doing things in my art and my music, everything that has made me feel very different…in the end, it has made me the happiest.” – Lindsey Stirling

• “Normal is not something to aspire to, it’s something to get away from.” – Jodie Foster

• “In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.” – Coco Chanel

• “Fitting in allows you to blend in with everyone else, but being different allows you to be yourself, to be unique, and to be more creative.” – Sonya Parker

• “The person who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The person who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever seen before.” – Albert Einstein

• “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” – Robert Frost.

• “I want to say when I was little, like Maleficent, I was told I was different. And I felt out of place and too loud, too full of fire, never good at sitting still, never good at fitting in.  And then one day I realized something – something I hope you all realize. Different is good. When someone tells you that you are different, smile, and hold your head up and be proud.” – Angelina Jolie

• “If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears however measured or far away.” – Henry David Thoreau

• “Take care not to listen to anyone who tells you what you can and can’t be in life.” – Meg Medina

• “You can make life very simple or very complicated. Some people try to be what others want them to be.  Others try to be different just to stand out. In both cases, they are changing themselves to impress others. Neither of these paths has a heart. Just be true to yourself.  It’s that simple.” – Mike Stutman

• “Kites rise high against the wind, not with it.” – Winston Churchill

• “Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.” – Coco Chanel

• "When you’re the only sane person, you look like the only insane person." -Criss Jami

• “You are a marvel. You are unique. In all the years that have passed, there has never been another child like you. Your legs, your arms, your clever fingers, the way you move. You may become a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the capacity for anything.” –  Henry David Thoreau

• “So you’re a little weird? Work it! A little different? OWN it! Better to be a nerd than one of the herd!”  – Mandy Hale

• “Life’s no piece of cake, mind you, but the recipe’s my own to fool with.” – Haruki Murakami

Quotes About Being Unique and Different

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Reading at these quotes about being different below that can help you accept who you truly are.

• “I find that the very things that I get criticized for, which is usually being different and just doing my own thing and just being original, is the very thing that’s making me successful.” - Shania Twain

• “Sometimes, being different feels a lot like being alone. But with that being said, being true to that and being true to my standards and my way of doing things in my art and my music, everything that has made me feel very different...in the end, it has made me the happiest.” - Lindsey Stirling

• “What sets you apart can sometimes feel like a burden and it’s not. And a lot of the time, it’s what makes you great.” —Emma Stone

• “Normal is not something to aspire to, it’s something to get away from.” - Jodie Foster

• “When you  embrace your difference, your DNA, your look or heritage or religion or your unusual name, that’s when you start to shine.” - Bethenny Frankel

• “Cherish forever what makes you unique, ‘cuz you’re really a yawn if it goes.” - Bette Midler

• “In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.” - Coco Chanel

• “Who you are authentically is alright.” - Laverne Cox

• “The most incredible beauty and the most satisfying way of life come from affirming your own uniqueness.” - Jane Fonda

• “People have a problem with me being different, but that propels me forward in life.” - Mary-Louise Parker

• “Fitting in allows you to blend in with everyone else, but being different allows you to be yourself, to be unique and to  be more creative.” - Sonya Parker

• “Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” - Judy Garland

Quotes About Being the Same But Different

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• “Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” - Margaret Mead

• “Only recently have I realized that being different is not something you want to hide or squelch or suppress.” - Amy Gerstler 

• "Being and not being are not two different realities, but two different aspects of the same reality." — Raheel Farooq

• "The patient decides when it's best to go." — Jack Kevorkian

• "Time flows in the same way for all human beings; every human being flows through time in a different way." — Yasunari Kawabata

• "I don't ever want to be bored, doing the same thing from 9 to 5. I've always loved pretending and being someone different." — Liana Liberato

• "Sometimes there's this feeling of things being repeated. I put the needle on the same place in the same track and I expect a different tune." — Naomi Wood

• "I want to be important. By being different. And these girls are all the same." — Sylvia Plath

• "If you don't make yourself irreplaceable, somebody will replace you. Being different is being remembered. Being the same is being forgotten." — Holly Smale

• "Life's changes creates confidenc!" — Sue Pighini

• "Love is not a sentiment or an emotion. It's the fact that we're all the same being in different disguises." — Deepak Chopra

• "That's not what I'm looking forward to, just being home and just kind of not really sure kind of what to do with myself." — Pete Sampras

• "I never really think of acting and directing as being separate; they are just different expressions of the same thing." — Peter Capaldi

• "Nothing is worthy of man as man unless he can pursue it with passionate devotion." — Max Weber

• "Deep Throat's information, and in my view, courage, allowed the newspaper to use what he knew and suspected." — Bob Woodward

• "We are all different. There is no such thing as a standard or run-of-the-mill human being, but we share the same human spirit."— Stephen Hawking

• "All I knew now was that nothing lasted forever, not even a friendship, and that being "different" felt the same as being alone." — Lauren Myracle

• "It's strange being here with you. I hardly know you. But ... sometimes it feels like we're the same person born into two different worlds." — Marie Lu

• "What's the use in being different when it's being different that's the same." — John Hartford

• "When someone becomes successful or rich and famous, people perceive that person as being different. But I'm the same guy I've always been." — Barry Zito

• "I just wanted to be sure of you." — A.A. Milne

Quotes About Being Different from Everyone Else

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More about quotes about being different.

• “Whatever you do, be different – that was the advice my mother gave me, and I can’t think of better advice for an entrepreneur. If you’re different, you will stand out.” – Anita Roddick

• “Take care not to listen to anyone who tells you what you can and can’t be in life.” – Meg Medina

• “You are a marvel. You are unique. In all the years that have passed, there has never been another child like you. Your legs, your arms, your clever fingers, the way you move. You may become a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the capacity for anything.” – Henry David Thoreau

• “Ordinary people are products of their environment and fit in. Artists transcend their environment and stand out.” – Oliver Gaspirtz

• “Better to embrace the discomfort of being different than the comfort of fitting in.” – Ogwo David Emenike

• “I thought not fitting in was something I had to fix. Now I see it as my superpower.” – Maxime Lagacé

• “Always refuse to be like the others! The more you become similar to the others the more you will be useless because there are already plenty of the others!” – Mehmet Murat Ildan

• “Creative people have it hard. There is always something trapped in their noggins yearning to escape like a caged animal, both too free and wild to contain. Little does the world know it will often scrape the inner walls of the mind until it gets what it wants.” – H.S. Crow

• “Being different and thinking differently make a person unforgettable. History does not remember the forgettable. It honors the unique minority the majority cannot forget.” – Suzy Kassem

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

• “Do not be afraid to color outside the lines. Take risks and do not be afraid to fail. Know that when the world knocks you down, the best revenge is to get up and continue forging ahead. Do not be afraid to be different or to stand up for what’s right. Never quiet your voice to make someone else feel comfortable. No one remembers the person that fits in. It’s the one who stands out that people will not be able to forget.” – Nancy Arroyo Ruffi

• “I think every person has their own identity and beauty. Everyone being different is what is really beautiful. If we were all the same, it would be boring.” – Tila Tequila

• “If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” – Maya Angelou

• “By being yourself you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before.” – Edwin Elliott

• “I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that’s as unique as a fingerprint – and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.” – Oprah Winfrey

• “To be nobody but yourself in a world doing its best to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle any human can ever fight and never stop fighting.” – E. E. Cummings

• “You can make life very simple or very complicated. Some people try to be what others want them to be.  Others try to be different just to stand out. In both cases, they are changing themselves to impress others. Neither of these paths has a heart. Just be true to yourself.  It’s that simple.” – Mike Stutman

• “Life’s no piece of cake, mind you, but the recipe’s my own to fool with.” – Haruki Murakami

• “We must never be afraid to be a sign of contradiction for the world.” – Mother Teresa

• “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” – Dr. Seuss

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