453 Quotes About Conformity

I found it hateful, yet I wanted to be part of it.

Opinions of the masses kill the 'extra' in an 'extraordinary' idea.

Conformity is a problem for many small groups. Members put a higher priority on cohesion than on coming up with a well-reasoned choice. They pressure dissenters, shield themselves from negative feedback, keep silent when they disagree ...

It occurred to the man that the biggest problem with this staid world was the overwhelming demand for conformity. Everything was so eerily definitive: assent to the mandates of society would see you on the rise, but dissent was a steady downward path.

We're all teased or pressured into conforming to the all-levelling social norms of mediocrity.

Public opinion is less tolerant than any system of law.

National Review's premise was that conformity was especially egregious among the intellectuals, that herd of independent minds.

Younger evangelicals “want the world to like them and to think them a part of the world.

Let's make our own way,' says the Mother, 'and not in this boat.