What is the use for a man to have at his disposal a large field of action, if within himself he remains confine to the narrow limits of his individuality.

Whoever has recognized the vainglory of individuality will not attach any store ("n'attachera aucun prix à", Fr.) to fame. The only one thing which is really valuable, it is to do good.

If some hole does not possess striking individuality through some gift of nature, it must be given as much as possible artificially, and the artifice must be introduced in so subtle a manner as to make it seem natural.

Ecstasy is from the contemplation of things vaster than the individual and imperfectly seen perhaps, by all those that still live.

Trust me, when they read the [Oscar] results, my face was...frozen. But then I thought about it, and I just decided just to...let it go.

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are.

The fertilising conflict of individualities is the ultimate meaning of the personal life.

American poetry, like American painting, is always personal with an emphasis on the individuality of the poet.

I have beauty, intelligence, individuality, sensuality and sexuality.