If you have your own agenda and your own style and you don't easily conform to what the masses are doing, you're looked upon as being difficult. Whereas, I think of it as just being an individual.
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In a society that tries to standardize thinking, individuality is not highly prized.
I think the world would be a lot better off if more people were to define themselves in terms of their own standards and values and not what other people said or thought about them.
As a confirmed individualist I certainly do not wish to underrate the influence of the individual, for the masses do not lead the individual; rather, in the individual is vested the capacity to lead the masses.
Our biggest struggle as human beings is to project ourselves as something that society has deemed admirable or likable instead of being honest.
I think in some ways we have allowed other people to set the agenda. Other people to define who we are.
It is difficult to separate oneself from one's design moralities.
I mean yeah, your individual style is your impression to the world.
Self-examination - when the whole world around you is pressuring that and challenging you - is very, very hard. Looking at a whole structure - in my case, let us say of snobbery, basking in certain privileges, marks of what appear to be superiority - that's ugly to look at.
We have to set our own agenda, we have to set our own standards, we have to be very strong about what we want, we have to be very strong about our passion and if it's not right for you, you shouldn't do it just because you're advised by so-called geniuses.
When things are difficult, you have to be sure of who you are and what you want to achieve.
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