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Taking a different path9 quotes
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I ––
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference. — Robert Frost · 1916If 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 · 1854This was never about money for us, it was about us against the system. That system that kills the human spirit. We stand for something. To those dead souls inching along the freeways in their metal coffins, we show them that the human sprit is still alive. — Bodhi · 1991But then they danced down the street like dingle-dodies, and I shambled after as I've been doing all my life after people who interest me, because the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everbody goes "Awww!" — Jack Kerouac · 1957I will not follow where the path may lead, but I will go where there is no path, and I will leave a trail. — Muriel Strode · 1903I subscribe to the law of contrary public opinion. If everyone thinks one thing, then I say, bet the other way. — Ricky Roma · 1992All 9 quotes →Being oneself1 quote
I never wanted to be anybody else. — Wyatt · 1969Being true to oneself1 quote
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 · 1854Career1 quote
I think people place too much emphasis on their careers. I wish we could all live in the mountains at high altitude. That's where I see myself in five years. How about you? — Phil · 1993Contrarian1 quote
I subscribe to the law of contrary public opinion. If everyone thinks one thing, then I say, bet the other way. — Ricky Roma · 1992Following the crowd1 quote
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I ––
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference. — Robert Frost · 1916Individualism1 quote
I never wanted to be anybody else. — Wyatt · 1969Middle class respectability1 quote
If being crazy means living life as if it matters, then I don't care if we're completely insane. — April Wheeler · 2008Sticking it to the man1 quote
This was never about money for us, it was about us against the system. That system that kills the human spirit. We stand for something. To those dead souls inching along the freeways in their metal coffins, we show them that the human sprit is still alive. — Bodhi · 1991The man1 quote
This was never about money for us, it was about us against the system. That system that kills the human spirit. We stand for something. To those dead souls inching along the freeways in their metal coffins, we show them that the human sprit is still alive. — Bodhi · 1991The masses1 quote
I subscribe to the law of contrary public opinion. If everyone thinks one thing, then I say, bet the other way. — Ricky Roma · 1992Thinking outside the box1 quote
I subscribe to the law of contrary public opinion. If everyone thinks one thing, then I say, bet the other way. — Ricky Roma · 1992Working stiffs1 quote
This was never about money for us, it was about us against the system. That system that kills the human spirit. We stand for something. To those dead souls inching along the freeways in their metal coffins, we show them that the human sprit is still alive. — Bodhi · 1991