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A quotation from Theodore Roosevelt

[… T]he individual virtues, and the necessity of character as the chief factor in any man’s success — a teaching in which I now believe as sincerely as ever, for all the laws that the wit of man can devise will never make a man a worthy citizen unless he has within himself the right stuff, unless he has self-reliance, energy, courage, the power of insisting on his own rights and the sympathy that makes him regardful of the rights of others.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Autobiography, ch. 1 “Boyhood and Youth” (1913)

More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/8…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #theodoreroosevelt #teddyroosevelt #character #citizen #courage #individuality #moralcode #personalcode #personalresponsibility #rights #selfreliance #success #virtue #worthiness

A quotation from Theodore Roosevelt

[… T]he individual virtues, and the necessity of character as the chief factor in any man’s success — a teaching in which I now believe as sincerely as ever, for all the laws that the wit of man can devise will never make a man a worthy citizen unless he has within himself the right stuff, unless he has self-reliance, energy, courage, the power of insisting on his own rights and the sympathy that makes him regardful of the rights of others.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Autobiography, ch. 1 “Boyhood and Youth” (1913)

More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/8…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #theodoreroosevelt #teddyroosevelt #character #citizen #courage #individuality #moralcode #personalcode #personalresponsibility #rights #selfreliance #success #virtue #worthiness

A quotation from Emerson

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, poet
Essay (1841), “Self-Reliance,” Essays: First Series, No. 2

More about this quote: wist.info/emerson-ralph-waldo/…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #emerson #ralphwaldoemerson #beyourbest #beyourself #divinegift #doyourbest #emulation #giftsfromGod #imitation #individuality #integrity #talent #uniqueness

"He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how." - Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 AD to 1900 AD)

Nietzsche critiqued traditional Christian morality, predicted the crisis of European nihilism, and introduced foundational concepts like the Übermensch.

Source: Twilight of the Idols (compiled via Google Gemini)

#GreatThinkers #philosophy #nietzsche #existentialism #psychology #history #individuality

"He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how." - Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 AD to 1900 AD)

Nietzsche critiqued traditional Christian morality, predicted the crisis of European nihilism, and introduced foundational concepts like the Übermensch.

Source: Twilight of the Idols (compiled via Google Gemini)

#GreatThinkers #philosophy #nietzsche #existentialism #psychology #history #individuality

Be your true self. The world doesn’t need copies—it needs real people.
#Authenticity #BeYourTrueSelf #Individuality #BruceLee #Quotes
https://quotes.thisgrandpablogs.com/be-your-true-self/

Wallpaper №1976 - Black Wolf Among Sheep Wallpaper

This captivating desktop wallpaper features a striking black wolf seamlessly blending into a sea of white sheep. The contrast between the dark predator and the soft, innocent flock creates a bold and symbolic image, perfect for those who love wallpapers with deeper meaning and visual intrigue.

https://wallpaper4.com/desktop-wallpapers/1976-black-wolf-among-sheep-wallpaper/
#wallpaper #wallpaper4k #individuality #symbolism #white

Collective Opinion Unseen, Unspoken?

Philosophers discuss if most of our beliefs are learned from others, not created by ourselves. This affects our idea of individuality.

#Philosophy, #Beliefs, #Individuality, #SocietalInfluence, #CriticalThinking

https://newsletter.tf/most-beliefs-learned-not-made-philosophers-say/

Collective Opinion Unseen, Unspoken?

Philosophers discuss if most of our beliefs are learned from others, not created by ourselves. This affects our idea of individuality.

#Philosophy, #Beliefs, #Individuality, #SocietalInfluence, #CriticalThinking

https://newsletter.tf/most-beliefs-learned-not-made-philosophers-say/

Philosophers are discussing if most of our personal beliefs are learned from our environment rather than created by ourselves. This idea suggests we might not be as unique as we think.

#Philosophy, #Beliefs, #Individuality, #SocietalInfluence, #CriticalThinking
https://newsletter.tf/most-beliefs-learned-not-made-philosophers-say/

Philosophers are discussing if most of our personal beliefs are learned from our environment rather than created by ourselves. This idea suggests we might not be as unique as we think.

#Philosophy, #Beliefs, #Individuality, #SocietalInfluence, #CriticalThinking
https://newsletter.tf/most-beliefs-learned-not-made-philosophers-say/

A quotation from Bertrand Russell

People do not always remember that politics, economics, and social organisation generally, belong in the realm of means, not ends. Our political and social thinking is prone to what may be called the “administrator’s fallacy,” by which I mean the habit of looking upon a society as a systematic whole, of a sort that is thought good if it is pleasant to contemplate as a model of order, a planned organism with parts neatly dove-tailed into each other. But a society does not, or at least should not, exist to satisfy an external survey, but to bring a good life to the individuals who compose it. It is in the individuals, not in the whole, that ultimate value is to be sought. A good society is a means to a good life for those who compose it, not something having a separate kind of excellence on its own account.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Lecture (1949-01-30), “Individual and Social Ethics,” Reith Lecture, “Authority and the Individual” No. 6, BBC Radio

More about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/838…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #administration #control #economics #goodlife #government #individual #individuality #management #order #organization #planning #politics #society #system

A quotation from Bertrand Russell

People do not always remember that politics, economics, and social organisation generally, belong in the realm of means, not ends. Our political and social thinking is prone to what may be called the “administrator’s fallacy,” by which I mean the habit of looking upon a society as a systematic whole, of a sort that is thought good if it is pleasant to contemplate as a model of order, a planned organism with parts neatly dove-tailed into each other. But a society does not, or at least should not, exist to satisfy an external survey, but to bring a good life to the individuals who compose it. It is in the individuals, not in the whole, that ultimate value is to be sought. A good society is a means to a good life for those who compose it, not something having a separate kind of excellence on its own account.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Lecture (1949-01-30), “Individual and Social Ethics,” Reith Lecture, “Authority and the Individual” No. 6, BBC Radio

More about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/838…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #administration #control #economics #goodlife #government #individual #individuality #management #order #organization #planning #politics #society #system

If you haven't understood that it's ok to have secrets after miraculous world London than you are hopeless.

Individuality means to stand alone

individuality means to believe in oneself even if others don't know everything about you

#miraculous #individuality

A quotation from Baltasar Gracián

As many tastes as heads, and as different.
 
[Tantos son los gustos como los rostros, y tan varios.]

Baltasar Gracián y Morales (1601-1658) Spanish Jesuit priest, writer, philosopher
The Art of Worldly Wisdom [Oráculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia], § 101 (1647) [tr. Duff (1877)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/gracian-y-morales-ba…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #gracian #baltasargracian #beliefs #bias #differenceofopinion #individuality #minds #opinions #preferences #tastes

Topiary at Levens Hall, in Cumbria. Over 350yrs of interaction between the gardener and the tree. Two completely different kinds of will and determinism. Co-construction at its best.

#gardening #garden #Individuality #character #community

Topiary at Levens Hall, in Cumbria. Over 350yrs of interaction between the gardener and the tree. Two completely different kinds of will and determinism. Co-construction at its best.

#gardening #garden #Individuality #character #community

#Truth Collectively wins better for us all as a % of Truth together (if truth is done together).

Your Truth can #change and is assumed to improve and reveal the onion layers of usual (mis)understanding and we get better at seeing examples / expressing / doing it all / #encouraging others to use logic mainly but also more human #empathy #learning #circles #examples of #individuality / #imperfection.

Seems hard but accepting we're unique is powerful if done acceptingly together and more often.

#Truth Collectively wins better for us all as a % of Truth together (if truth is done together).

Your Truth can #change and is assumed to improve and reveal the onion layers of usual (mis)understanding and we get better at seeing examples / expressing / doing it all / #encouraging others to use logic mainly but also more human #empathy #learning #circles #examples of #individuality / #imperfection.

Seems hard but accepting we're unique is powerful if done acceptingly together and more often.

Michigan Daily: Say goodbye to your individuality. “I always thought the phrase ‘be yourself’ was so stupid. Obviously, you’re being yourself, who else could you be? With the rise of TikTok aesthetics, I’ve realized that in actuality, we all are desperate to be absolutely anyone else. The boxes have been created. Go choose one. For the cost of a few hundred dollars and an obscenely high […]

Michigan Daily: Say goodbye to your individuality. “I always thought the phrase ‘be yourself’ was so stupid. Obviously, you’re being yourself, who else could you be? With the rise of TikTok aesthetics, I’ve realized that in actuality, we all are desperate to be absolutely anyone else. The boxes have been created. Go choose one. For the cost of a few hundred dollars and an obscenely high […]

A quotation from Bertrand Russell

In our own day […] there has been too much of a tendency towards authority, and too little care for the preservation of initiative. Men in control of vast organisations have tended to be too abstract in their outlook, to forget what actual human beings are like, and to try to fit men to systems rather than systems to men.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Lecture (1949-01-30), “Individual and Social Ethics,” Reith Lecture, “Authority and the Individual” No. 6, BBC Radio

More about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/838…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #authority #control #freewill #humanity #individual #individuality #initiative #management #organizations #power #systems

A quotation from Bertrand Russell

In our own day […] there has been too much of a tendency towards authority, and too little care for the preservation of initiative. Men in control of vast organisations have tended to be too abstract in their outlook, to forget what actual human beings are like, and to try to fit men to systems rather than systems to men.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Lecture (1949-01-30), “Individual and Social Ethics,” Reith Lecture, “Authority and the Individual” No. 6, BBC Radio

More about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/838…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #authority #control #freewill #humanity #individual #individuality #initiative #management #organizations #power #systems

🚨BREAKING NEWS: #Brains are unique! 🚨 #Stanford researchers discover that averaging brain scans might obscure individual differences. Who knew that lumping together complex human brains could miss the nuances of individuality? 🧠🤯 #ScienceIsHard
https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2026/04/brain-scans-individual-versus-group.html #Unique #Research #Individuality #Science #HackerNews #ngated

🚨BREAKING NEWS: #Brains are unique! 🚨 #Stanford researchers discover that averaging brain scans might obscure individual differences. Who knew that lumping together complex human brains could miss the nuances of individuality? 🧠🤯 #ScienceIsHard
https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2026/04/brain-scans-individual-versus-group.html #Unique #Research #Individuality #Science #HackerNews #ngated

I still consider Scott McCloud's 1993 off-the-cuff definition of "art" in #UnderstandingComics to be the best definition I'm aware of (the emphases are his):

"Because of its independence from our evolution-bred instincts, art is the way we ASSERT OUR IDENTITIES as INDIVIDUALS and BREAK OUT of the NARROW ROLES nature cast us in."

#individuality

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Understanding_Comics

I still consider Scott McCloud's 1993 off-the-cuff definition of "art" in #UnderstandingComics to be the best definition I'm aware of (the emphases are his):

"Because of its independence from our evolution-bred instincts, art is the way we ASSERT OUR IDENTITIES as INDIVIDUALS and BREAK OUT of the NARROW ROLES nature cast us in."

#individuality

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Understanding_Comics

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@bielsubob/116502691975393549

Understanding our uniqueness

Why does the DMN (Default Mode Network) vary so much from person to person? Because it underpins deeply personal characteristics that define us, such as personality and values.

#individuality #personality #dmn #consciousness

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@bielsubob/116502691975393549

Understanding our uniqueness

Why does the DMN (Default Mode Network) vary so much from person to person? Because it underpins deeply personal characteristics that define us, such as personality and values.

#individuality #personality #dmn #consciousness

Google search results don't know
I'm autistic. Schizophrenic. In Sabah.
With my specific history and context.
The algorithm surfaces the most popular advice,
not the most accurate one.
Popular advice is written for the average person,
who doesn't exist.

#mentalhealth #autism #schizophrenia #selfawareness #technology #algorithms #search #truth #identity #context #life #awareness #neurodiversity #individuality #reality

Google search results don't know
I'm autistic. Schizophrenic. In Sabah.
With my specific history and context.
The algorithm surfaces the most popular advice,
not the most accurate one.
Popular advice is written for the average person,
who doesn't exist.

#mentalhealth #autism #schizophrenia #selfawareness #technology #algorithms #search #truth #identity #context #life #awareness #neurodiversity #individuality #reality

Don't be afraid of being different. Be afraid of being the same as everyone else. Be yourself.

#BeYourself #StandOut #Individuality #DareToBeDifferent #Authenticity #UniquelyYou #OwnYourStory #Quotes #ShareInspireQuotes

🚨 ALERT: Groundbreaking revelation! Apparently, #AI is turning us into robotic #clones 🤖 with identical thoughts and writing styles! Who knew tech could do that? 🙄 Meanwhile, humans continue to express their #individuality through the complex art of... menu navigation. 🍔🔍
https://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/ai-may-be-making-us-think-and-write-more-alike/ #TechRevelation #MenuNavigation #RobotHumans #HackerNews #ngated

🚨 ALERT: Groundbreaking revelation! Apparently, #AI is turning us into robotic #clones 🤖 with identical thoughts and writing styles! Who knew tech could do that? 🙄 Meanwhile, humans continue to express their #individuality through the complex art of... menu navigation. 🍔🔍
https://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/ai-may-be-making-us-think-and-write-more-alike/ #TechRevelation #MenuNavigation #RobotHumans #HackerNews #ngated

✮ We, The Beautiful Blemishes ✮

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Way ahead of you #NewYorkTimes we need #human-centered #writing
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/books/shy-girl-book-ai.html My take here
https://nkozphoto.com/index.php/2026/03/09/writing-critical-thinking-and-ai-where-are-we-headed/ #ai #tech #humanity #humanities #trump #education #democracy #politics #individuality #psychology #philosophy #musk #altman #chatbots #bots

No more taking advantage of #writers https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/opinion/ai-doppelganger-deepfake-grammarly.html My take on #writing, critical #thought and #AI here https://nkozphoto.com/index.php/2026/03/09/writing-critical-thinking-and-ai-where-are-we-headed/ #grammarly #tech #philosophy #individuality #publishing #sudowrite #university #dystopia

english or languages in general seem to suggest to us that we shall not be worth anything as and individual.
but in modern society
that's exactly what is the most precious resource.
it's when you choose to be.
in you
no job, no assignment, you choose to be.
no conversation if it doesn't present itself.
only conscious consumption
decidedly not distracted.

#linguistics #individuality #being