Contrarian Quotes

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly."

"If I find too many people adopting a certain idea I'd probably think it's wrong."
"If my work had become too popular I probably would think I had to change."

"Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats."

"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect."

"Anti-social behavior is a trait of intelligence in a world full of conformists."

"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man."

"Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do."

Paul Graham

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