When I say "I," I mean a thing absolutely unique, not to be confused with any other.

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He filled a shelf with a small army of books and read and read; but none of it made sense. .. They were all subject to various cramping limitations: those of the past were outdated, and those of the present were obsessed with the past.

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Somewhere out there is a unique place for you to help others – a unique life role for you to fill that only you can fill. — Thomas Kinkade

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For being different, it’s easy. But to be unique, it’s a complicated thing.

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Respect is not fear and awe; it...[is]the ability to see a person as he is, to be aware of his unique individuality. Respect, thus, implies the absence of exploitation. I want the loved person to grow and unfold for his own sake, and in his own ways, and not for the purpose of serving me.Fromm

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Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else. -Margaret Mead

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She couldn't help thinking that something was wrong with a person had more shoes than books in their home. ― Victoria Connelly, Wish You Were Here

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He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed. — William James

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So many books, so little time. ― Frank Zappa

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Nature is busy creating absolutely unique individuals, whereas culture has invented a single mold to which all must conform. It is grotesque.

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