„Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.“

— Ralph Waldo Emerson
„Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist. He who would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore if it be goodness. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. Absolve you to yourself, and you shall have the suffrage of the world.“
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
„Place nothing above the verdict of your own mind.“
— Ayn Rand
„You should keep sacred every impuls of your mind; you should keep sacred every pious sentiment; because that is art in us. In an inspired hour she will appear in a clear form, and this form will be your picture.“
— Caspar David Friedrich
„Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility.“
— Oprah Winfrey
„When you adopt the standards and the values of someone else … you surrender your own integrity. You become, to the extent of your surrender, less of a human being.“
— Eleanor Roosevelt
„You're only as young as the last time you changed your mind.“
— Timothy Leary
„Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimetres inside your skull.“
— George Orwell
„When you are able to maintain your own highest standards of integrity - regardless of what others may do - you are destined for greatness.“
— Napoleon Hill