“Why fit in when you were born to stand out.”

— Dr. Suess, author, heard this via a friend, Justin Samaniego

"Without a defect in temperament, you will rarely find talent.”

— Mike Wallace, journalist and reporter, heard this in in the documentary, "Mike Wallace is Here", at the True False Film Festival in Columbia Missouri

“You have to be odd to be number one.”

— Dr. Seuss, author

“Just because you are unique, does not mean you are useful.”

— Unknown, heard this during a sales bootcamp from Briana Lewke, Sales Coach at Palo Alto Networks

“Long live the wildcards, misfits and dabblers.”

— Unknown, but Barbara Troffki Brown has the trademark for this quote, I read this quote on a billboard while driving over the Burnside Bridge in Portland, OR