“Be an independent thinker at all times, and ignore anyone who attempts to define you in a limiting way.”

— Sherry Argov

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American writer 1977

Gandolfo – (RJ Intindola)

1979

“Beware of anyone who tries to please you all the time.”

Paulo Coelho book Manuscript Found in Accra

Source: Manuscript Found in Accra

“Anyone who embraces the Republic of China with all of their heart definitely does not support the Taiwan independence movement.”

Ma Ying-jeou (1950) Taiwanese politician, president of the Republic of China

Ma Ying-jeou (2016) cited in: " President urges mainland China not to misjudge flag controversy http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201601160006.aspx" in Focus Taiwan, 16 January 2016.
Statement made in responding to Mainland China about the ROC flag controversy showed by a Taiwanese member of South Korean girl group Twice, 16 January 2016.
Political issues

“… anyone who attempts to do both, to adjust to his group and at the same time pursue his individual goal, becomes neurotic.”

C.G. Jung (1875–1961) Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist who founded analytical psychology

“First they ignore you, then they say you're mad, then dangerous, then there's a pause and then you can't find anyone who disagrees with you.”

Tony Benn (1925–2014) British Labour Party politician

The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations, Robert Andrews, Columbia University Press, 1993, ISBN 0231071949, 9780231071949. A similar quotation is almost invariably attributed to Gandhi, but more likely derives from a 1914 US trade union address:
"And, my friends, in this story you have a history of this entire movement. First they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. And then they attack you and want to burn you. And then they build monuments to you. And that, is what is going to happen to the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America." General Executive Board Report and Proceedings [of The] Biennial Convention, Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, 1914. Google Books http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=I-0UAAAAIAAJ&q=%22first+they+ignore+you%22+%22build+monuments%22&dq=%22first+they+ignore+you%22+%22build+monuments%22&lr=&as_brr=0&pgis=1
2000s

“The true Enlightenment thinker, the true rationalist, never wants to talk anyone into anything. No, he does not even want to convince; all the time he is aware that he may be wrong.”

Karl Popper (1902–1994) Austrian-British philosopher of science

On Freedom (1958)
Context: The true Enlightenment thinker, the true rationalist, never wants to talk anyone into anything. No, he does not even want to convince; all the time he is aware that he may be wrong. Above all, he values the intellectual independence of others too highly to want to convince them in important matters. He would much rather invite contradiction, preferably in the form of rational and disciplined criticism. He seeks not to convince but to arouse — to challenge others to form free opinions.