Alexandra Robbins Quotes

United States, Journalist
May 23, 1976

Alexandra Robbins is a journalist, lecturer, and author. Her books focus on young adults, education, and modern college life. Five of her books have been New York Times Bestsellers.

Nothing is more unnerving to the truly conventional than the unashamed misfit.

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In one survey, respondents listed Princeton as one of the country’s top ten law schools. The problem? Princeton doesn’t have a law school.

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- School
- Law
- Princeton

Unruly geeks change the world.

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- World
- Change
- Geeks
Social standing does not necessarily translate to social acceptance.

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Being an outsider doesn't necessarily indicate any sort of social failing. We do not view a tuba player as musically challenged if he cannot play the violin.

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Awkwardness defines my life.

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- Life
- Defines
- Awkwardness
When a child sees herself through the prism of her peer group, the resulting self image can be distorted.

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- Child
- Image
- Group
It was the fact that they tried so hard that doomed them.

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- Fact
- Tried
- Doomed

Conformity is not an admirable trait. Conformity is a copout. It threatens self-awareness. It can lead groups to enforce rigid and arbitrary rules.

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- Rules
- Conformity
- Copout
No student should be encouraged - by anyone - to change himself until he's "normal," a term that says everything and means nothing.

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