{"quotes":[{"text":"Be yourself because an original is worth more than just a copy.","author":"Suzy Kassem","tags":["approval","be-different","be-unique","be-you","be-yourself","confidence","cool","coolest","copy","copy-someone","copycat","copycats","follower","haters","imitate","imitation","individualism","individuality","know-your-worth","life","love-yourself","originality","peer-pressure","self-love","social-approval","unique","value","weird","worth"],"id":2936,"author_id":"Suzy+Kassem"},{"text":"Many Christians give in to various temptations through peer pressure and find themselves surrendering to worldly passions, justifying pleasures the world offers.","author":"Billy Graham","tags":["billy-graham","peer-pressure","temptation"],"id":5088,"author_id":"Billy+Graham"},{"text":"Peer pressure becomes more powerful when our children are away from our influence and when their defenses are weakened late at night. If you have ever felt uneasy about an overnight activity, don’t be afraid to respond to that warning voice inside. Always be prayerful when it comes to protecting your precious children.","author":"Larry R. Lawrence","tags":["children","parenting","parents","peer-pressure"],"id":14304,"author_id":"Larry+R.+Lawrence"},{"text":"Unhappiness comes from living the life of two people--the one people want you to be and the one you want to be.","author":"Shannon L. Alder","tags":["becoming-better","bravery","confidence","finding-joy","guilt-trips","healing","healing-the-emotional-self","joy","living-life-for-you","peer-pressure","unhappiness","unhappy","unity","your-life"],"id":21277,"author_id":"Shannon+L.+Alder"},{"text":"The apostle Paul urges Christians everywhere in all ages to be nonconformists as far as the world system is concerned. We are not to conform. A true Christian, living an obedient life, is a constant rebuke to those who accept themoral standards of this world.","author":"Billy Graham","tags":["billy-graham","conforming","conformity","moral-standards","obedience","peer-pressure"],"id":31092,"author_id":"Billy+Graham"},{"text":"Societal peer pressure to conform runs strong, but as more of us continue to think and act for ourselves, rather than be under the influence of group-think, we begin to make more effective choices.","author":"Evita Ochel","tags":["choice","choices","conform","conforming","conformity","conscious","consciousness","free-will","group-think","herd-mentality","life","lifestyle","peer-pressure","society"],"id":36234,"author_id":"Evita+Ochel"},{"text":"My hair is not the shiniest of bobsMy eyes are not the brightest in the roomMy figure will not get me modeling jobsMy smile will not bring young boys to their doom.But do I cry and mourn my average face?Or wish that I had boyfriends at the ready?Do I not sleep because I lose the race,Or spurn my food because I don't go steady?My mind is on a more important thingThat lifts my heart and makes my spirit soarI want to make the souls of people singAnd quiet down the mean and bullying roar.To help the wounded girls replace the scarWith the right to be exactly who they are.","author":"Nancy N. Rue","tags":["be-yourself","being-yourself","bullying","children","christian","inspirational","nancy-rue","not-fitting-in","peer-pressure","school","self-esteem"],"id":38544,"author_id":"Nancy+N.+Rue"},{"text":"Its size, the House was an environment in which, as one observer put it, members “could be dealt with only in bodies and droves.","author":"Robert A. Caro","tags":["influence","leadership","peer-pressure"],"id":42879,"author_id":"Robert+A.+Caro"},{"text":"You cannot really get married by mistake. You can only marry the wrong person.","author":"Mokokoma Mokhonoana","tags":["divorce","husband","love","marriage","marry","matrimony","peer-pressure","pressure","relationships","separation","single","societal-pressure","spouse","vows","wedding","wedding-vows","wedlock","wife"],"id":48803,"author_id":"Mokokoma+Mokhonoana"},{"text":"The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.","author":"Friedrich Nietzsche","tags":["corruption","individuality","peer-pressure","youth"],"id":63853,"author_id":"Friedrich+Nietzsche"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":66,"pages":7,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}