We all need a past - that's where our sense of identity…

We have to recognise that the validation of identity comes through relationships we have and what we produce.

— Eva Cox

Yet consider now, whether women are not quite past sense and reason, when they want to rule over men.

— John Calvin

The slavery of identity comes from our refusal to face ourselves. So we must begin the exploration to self-awareness. Where do we start?

— Ruben Papian

We are never aware of the present; each instant of living becomes perceptible only when it is past, so that in a sense we…

— Rose Wilder Lane

Through the power that memory gives us of thinking, feeling, imagining our way back through time we can at long last finally finish with…

— Frederick Buechner

“Furthermore, a society with no sense of the past, with no sense of the human role as significant not merely in experiencing history but…

— Robert Penn Warren

My whole identity comes from Pakistan.

— Shahid Afridi

Authenticity in Latin identity comes in so many different shapes and sizes and colors.

— Rachel Zegler

“If I am seeking to get identity from you ,I will watch you too closely, listen to you too intently, and need you to…

— Paul David Tripp

“Don't worry about your future in the past, Otherwise the sense of enjoyment won't last. By Vinay Chawla”

— Poignant Painters

A strong sense of identity gives man an idea he can do no wrong; too little accomplishes the same.

— Djuna Barnes

… Without a sense of identity, there can be no real struggle…

— Paulo Freire

We all need a firm sense of identity.

— Christopher Eccleston

“People need history in order to know themselves, to build a sense of identity and pride, continuity, community, and hope for the future.”

— Douglas Preston

Unless we base our sense of identity upon the truth of who we are, it is impossible to attain true happiness.

— Brenda Shoshanna