Identity Quotes · Page 104

My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.

— Arthur Ashe

“While my self-image was that of a pagan god, hers was of an avenging angel”

— M.E. Thomas

Self-expression is not a luxury, it is a bare necessity.

— Melody Minagar

Only make decisions that support your self-image, self-esteem, and self-worth.

— Oprah Winfrey

Once you know the background of an individual, you can connect better with his or her music.

— Badshah

Even though I was very shy, I found I could get onstage if I had a new identity.

— David Bowie

Whether I am fat or skinny, ugly or pretty, flawed or perfect, I will always love my self.

— Florah

“Abstract love of humanity is nearly always love of self.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“Self is found in knowledge, devotion and concentration, in integrity, purity, moderation, self-control and intelligence.”

— Gian Kumar

Healing comes when the individual remembers his or her identity—the purpose chosen in the world of ancestral wisdom—and reconnects with that world…

— Malidoma Patrice Some

I feel like we're always learning about ourselves, but at twelve, you're learning big things that shape your identity.

— Cliff Chiang

The body is like a companion, a friendly pet that follows one around...One can continue to own the body and be responsible…

— David Hawkins

We are all special in our individuality. It all depends on your perception. We must learn to look beyond the physical and…

— Anonymous

“I am a lover born to love each part and parcel of the universe with my deep intense emotions. I love to…

— Harshada Pathare

Much of how Americans have always understood their history, culture, and identity depends on positioning Europe as the 'other,' as that 'old…

— Linda Colley

Imagination builds the image of the self, and thought then functions within its shadows. From this self-concept grows the conflict between what…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

“When the Self (vastu) fails to remain in its inherent nature as the Self, it is considered as pramatt bhaav (being in…

— Dada Bhagwan

Since the only life you can have is the life of the Spirit within you, you need but permit Its radiance to…

— Ernest Holmes

There was something about the self-confession and self-confusion of Abstract expressionism - as though the man and the work were the same…

— Robert Rauschenberg

When our identity expands to include everything, we find a peace with the dance of the world. The ocean of life rises…

— Jack Kornfield

What am I, really? The beautiful thing...is nobody can tell us what we are. Nobody can really tell us. Not in a…

— Adyashanti

“The basic unit of society is the family. No one comes into this world as a self-sufficient individual. We start out as…

— Rick Santorum

“Without the pieces there can be no whole and without the whole the pieces have no place. What the hell does that…

— Bryan Oftedahl

“Americans tend to use "nation" as a synonym for "country." But political scientists and historians, as well as many Europeans, tend to…

— Robert Lane Greene

“Your identity is not of your making; it is thrust on you from the day you are born.”

— Haresh Sippy

A World filled with self Love and self loathing. Surely I am on the wrong f**king planet...

— Eric Nickel

Who we are is not determined by what we do. BUT, in doing, we become who we are.

— Sara Kitnick

Human identity is the most fragile thing that we have, and it's often only found in moments of truth.

— Alan Rudolph

I wouldn't say I am practicing Muslim - I don't go to the mosque or anything, but it's part of my identity.

— Laila Rouass

People - and I include myself - get fat because they choose pleasure over self-denial.

— Julie Burchill

“What is identity? he asked himself. Where does the act end? Nobody knows.”

— Philip K. Dick

Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.

— Jimmy Carter

I never thought of myself as being the singer that wanted to create an identity and then stick to that.

— Chris Cornell

The media is biased against me because I'm a self-made woman.

— J. Jayalalithaa

My interest lies in my self-expression -- what's inside of me -- not what I'm in.

— John Turturro

The place where even the slightest trace of the 'I' does not exist, alone is Self.

— Ramana Maharshi

Its better to be yourself and have no friends, than it is to be like your friends and have no self.

— Nishan Singh

Particularly with middle-class people, self-absorption is a struggle.

— Anonymous

It's through our unique flaws that our individuality can be expressed.

— David Trumble

Now that I'm older, I understand that it's up to the individual to decide who they are or what they are.

— Jimmy Somerville