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title: "4 Identity Pride Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“People need history in order to know themselves, to build a sense of identity and pride, continuity, community, and hope for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-preston/people-need-history-in-order-to-know-themselves-to-build-a-sense-of/)

[Douglas Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-preston/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b72/douglas-preston-7731_history_people-need-history-in-order-to-know-the_389067.jpg)

> [Racial identity is simply forbidden to whites in America and across the entire Western world. Black children today are hammered with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shelby-steele/racial-identity-is-simply-forbidden-to-whites-in-america-and-across/)

[Shelby Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shelby-steele/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c63/shelby-steele-3370_children_racial-identity-is-simply-forbidden-to-w_1005741.jpg)

> [One's worth and self-regard ought to come from individual competitive performance, not from group identity. Pride based on clan or tribal connections…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-henry-iii/one-s-worth-and-self-regard-ought-to-come-from-individual-competitive/)

[William A. Henry III](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-a-henry-iii/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/147/william-a-henry-iii-34165_appeals_one-s-worth-and-self-regard-ought-to-com_1468795.png)

> [Being LGBT is not a choice. It's not about "a sexual proclivity." It's not a "lifestyle," as you put it. It's about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-petrow/being-lgbt-is-not-a-choice-it-s-not-about-a-sexual-proclivity-it-s/)

[Steven Petrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-petrow/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13c/steven-petrow-20998_celebrate_being-lgbt-is-not-a-choice-it-s-not-abou_2688459.jpg)

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