So long as we insist upon defining our identities only in terms of our work, so long as we try to blind… — Danielle Crittenden Copy Share Image
For instance, take this sample: he has imagined a heaven, and has left entirely out of it the supremest of all his… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
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And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
“Ego, Identity and Self - the 3 concepts of one's creation that defines them entirely. Have an Ego, for without one, there… — Lionel Suggs Copy Share Image
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I feel a reassuring oneness with other people when I find that even my most intimate, anguished, socially inadmissible emotions and desires… — Yi-Fu Tuan Copy Share Image
I've always had the wish, the nostalgia to be able to write detective novels. At heart, the principal themes of detective novels… — Patrick Modiano Copy Share Image
At its heart, the quest that trans people are on is to have the same thing that straight — and gay —… — Jennifer Finney Boylan Copy Share Image
Do not become self-sufficient . Self-sufficienc y is Satan’s net where he catches men, like poor silly fish, and destroys them. Be… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
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The self-esteem of western women is founded on physical being (body mass index, youth, beauty). This creates a tricky emphasis on image,… — Antonella Gambotto-Burke Copy Share Image
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Actually I'm more culturally Muslim than religiously but being Muslim is an important part of my identity. As Muslim, I feel it's… — Aasif Mandvi Copy Share Image
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Looking back, I've learned that everyone is searching for three things: Identity, community, and a sense of individual purpose. These are fundamental,… — Christian Picciolini Copy Share Image
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One of the main tasks of adolescence is to achieve an identity--not necessarily a knowledge of who we are, but a clarification… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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I'm a first-generation kid in this country. I so identify with America and its culture. I'm a citizen, I was born here.… — Hasan Minhaj Copy Share Image
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