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Identity Quotes by James A. Baldwin
- An identity would seem to be arrived at by the way in which the person faces and uses his experience.
- Our dehumanization of the Negro then is indivisible from our dehumanization of ourselves; the loss of our own identity is the price we pay for…
- What passes for identity in America is a series of myths about one's heroic ancestors. It's astounding to me, for example, that so many people…
- Identity would seem to be the garment with which one covers the nakedness of the self, in which case, it is best that the garment…
- To ask questions of the universe, and then learn to live with those questions, is the way he achieves his own identity.
- What passes for identity in America is a series of myths about one's heroic ancestors.
- Any real change implies the breakup of the world as one has always known it, the loss of all that gave one an identity, the…
- Any real change implies the breakup of the world as one has always known it, the loss of all that gave one an identity, the…
More Identity Quotes
- The police can't protect consumers. People need to be more aware and educated about identity theft. You need to be a little… — Frank Abagnale
- Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their… — Karen Armstrong
- We are addicted to our egotism, our likes and dislikes and prejudices, and depend upon them for our own sense of identity. — Karen Armstrong
- I began wearing hats as a young lawyer because it helped me to establish my professional identity. Before that, whenever I was… — Bella Abzug
- My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity. — Arthur Ashe
- What a lonely species we are, searching for signals of life from other galaxies, adopting companion animals, visiting parks and zoos to… — Diane Ackerman
- I figure if I have my health, can pay the rent and I have my friends, I call it 'content.' — Lauren Bacall
- Americans may have no identity, but they do have wonderful teeth. — Jean Baudrillard
- Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two… — Ambrose Bierce
- It's challenging to find an identity as a young person if you don't have the sustenance of love, because you're being shipped… — Mary J. Blige
- I think there is a danger with young people of being dependent in the sense that they don't acquire any identity or… — Edward de Bono
- We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff… — Ray Bradbury