Circumstances Quote by Dorothy West

Society imposes an identity on you because of the way you look. Your struggle as a self has to do with an identity being…

— Vijay Seshadri

“Social scientists sometimes talk about the concept of "identity". It is the idea that you have a particular vision of the kind of person…

— Steven D. Levitt

“People must come to the understanding that they do not have a fixed identity. They have the power to identify and alter features of…

— Lisa Firestone

“A clear identity of who you are—not defined by your body, behavior, looks, and things dictated by others—is a fundamental part of self-esteem.”

— Robin Phipps Woodall

There's no such thing as identity: it's something we have to believe in to make life more tolerable.

— Sebastian Faulks

Self is a construct, a feeling, an identity that is internal and can neither be given nor taken away by others. We develop and…

— Judith M Bardwick

“Identity claims are either directed toward others or directed at the self, and both kinds have their own psychological functions.”

— Sam Gosling

The illusion of selfhood, ego, a separate identity is false.

— Frederick Lenz

As we wrestle with questions of identity, we imitate those actions we think best fill an ambiguity we have within ourselves. And that goes…

— Lecrae

Self-pity is one of the most dangerous forms of self-centeredness. It fogs our vision.

— Anonymous

“Negative identity is a phenomenon whereby you define yourself by what you are not. This has enormous advantages, especially in terms of the hardening…

— Morris Berman

Self-esteem and identity are very fragile things. I think a lot of times, those are the motivations for why people do take their own…

— Nate Parker