America Quote by James A. Baldwin

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…

— James A. Baldwin

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…

— James A. Baldwin

“Because Americans lack a common ethnicity or extensive heritage, our founding myth is more important than it is for most other peoples. Unlike other…

— Steven K. Green

To understand and reconnect with our stories, the stories of the ancestors, is to build our identities.

— Frank Delaney

Myths give us our sense of personal identity, answering the question, 'Who am I?'

— Rollo May

“Most people's identities were important to them, something they wouldn't shed. It was proud, it was timid, it was laudable, it was stupid. It…

— Christopher Sorrentino

Identity is the history that has gone into bone and blood and reshaped the flesh. Identity is not what we were but what we…

— Nick Joaquín

We all belong to an ancient identity. Stories are the rivers that take us there.

— Frank Delaney

I truly appreciate the special qualities that America and American national myths offer me.

— Bharati Mukherjee

Myths and creeds are heroic struggles to comprehend the truth in the world.

— Ansel Adams

The hero draws inspiration from the virtue of his ancestors.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Myths have always been archetypal realities, that through history or legend, remind the human being of his origin, his destiny, and the meaning of…

— Javier Cazañ