Collectives Quote by Mahmoud Darwish

It seems to me that there are certain thoughts and vignettes and attitudes that I have always had the desire to represent.

— George Saunders

I am so passionate about representation because, growing up, I didn't see myself, and now people can say, 'I see myself there.' We're all…

— Noma Dumezweni

I REPRESENT THE INDIVIDUAL. I REPRESENT BEING HAPPY WITH WHO YOU ARE

— Kristen McMenamy

All you can do is be your best self. I've always felt that I had to be that much more aware of how I…

— Misty Copeland

It's hard for me to label myself or characterize myself.

— Velveteen Dream

Persona-wise, I represent a lot of people's childhoods.

— Ralph Macchio

I think, myself, that one's memories represent those moments which, insignificant as they may seem, nevertheless represent the inner self and oneself as most…

— Agatha Christie

I prefer to think of myself as able to represent all walks of life.

— Emun Elliott

I'm a representative of something that's greater than myself. I'm not just representing myself or my country: I'm representing Christ and what He's done…

— Elana Meyers

“Personal memory shapes and sustains the “collective memory” that underpins culture.”

— Nicholas Carr

Even as I think of myself as a 'rememberer,' I also know my memory is probably doing all this work to reconstruct a narrative…

— Natasha Trethewey

We have an identity that we have constructed, a me, which is a combination of memories, feelings, opinions, and experiences.

— Anonymous