Identity Quote by Marya Hornbacher

“We develop a sense of self by coming to see ourselves in the reflections of how others see us - what they reflect back…

— Jacqui Stedmon

“Imagine looking in the mirror and not knowing who you are. An empty face staring back. No one. We rarely think about how much…

— Tal M. Klein

“How we are seen can literally call parts of us into existence and shape new selves in the image of the one seeing us.”

— Bonnie Badenoch

“When we are authentic, when we act out of presence and awareness, it also gives nourishment to the inner being of people around us.”

— Swami Dhyan Giten

“We aren't who we appear to be on the outside...We keep up appearances in order to survive...”

— Dexter

“Habits define who we are from the outside in, more than who we are defines us from the inside out.”

— Jarod Kintz

“The outside also becomes us. A human being is born an unfinished organism and as the person develops experience with others becomes a physical…

— Siri Hustvedt

“Being is one thing; becoming aware of it is a point of arrival by an awakened consciousness and this involves a journey.”

— Ngugi wa Thiong'o

“Who we are is inseparable not only from who we think we are, but from who others think we are. We are touched and…

— Amy Ellis Nutt

“To be myself (I note) I need the illumination of other people’s eyes, and therefore cannot be entirely sure what is my self.”

— Virginia Woolf

“It's what we believe about ourselves that determines how others see us.”

— Beth Hoffman

“Oh, the most important thing about myself is that my life has been full of changes. Therefore, when I observe the world, I don’t…

— Chinua Achebe