Identity Quotes

"This is a perfect example of why it is so difficult to be a singer and not a poet." "Our self-conception largely consists of how we see others seeing us." "Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance." "True belonging is not passive. It’s not the belonging that comes with just joining a group. It’s not fitting in or pretending or selling out because it’s safer. It’s a practice that requires vulnerability to get uncomfortable and learn how to be present with people without sacrificing who we are." "The person we believe ourselves to be will always act in a manner consistent with our self-image." "We're all stories, in the end." "You don't pass or fail at being a person." "It is not what we get but who we become, what we contribute that gives meaning to our lives" "Cogito ergo sum " "When you put on a uniform, there are certain inhibitions that you accept." "It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you." "The responsibility of a writer is to excavate the experience of the people who produced him." "The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the definitions of the white world." "Part of what existence means to me is knowing the difference between what I am now and what I was then." "To give oneself is the only way of becoming oneself"