Quotes by Identity In our production-oriented society, being busy, having an occupation, has become one of the main ways, if not the main way, of identifying ourselves. Without an occupation, not just our economic security but our very identity is endangered. Henri Nouwen occupationidentityway My identity was a big issue when I was a teenager, and I had a lot of questions, like: 'Who am I?' 'Who do I belong to?' But when I was still quite young, I decided that belonging is a tough process in life, and I'd better say I belonged to myself and the world rather than belonging to one nationality or another. Hiam Abbass issuesteenageridentity Back in the day for me was a great time in my life - I was in my 20s. Most people refer to their experiences in their twenties as being a highlight in their life. It's a period of time where you often develop your own way, your own sound, your own identity, and that happened with me, when I was with a great teacher - Miles Davis. Herbie Hancock identityteacherpeople When you're younger, it's hard because you're finding your identity, and then for 12 hours out of the day, you have to be a different person. So that's a tricky phase - as far as figuring who you are out and then figuring out the people that you're working with. Hilarie Burton differentidentitypeople My past identity separates from me and remains in the past; he becomes someone else. Is memory really as insubstantial as the fragments of information that we store in our heads? Hideo Kojima identitymemoriespast Having an identity is one thing. Being born into an identity is quite a different matter. Henry Rollins differentidentitymatter Could it be that violence is as much a part of the American identity as the Constitution, and a vital component to its economic stability? Henry Rollins constitutionviolenceidentity There was no identity crisis in the life of Jesus Christ. He knew who He was. He knew where He had come from, and why he was here. And he knew where He was going. And when you are that liberated, then you can serve. Howard G. Hendricks identityjesuschrist Surely no mere mortal who has at all gone down into himself will ever pretend that his slightest thought or act solely originates in his own defined identity. Herman Melville free-willidentitygone Eventually, a collection ceases to be a personal indulgence and assumes its own identity. In fact, it becomes a thing in its own right - rather like Frankenstein's monster. Howard Hodgkin identitymonstersfacts When you're a kid you have this sense of wonder and wholeness and a strong sense of your own identity. Hugo Weaving strongidentitykids Love is the grounding of our existence as humans and is the basic emotioning in our systemic identity as human beings. Humberto Maturana groundingidentitylove-is The yearning to be Afghan, to be part of the country, part of the land helped me separate myself from the casual traveler and claim my Afghan identity. Hyder Akbar landidentitycountry Guns are part of the American identity. Henry Rollins american-identitygunidentity I think graffiti is part of Berlin culture. You think about what the Berlin wall meant and how visible that was in everyone's life. How it was a part of their very identity. Ian Bremmer wallidentitythinking I'm more a collector of identities and words that feel right to me. To me this is an inarguable point. I am who I say I am and that's not up for debate. Ian Harvie feels-rightdebateidentity In most cases, my favorite Jethro Tull songs will be determined by how I feel about them as live performance songs, not by the recorded identity. Ian Anderson determinedidentitysong Any opinion writer worth his salt would have rejected the quaint notion that certain eternally aggrieved identity groups have exclusive linguistic rights to words in the English language. Ilana Mercer groupsidentityrights The aim of torture is to destroy a person as a human being, to destroy their identity and soul. It is more evil than murder. Inge Genefke soulidentityevil Once you don't have freedom and you're obliged to do many things you don't want, and it becomes a routine, then your identity is at stake because you can feel that you are not anymore yourself, that you are what they want you to be - and you can lose yourself. Ingrid Betancourt routineidentitywant«1920212223242526272829»
