Quotes by Identity I felt, implicitly, or not so implicitly, that subjects about women and other races were out of my jurisdiction as a creator. That if I moved too far from my own experience, and my own established identity, I would be criticized for taking even more of those wedding pies from others. James Franco movedidentity Foster children are disproportionately victims of identity theft. James Langevin victimidentitychildren Of all my false identities, the strategies in my campaign to be accepted, being a sworn Republican is the hardest to explain. In my later political life, I can only be described as a Kennedy Democrat, eager to pursue equitable treatment for the least fortunate. James McGreevey campaignspoliticalidentity I can see that in retrospect but I guess I've always had such an identity crisis when it comes to other people's understanding of me. Jamie Lidell understandingidentitypeople I identify as African American. I identify as Black. Black is something I share with other descendants of Africa, African-American is something I share with other Black descendants of America and both of those identities are of equal importance to me. Jamilah Lemieux african-americanblackidentity At least when one speaks of oneself one is passionate, well-informed and specific. Jan Neruda passionatespeakidentity One is what one remembers: no more, no less. Jan Struther identityselfremember I seem to have been able to make a career out of doing what I feel like doing, so why not keep doing it? What's corrupting is wanting to be more important. You want to be more arty - you get your identity from that. Or you get your identity out of making more money. Jane Campion careersimportantidentity We need to go inward instead of outward, and learn to trust our own inner guide, preserving our identity and finding the answers from within. Jane Fulton Alt individualityidentityneeds That was the fear that there would be no identity anymore, for Canada. It was foolish, because there are so many examples of separatism, and nothing has disintegrated, unless they went to war. Jane Jacobs exampleidentitywar My first book was about grappling with my identity and transitioning medically and socially as a young person. At that point, it hadn't been told yet. There wasn't a trans memoir that was written from the perspective of a young person that transitioned. Janet Mock perspectiveidentitybook In many ways, being honest about 'Huckleberry Finn' goes right to the heart of whether we can be honest about our heritage and our identity as Americans. Jane Smiley heritageidentityheart There are insights that can be born only of your own pain, and they are the most precious. Seek [within] the undiscovered part of yourself. (emphasis added) Janusz Korczak bornpainidentity Most whites do not have a racial identity, but they would do well to understand what race means for others. They should also ponder the consequences of being the only group for whom such an identity is forbidden and who are permitted no aspirations as a group. Jared Taylor raceidentitymean Once you get below the floor of our personal identities, we're all connected. Perhaps that's why we can move into others' lives. Janet Fitch personal-identityidentitymoving When you have a global mush, people lose their identity, they become pseudonyms, they have no investment and no consequence in what they do. Jaron Lanier pseudonymsidentitypeople Writing a novel, I am making is an object that has a life and identity of its own, apart from me. Jay Neugeboren novelidentitywriting I don't need to worry about identity theft because no one wants to be me. Jay London identityworryneeds Practically everyone now bemoans Western man's sense of alienation, lack of community, and inability to find ways of organizing society for human ends. We have reached the end of the road that is built on the set of traits held out for male identity-advance at any cost, pay any price, drive out all competitors, and kill them if necessary. Jean Baker Miller communityidentitymen Recognizing Quebec as being different, recognizing our history, recognizing our identity, has never meant a weakening of Quebec and has never been a threat to national unity. Jean Charest being-differentunityidentity«2122232425262728293031»
