Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Self Identity Quotes
BeliefDivinitySelf-Identity There cannot be a God because if there were one, I could not believe that I was not He.
HumorIndividualityLiteratureSelf-Identity I would never want a book's autograph. I am a proud non-reader of books.
AcceptanceConfidenceIndividualitySelf-IdentitySelf Worth You know, you don't have to look like everybody else to be acceptable and to feel acceptable.
AuthenticityIndividualitySelf-Identity I'm just trying to be myself. I'm not trying to be anyone else.
AcceptanceDiversitySelf-EsteemSelf-IdentityUnconditional Love One of the most important gifts a parent can give a child is the gift of accepting that child's uniqueness.
BeautySelf-IdentitySmartnessSuccessSupport System I say, 'Yeah, Taylor Swift.' I think she is a smart, beautiful girl. I think she's making all the right moves. She's got a good head on her shoulders. She's surrounded with wonderful people. Her songs are great. She keeps herself anchored. She knows who she is, and she's living and standing by that.
AgeAttitudeMindsetPerceptionSelf-Identity Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.
AlcoholismPersonal PerspectiveRecoveryReligionSelf-Identity I don't believe I'm a recovering alcoholic - I'm someone who used to drink. AA comes from a religious movement and that whole thing of 'I'm always burdened with this' and the original sin idea. It's not like that for me.
Cultural HeritageIdentityRace and PerceptionSelf-Identity I knew I was half Chinese, but Iceland is so homogenous that I wasn't able to identify with the Asian part of myself. Even though I speak Chinese and was raised by Chinese women, I would say I'm quite white-passing when it comes to being Asian.
HumilityIndustry PerspectiveSelf-Identity I don't think I'm a thorn in the industry, I'm just another part of it.
EmpowermentFamily ValuesIndependenceSelf-Identity My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.
Critical ThinkingPolitical IdeologySelf-IdentityUncertainty If anything is certain, it is that I myself am not a Marxist.
AuthenticityConfidenceFreedomIndependenceSelf-Identity I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want.
BelongingOvercoming ObstaclesPersistenceRejectionSelf-Identity I can remember getting rejected systematically by casting directors as a young kid. I felt like the biggest outsider there ever was; that I'd never belong in that club.
ProblemSelf-IdentitySelf-Perception Many people identify their sense of self with the problems they have, or think they have.
Family InfluenceHumilityInner StrengthSelf-Identity I don't believe in honors - it bothers me. Honors bother: honors is epaulettes; honors is uniforms. My papa brought me up this way.
