Identity Quotes - page 25

I think all writers are armchair psychologists to some degree or another, and I think a character's sexuality is fascinating. It's a great way to really get at the root of their identity, because it's such a personal thing. (Alan Ball)
Because I didn't have any queer, lesbian, female role models I hated my own femininity and had to look deep within myself to create an identity that worked for me. Pop culture just doesn't hand us enough variety to choose from. View quote
Beth Ditto
Our citizens will lose their confidence or trust in the values and principles of the international community, especially if our personal identity is denied. View quote
Boris Trajkovski
I like to make things. Its been part of my identity since I was a kid. View quote
Bre Pettis
Materialism is an identity crisis. View quote
Bryant H. McGill
All discomfort comes from suppressing your true identity. View quote
Bryant H. McGill
All identity labels are umbrella terms to some degree, but this term 'bisexual' is not only serviceable, but it is sufficient. And yes, it brings together a bunch of people who are maybe shades different from one another. And maybe that's the beauty of labels: that they force you to be with other people and see the difference. View quote
Charles M. Blow
Around 2001, I started analyzing lesbians. I started to realize that even really butch-acting or -dressing women still had a strong female identity that I never had. View quote
Chaz Bono
I confused gender identity with sexual orientation. Your gender identity is about who you are, how you feel, the sex that you feel yourself to be. Sexual orientation is who you're attracted to. View quote
Chaz Bono
When we talk about feminism - equality without apology for all - we can't be talking about for all white women or all highly educated women but all women, regardless of color, class, creed, sexual orientation or identity. View quote
Christine Pelosi
As kids, we say stupid things, and because there's not a record of it, nobody is going to give you a hard time at 30 years old about something you said or did when you were 8 years old. Online, you have all these social networks that are moving to a state of persistent identity, and in turn, we're sacrificing the ability to be youthful. (Christopher Poole)
I want to be known for having a recognizable style. I believe having your own personal identity is what makes you competitive. On the other hand, I would like to be versatile and be challenged to go in new directions. View quote
Cliff Martinez
I actually don't see that strong of a connection between my background as a rock 'n roller and my early films. In a way I think your musical identity in film work is determined by the jobs that come your way. View quote
Cliff Martinez
In the past I'd always felt like 'the girl' in the show or the movie. On 'Friday Night Lights' there were a bunch of girls, and I was the woman. Initially there was a little struggle with my identity around that. But now there's a sense of ease. View quote
Connie Britton
Theatre has no national identity. It is something for the world, whether it is Irish, English, or French. View quote
Cyril Cusack
The actor has a constant problem of personal identity. View quote
Cyril Cusack
Class is something I know about. I've lived it every day of my life, and it shaped me in my identity. View quote
David Lindsay-Abaire
I don't think of myself as a brand. Branding to me feels like a position or identity that's frozen in time. I'm more interested in transitions. View quote
David Rockwell
In refugee camps around the world, I met people who were gone. They were still walking around but had lost so much that they were unable to claim any sort of identity. Others I met found who they truly were, and they generally found it through service to others. They became teachers when there was no school, books or pencils. View quote
Deborah Ellis
My national identity is first American. My religious identity is first Muslim. View quote
Dalia Mogahed
Then a year would go by and I'd realize I love the acting too much and it is my identity and I don't know how to be anything but an actress. It's who and what I am, so I always come back. (Delta Burke)
It is quite understandable that Puerto Ricans seek to preserve a cultural sense of identity without separating politically from U.S. national sovereignty. View quote
Dick Thornburgh
Obama gets his identity and his ideology from his father. View quote
Dinesh D'Souza
A lot of kids are bullied because of their sexual identity or expression. It's often the effeminate boys and the masculine girls, the ones who violate gender norms and expectations, who get bullied. View quote
Dan Savage
Look at every action movie in Hollywood. Every leading man from Spider-Man to Batman to James Bond, 'Bourne Identity', every one of them possesses martial arts skills. View quote
Donnie Yen