Quotes about Labels

If the holy conversation, a generous discourse, is to occur, the labeling must cease. We are not dealing with labels, we are talking to people.

Labels start out as little threads of self dissatisfaction but ultimately weave together into a straightjacket of self-condemnation

That is the next step for out trans actors - to just be treated as actors and not 'trans actors.'

What really matters is how God sees me. He isn't concerned with labels; he is concerned about the state of man's soul.

To be called one thing, is oftentimes to be another.

Two-thirds of those evacuated at that time had been born in the United States and were American citizens. Standing in long lines, the Japanese had to wait for hours in front of the desks of the officials, who took down their names and handed out labels for them to wear around their necks with their identity number, the same as for their luggage.

You can tell German wine from vinegar ... by the label.

As a woman, it seems you can't just be a comedian; you're always classed as something else, too, whether that's 'beautiful,' 'pint-sized,' 'larger-than-life' or in my case, 'Hattie Jacques-esque,' 'the giraffe,' 'big.'

I think anyone who's willing to be brutally honest with who they are and express themselves is always going to get the oddball label, the pyscho label, the twisted label. That's what happens.

Because I do it with one small ship, I am called a terrorist. You do it with a whole fleet and are called an emperor.

People's fates are simplified by their names.

Understanding the truth is the doorway to new life. And understanding the truth often requires the use of labels. Honoring someone, whether that person is a boss, parent, or spouse, doesn't mean we have to pretend they're something they're not. Honoring and honesty can exist side by side.