Quotes about Identity

To come to the table is to learn to be our real selves—not some construct conceived by someone else, but who God made us to be.

Never let someone else's opinion of you become your reality.

You're nothing but a pack of cards!

Speak in French when you can't think of the English for a thing—turn out your toes when you walk—and remember who you are!

But I don't want to go among mad people," Alice remarked. "Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat: "we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad." "How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn't have come here.

If you look in a dictionary, the word 'Indianan' may appear. But the first task, the litmus test as to whether or not someone really is from Indiana or has spent any kind of considerable time in Indiana, is whether or not they use the word 'Indianan,' because no one in Indiana ever uses that term. We refer to ourselves as Hoosiers.

To know oneself is to disbelieve utopia.

It is outrageous to utter the name of Jesus Christ and live in Judaism.

Jesus is much more concerned about shaking your foundations, giving you an utterly alternative self image, world image, and God image, and thus reframing your entire reality. Mere inspiration can never do this.

Performancism is the mindset that equates our identity and value directly with our performance and accomplishments.

It is a mistake for women to think that life begins only with marriage. A woman can and must have an identity and feel useful, valued, and needed whether she is single or married. She must feel that she can do something for someone else that no one else ever born can do.

Somehow, we have come to the erroneous belief that we are all but flesh, blood, and bones, and that's all. So we direct our values to material things.