Quotes about Identity
If you are really a product of a materialistic universe, how is it that you don't feel at home there?
— CS Lewis
We are all worms. But I believe that I am a glow-worm.
— Winston Churchill
What we have to be is what we are.
— Thomas Merton
But if you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or how I comb my hair, but ask me what I think I am living for.
— Thomas Merton
For me to be a saint means to be myself. Therefore the problem of sanctity and salvation is in fact the problem of finding out who I am and of discovering my true self.
— Thomas Merton
Jealousy is the manifestation of insecurity and dissatisfaction with one's calling and self-worth.
— Bishop TD Jakes
Unfortunately, many of us often spend our lives doing what we were trained to do. Some do what they were asked to do. And most of us do what others need us to do. And all the while, we wonder why the feeling of fulfillment eludes us.
— Bishop TD Jakes
To fulfill your purpose, you must first know and celebrate your identity!
— Bishop TD Jakes
The moment you start to embrace how you have been formed and fashioned is the moment you step into the very purpose for which you were created.
— Bishop TD Jakes
Often after years of deep investment into others we are shocked and disappointed that they simply didn't get who we really are.
— Bishop TD Jakes
It's miserable living someone else's life, and it is downright suffocating to live beneath your potential.
— Bishop TD Jakes
The very key to knowing your purpose is discovering and celebrating your personal identity.
— Bishop TD Jakes