Quotes about Identity

We're afloat in amniotic fluid.' 'How's that?' 'Salt water. It's chemically almost identical with the fluid surrounding an unborn baby.

I give you the desert chameleon, whose ability to blend itself into the background tells you all you need to know about the roots of ecology and the foundations of a personal identity. The Universe is God's. It is one thing, a wholeness against which all separations may be identified.

Humans live best when each has his own place, when each knows where he belongs in the scheme of things. Destroy the place and destroy the person

Humans live best when each has his own place, when each knows where he belongs in the scheme of things.

they were non-thinkers, attaching themselves to any fancied power for the identity which this gave them. Without a reflection from her they were empty. Thus, they were dangerous.

Paul hesitated. There'd been no dwarf in the vision, but all else remained identical.

How do you call among you the little mouse, the mouse that jumps?

Humans live best when each has his own place, when each knows where he belongs in the scheme of things. Destroy the place and destroy the person. You and I, Thufir, of all those who love the Duke, are most ideally situated to destroy the other's place.

I tried not to focus on the fact that I'm playing Venus Williams and tried to focus on myself. To show that I'm Sofia Kenin is obviously the cherry on top.

My lighter, more superficial side will always steal a march on the deeper side and therefore always win. You can't imagine how often I've tried to push away this Anne, which is only half of what is known as Anne - to beat her down, hide her.

Who you are vs. who you wish you were: Who wins?

I grew up as a little gay boy in Paris, Texas, which was a very conservative community and I had a strong religious background as well.