Quotes about Identity
A man's true estate of power and riches is to be in himself; not in his dwelling or position or external relations, but in his own essential character.
— Henry Ward Beecher
The power is in the balance: we are our injuries, as much as we are our successes.
— Barbara Kingsolver
Whoever has power takes over the noun - and the norm - while the less powerful get an adjective.
— Gloria Steinem
It is not that I want merely to be called a Christian, but actually to be one. Yes, if I prove to be one, then I can have the name.
— Ignatius of Antioch
Fervent prayer keeps your true identity in focus.
— Priscilla Shirer
Prayer is an expression of who we are...We are a living incompleteness. We are a gap, an emptiness that calls for fulfillment.
— Thomas Merton
You have to listen to the one who calls you beloved. That has to be affirmed over and over again. That is prayer - listening to the voice of the one who calls you "the beloved."
— Henri Nouwen
Man, made in the image of God, has a purpose - to be in relationship to God, who is there. Man forgets his purpose and thus he forgets who he is and what life means.
— Francis Schaeffer
My relationship with Northeast Ohio is bigger than basketball. I didn't realize that four years ago. I do now.
— LeBron James
No matter how good or bad we may feel, no matter how up or down we may be, Christ loves us, accepts us, and thinks the world of us.
— Myles Munroe
to lift a man by education from one social stratum to another is to expose him to a terrible temptation—the temptation to despise his own people.
— William Temple
I'm Short and fat and proud of that!!
— Winnie the Pooh