Quotes about Identity
Yes I am a Jew and when the ancestors of the right honourable gentlemen were brutal savages in an unknown land mine were priests in the Temple of Solomon.
— Benjamin Disraeli
The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.
— George Bernard Shaw
. . . we should be men first, and subjects afterward.
— Henry David Thoreau
God specifically created us to be like Him. This is impossible to wrap our minds around, but God created us like Him in some respect and then set us in the midst of this world to represent Him!
— Francis Chan
Self respect is something that can't be killed. The worst thing is to kill a man's pretense at it.
— Ayn Rand
We may seek a fortune for no greater reason than to secure the respect and attention of people who would otherwise look straight through us.
— Alain de Botton
Each person is a V.S.P. (a Very Special Person) because we are each created in the image of God.
— Desmond Tutu
Movements toward freedom and the self-respect that comes from something other than what people think is their most important feature.
— Toni Morrison
Man does not live by bread alone. Many prefer self-respect to food.
— Mahatma Gandhi
To me, liberation doesn't mean that I can think just like a man. Real liberation means that I can think, act, and be like a woman and receive equal respect, honor, and compensation.
— Marianne Williamson
Being an American means never having to say you're sorry.
— Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Sometimes I get a little sad, and I feel like being alone. Then I talk to my cat about it, and he reminds me I'm James Franco. Then we dance.
— James Franco