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• He allowed himself to be swayed by his conviction that human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them, but that life obliges them over and over again to give birth to themselves.

  Gabriel Garcia Marquez

  Life, Mother, Spiritual

  FaceBook post by Gabriel García Márquez from May 11, 2014

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• Spiritual identity means we are not what we do or what people say about us. And we are not what we have. We are the beloved daughters and sons of God.

  Henri Nouwen

  Daughter, Spiritual, Mean

  "Bread For The Journey". Book by Henri Nouwen (p. 210), 1996.

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• Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.

  George R. R. Martin

  Hurt, Ice, Weakness

  George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.60, Bantam

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• An identity would seem to be arrived at by the way in which the person faces and uses his experience.

  James A. Baldwin

  Use, Way, Faces

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• Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.

  Alan Watts

  Self Esteem, Humor, Deep Thought

  Life Magazine, April 21, 1961.

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• Integrity simply means not violating one's own identity.

  Erich Fromm

  Integrity, Mean

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• For as long as you can remember, you have been a pleaser, depending on others to give you an identity. You need not look at that only in a negative way. You wanted to give your heart to others, and you did so quickly and easily. But now you are being asked to let go of all these self-made props and trust that God is enough for you. You must stop being a pleaser and reclaim your identity as a free self.

  Henri Nouwen

  Letting Go, Heart, Remember You

  Henri Nouwen (2010). “The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom”, p.5, Image

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• Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Beautiful, Italian, Two

  Ambrose Bierce (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated)”, p.2363, Delphi Classics

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• You have your identity when you find out, not what you can keep your mind ON, but what you can't keep your mind OFF.

  A. R. Ammons

  Life, Wisdom, Mind

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• I don't cover my face because I want to show my identity.

  Malala Yousafzai

  Want, Faces, Shows

  "I don`t cover my face, want to show my identity: Malala Yousafzai". zeenews.india.com. October 8, 2013.

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• Identity would seem to be the garment with which one covers the nakedness of the self: in which case, it is best that the garment be loose, a little like the robes of the desert, through which one's nakedness can always be felt, and, sometimes, discerned. This trust in one's nakedness is all that gives one the power to change one's robes.

  James A. Baldwin

  Change, Self, Giving

  "The Devil Finds Work". Book by James A. Baldwin, 1976.

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• Identity is such a crucial affair that one shouldn't rush into it.

  David Quammen

  Animal, Wildlife, Affair

  David Quammen (2012). “The Flight of the Iguana: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature”, p.60, Simon and Schuster

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• The only true happiness lies in knowing who you are ... and making peace with it.

  Laurell K. Hamilton

  Lying, Knowing Who You Are, True Happiness

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• I'm right at a time when I'm strongly finding my identity inside of my work.

  Josh Lucas

  Findings

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• Make sure the outside of you is a good reflection of the inside of you

  Jim Rohn

  Inspirational, Positive, Reflection

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Mar 19, 2017

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• I feel when somebody has been playing cricket for a long time, he creates a separate identity for himself.

  Sachin Tendulkar

  Long, Separation, Cricket

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• All discomfort comes from suppressing your true identity.

  Bryant H. McGill

  True Identity, Discomfort, Suppressing

  "Why You Aren’t Who You’re Supposed to Be" by Matthew B. James, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 10, 2014.

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• From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbor's rights without striking a dangerous blow at your own.

  Carl Schurz

  Freedom, Spring, Blow

  Carl Schurz, Frederic Bancroft (1913). “Speeches, Correspondence and Political Papers of Carl Schurz”, Putnam Juvenile

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• The actor has a constant problem of personal identity.

  Cyril Cusack

  Growth, Actors, Problem

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• Tell me how you read and I'll tell you who you are.

  Martin Heidegger

  Romantic, Famous Love, Best Love

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• Committing yourself is a way of finding out who you are. A man finds his identity by identifying.

  Robert E. Terwilliger

  Life, Commitment, Finding Yourself

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• There is another interesting paradox here: by immersing ourselves in what we love, we find ourselves. We do not lose ourselves. One does not lose one's identity by falling in love.

  Lukas Foss

  Falling In Love, Interesting, Doe

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• Establishing an equilibrium between the Islam of truth and Islam as an identity is one of the most difficult tasks of religious intellectuals.

  Abdolkarim Soroush

  Religious, Islam, Tasks

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• Strengthening our identity is one way or reinforcing people's confidence and sense of citizenship and well-being.

  David Blunkett

  People, Way, Citizenship

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• Systematically identity top designers as early as possible. The best are often not the most experienced.

  Fred Brooks

  Designer

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