Who I Am Quotes - Page 35

• Openness to my own dreams puts me in touch with the oldest, most human aspects of who I am; it helps me find my place in the community of man.

  Sheldon B. Kopp

  Dream, Men, Community

  Sheldon B. Kopp (1974). “The Hanged Man: Psychotherapy and the Forces of Darkness”, Science & Behavior Books

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• We can't take a step backwards when we've already made so many strides forward. I was raised by gay men and women...it's who I am, you cannot define a family. There are children out there who need these loving homes. These are rights that are fundamental and must be had. And I will fight for however long it takes; I don't want to live in a world where prop 8 exists!

  Drew Barrymore

  Children, Home, Fighting

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I've always kind of made sure to maintain the sense of who I am and never be mean or cruel or snotty to anyone. Because, at the end of the day, it's not going to help you last in the business, and who wants to be around someone like that? I don't want to turn into 'that guy.' That guy!

  Leonardo DiCaprio

  Mean, Guy, The End Of The Day

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• When I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don't invest any energy in them, because I know who I am.

  Michelle Obama

  Energy, Negative, Stay True To Yourself

  Michelle Obama, Lisa Rogak (2009). “Michelle Obama: In Her Own Words”, p.40, PublicAffairs

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• I was pretty lucky, I went to a really great school. I went to a Steiner School, which is very small and nurturing and creative, so I felt like I was in an environment where I could mature. There was less of the clique-y stuff, which can really make high school a living hell for a lot of people, going on, so I was very similar then to who I am now. I'm still a dork.

  Zoe Kravitz

  School, People, Creative

  "Exclusive Q&A: Zoe Kravitz & Ezra Miller". Interview with Laura Rosenfeld, www.seventeen.com. August 22, 2011.

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• Going through my divorce has changed who I am in my understanding of what's good and bad in relationships.

  Kevin Hart

  Divorce, Understanding, Good And Bad

  "A Heart to Heart with Kevin Hart". Interview with Kam Williams, pittsburghurbanmedia.com.

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• I'm afraid that if I started to ponder who I am and what I am, I might not like what I find.

  Rod Serling

  Might, Pondering, Ifs

  Source: www.rodserling.com

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• In fact almost everyone in my yearbook wrote the same thing to me: "To weird girl, you're nice." I didn't think it was bad. When I showed my mother she said, "Everyone is different." Being weird became my tool. I'm weird; that's who I am. It was my coping badge.

  Jenny Lawson

  Girl, Mother, Nice

  Source: therumpus.net

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• I started to play noise on my cello because I felt a deep personal connection to it. I mean, I still love all the beautiful sounds of the cello as much as anybody but it's only when I play certain sounds I know that the cello really presents who I am; not my emotions but who I am as a person.

  Okkyung Lee

  Beautiful, Mean, Play

  Source: thequietus.com

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• I liked the idea of writing a song saying I'm happy with who I am, and I don't mind if people think I'm some old git.

  Marc Almond

  Song, Writing, Thinking

  Source: thequietus.com

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• I think my secret would have to be just being true to who I am and just being myself.

  Tia Mowry

  Thinking, Secret, Just Being

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• I've made solo records and that's all been a learning experience. I've just got better at singing and more comfortable with who I am and my voice.

  Roddy Woomble

  Voice, Singing, Records

  Source: thequietus.com

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• I've been pretty transparent with all that I've done. I think my work speaks a lot for who I am. So, I don't think there's a particular thing I'd like them to know.

  Tyler Perry

  Thinking, Done, Speak

  Source: aalbc.com

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• Writing music and lyrics that mean something personal to me. It's an exciting, intense, cathartic, this-is-who-I-am experience.

  Mark Hoppus

  Writing, Mean, Intense

  "A Different Spin with Mark Hoppus!". Interview, www.seventeen.com. September 8, 2010.

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• Being hapa, or more specifically, half-Japanese half-Euro mutt (English, Irish, Scottish, Dutch, French, Welsh, German. . .in case you were wondering), has definitely helped shape who I am. It's very cool to get to identify and learn about all these unique cultures and I think it's helped put the world in perspective.

  Kina Grannis

  Unique, Thinking, Perspective

  "Rising Star: Kina Grannis". Interview, www.seventeen.com. July 14, 2010.

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• You don't realise how much you're holding onto until you start to let go of it. I had had loads of therapy and thought I had come to terms with who I am, but there's something in the process of writing that unlocks other experiences, other emotions and you have to be prepared for that.

  Damian Barr

  Letting Go, Writing, Emotion

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• I am a gay writer, but I am also a Scottish writer and some days a lazy writer, or a funny writer. Being gay is just a part of who I am.

  Damian Barr

  Gay, Lazy, Scottish

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• I don't really do anything that isn't about writing, and I don't really know who I am if I'm not thinking about writing.

  Jamaica Kincaid

  Writing, Thinking, Knows

  "Jamaica Kincaid: Does Truth Have a Tone?". Interview with Lauren K. Alleyne, www.guernicamag.com. June 17, 2013.

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• My involvement is an extension of who I am as a person. I have found a sense of renewal and peace when I allow myself to be open to create, give, and fully participate in things that call me to respond from my core.

  Grace Gealey

  Giving, Renewal, Found

  "Empire Actor Grace Gealey: Gratitude and Forgiveness". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• I try to keep myself grounded and to stay true to who I am through every experience, positive or negative.

  Jake T. Austin

  Trying, Negative, Stay True

  Interview with Ocean Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. August 1, 2014.

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• I'm doing exactly what I was supposed to do. Yeah. I didn't exactly choose this. My own life, if it were up to me, would be very, very quiet. I'd be like a shopkeeper, a book collector, or something like that. I'm not like this. Myself as a performer and an artist is totally different from who I am.

  Mos Def

  Book, Artist, Different

  "David Bowie & Mos Def: The Style Council (2003 Cover Story)". Interview with Ben White, www.complex.com. January 11, 2016.

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• My fans - I hate the word fans...my supporters - it's an international following that isn't from being in London and existing on the "scene." It came from being on the Internet, from being a teenager communicating with different artists, showing who I am, who KESH is, as well as connecting with other people around the world doing similar things.

  Kesh

  Teenager, Hate, Artist

  Source: www.elle.com

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• They're not parallel at all. They're my concerns, but how they're expressed particularly on the page is completely divorced from who I am in my street life.

  Chang-Rae Lee

  Pages, Concern, Street Life

  Source: therumpus.net

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• I'm alright with who I am and I don't feel that I need to be better.

  Cher Lloyd

  Needs, Feels, Alright

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• I'm a goof. I talk too much. I tell stories. I tell cheesy Dad jokes. I'm theatrical and I'll mix things up and I'll surprise people. Those are the things that I just do because that's who I am.

  William Beckett

  Dad, People, Cheesy

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