Who We Are Quotes - Page 22

• If we are willing to allow our dark side to be a part of the whole of who we are, we will find it comes equipped with all the power, skill, intelligence, and force needed to do great things in the world.

  Debbie Ford

  Dark, Skills, World

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  The measure of who we are is how we react to something that doesn't go our way.

  Gregg Popovich

  Way

  "Spurs' fortitude fueled title run" by J.A. Adande, www.espn.com. November 19, 2014.

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• Memories are who we are. In the end, that's all the luggage you take with you. Love and Memories are what last.

  Kristin Hannah

  Memories, Lasts, Ends

  Kristin Hannah (2014). “Fly Away”, p.81, Pan Macmillan

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• Deep within us-no matter who we are-there lives a feeling of wanting to be lovable, of wanting to be the kind of person that others like to be with. And the greatest thing we can do is to let people know that they are loved and capable of loving.

  Fred Rogers

  People, Feelings, Matter

  Fred Rogers (2006). “Wisdom from the World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember”, p.29, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.

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  Every day we choose who we are by how we define ourselves.

  Angelina Jolie

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• Preaching, power, and persecution are all apart of who we are.

  George O. Wood

  Preaching, Persecution

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• Our scars reveal who we are. The fact that we have experienced profound suffering in life—the fact that we carry what may seem to be unsightly scars—does not disqualify us from following Jesus. It may be precisely what qualifies us.

  Jonathan Martin

  Jesus, Profound, Suffering

  Jonathan Martin (2013). “Prototype: What Happens When You Discover You're More Like Jesus Than You Think?”, p.89, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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• We have to stand up for what we believe in, even when we might not be popular for it. Honesty starts with being ourselves, authentic and true to who we are and what we believe in, and that may not always be popular, but it will always let you follow your dreams and your heart.

  Tabatha Coffey

  Dream, Honesty, Believe

  "I Am a Bitch!" by Tabatha Coffey, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 9, 2012.

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• We aren't bodies at all; who we are is the love inside us, and it is that love alone that determines our value. When our minds are filled with light, there is no room for darkness.

  Marianne Williamson

  Light, Darkness, Mind

  Marianne Williamson (1992). “A return to love: reflections on the principles of "A course in miracles"”

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• As we free ourselves from the suffering of 'something is wrong with me, 'we trust and express the fullness of who we are.'

  Tara Brach

  Suffering, Fullness

  Tara Brach (2012). “Radical Acceptance: Awakening the Love that Heals Fear and Shame”, p.4, Random House

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• We are born as who we are, the gender thing is something that is imposed on you.

  Laverne Cox

  Gender, Born

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• Inside us there is a word we cannot pronounce, and that is who we are.

  Anthony Marra

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• Debt has become a part of who we are.

  Dave Ramsey

  Money, Debt, Finance

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• If we can't look at the good, bad and ugly of who we are, we are never going to progress as people - ever.

  Rosie Perez

  People, Progress, Looks

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• What moves me in art is how we question who we are as people.

  Ralph Fiennes

  Art, Moving, People

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• I think it's the tragedy of our time that we're not aware of the affect of the manner in which we've adopted tools. Those tools have become who we are.

  Godfrey Reggio

  Thinking, Tragedy, Tools

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Sexuality is one of the biggest parts of who we are.

  Carla Gugino

  Sexuality

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• President Obama understands that, as a nation founded by those who fled religious persecution, freedom of religion is central to who we are as Americans. Our rights are not given to us by government, they are endowed by our Creator.

  Denis McDonough

  Religious, Rights, Government

  Denis McDonough's Speech on International Religious Freedom, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. September 12, 2012.

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• The liberal feminist movement never imagined that women would take seriously the encouragement to become our own heroes and claim life for ourselves, on our terms, no matter who we are. Pro-choice and pro-life, Christian and not, poor and rich, black, white, gay and straight. It is a dream we all hold dear, and it's called the Tea Party.

  Tammy Bruce

  Christian, Dream, Encouragement

  "Why Tea Party women lead the charge". www.theguardian.com. October 19, 2010.

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• Relationships with parents, grandparents, friends, and siblings were important to me when I was young and have remained so throughout my life. Our relationships with other people both shape and reflect who we are. These relationships are infinitely fascinating to explore!

  Sharon Creech

  Sibling, People, Grandparent

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• Born of the impossibly varied options we have to amuse ourselves, cutting-edge companies are finding innovative ways to tailor our entertainment choices to who we are, relieving us of the burden of finding the diamond in the rough of 500 TV channels or thousands of movies and music albums released every year.

  Marcus Buckingham

  Cutting, Years, Choices

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• How we treat our invalids - our mad, our physically or mentally compromised family members - does tell you something about who we are politically, historically, culturally.

  Samuel R. Delany

  Mad, Doe, Treats

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• This sweet, blessed, God-inspired place called America is a champion that has absorbed some blows. But while we bend, we don't break. This is no dark hour; this is the dawn before we remember who we are.

  Artur Davis

  Sweet, Blessed, Dark

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• Certain stories we carry with us, events in our life, they define who we are. It's not a matter of getting over anything; we have to make the best of it.

  Nick Flynn

  Events, Stories, Matter

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• I've always been intrigued by the power of secrets. When is it justifiable to keep them from the ones we love? And does keeping them irrevocably change who we are?

  Emily Giffin

  Secret, Doe, Intrigued

  Interview with Evelyn Crowley, www.goodreads.com. July, 2012.

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