Quotes about Identity

The facts of this world seen clearly are seen through tears.

You can only be jealous of someone who has something you think you ought to have yourself.

It is very nearly impossible to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind.

The most mediocre of males feels himself a demigod as compared with women.

Who are you? said the Caterpillar."

You aren't your work, your accomplishments, your possessions, your home, your family... your anything. You're a creation of your Source, dressed in a physical human body intended to experience and enjoy life on Earth.

Our national identity is shaped by our collective history and culture.

One of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.

If I were a tree, I would have no reason to love a human.

Confusion is a luxury which only the very, very young can possibly afford and you are not that young anymore.

To thine own self be true.

You have to decide who you are and force the world to deal with you, not with its idea of you.

What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.

I try all things, I achieve what I can.

The moment of betrayal is the worst, the moment when you know beyond any doubt that you've been betrayed: that some other human being has wished you that much evil.

Never confuse faith, or belief - of any kind - with something even remotely intellectual.

In knowing our history, we come to know ourselves.

Call me Ishmael.

Reduce the friction that prevents you from taking action.

Habits are the key to overcoming willpower depletion.

Make it easier to do what you should and harder to do what you shouldn't.

Creativity is the ability to connect existing ideas in new ways.

The greatest constraint to creativity is the belief that things have to be the way they are.

Tiny changes, repeated, become remarkable results.

What you pay attention to becomes your reality.

Goals get you started, systems keep you going.

The black man wants to be white. The white man slaves to reach a human level.

Distraction is the thief of time.

Our sense of identity is shaped by our experiences and the stories we tell.

Maybe who we are isn't so much about what we do, but rather what we're capable of when we least expect it.

Atomic habits are small changes that repeat.

Identity is not just what we inherit, but what we choose to become.

Motivation is the gas, habit is the engine.

Make the habit attractive, make it easy, make it immediate.

You cannot outperform your environment.

Every action you take is a form of learning.

Your habits are an outward manifestation of your identity.

I accepted the face that as much as I wanted to lead others, I have to begin by leading myself.

Your identity isn’t what others decide for you, but what you make of it.

The act of naming something is the act of taking control of it.

Focusing on happiness makes you less happy. Focusing on progress makes you happier.

They may know your name, but they don't know your story. They may see your smile, but they don't know what you are hiding.

Develop an attitude of gratitude.

The key to success is starting before you are ready.

Progress is a journey, not a destination.

We are wretched, isolated, shut up in ourselves, never to be freed, the prisoner of a single life.

We are all flawed, but we’re still perfect.

We live not only in a world of thoughts, but also in a world of things. Words without experience are meaningless.