Quotes About Belonging

The thing that gives me most pleasure is when I feel I've really engaged with my colleagues, other like-minded individuals, in getting something to work, and that I'm part of something.

What we're about is a manifestation of the Catholic roots of Boston College.

In college, most people I knew were living in the dorms, and I wasn't, so I didn't have many friends.

I'm Colombian-American. My father wanted me to have American citizenship, but he wanted to raise me in Colombia.

Africa's not a color - it's a place.

I have a lot of fans who are people of color. I think, if nothing else, I kind of understand that sense of being on the outside looking in, culturally.

Colorado's home for me.

My wife and I have very deep roots in Colorado, and we can't see ourselves living anywhere else.

I've lived in Colorado longer than anywhere else in my life. All four of our boys were born and raised here. All of our friends are here.

I don't think of myself as being colored but of being Australian.

I love bridge-and-tunnel characters. In some respects, they have a chip on their shoulders, but they're proud of where they're from. They're fun and colorful.

No matter that you're a British citizen, no matter that you were born here - your skin colour means you do not have the same rights as others to express critical opinions about your own country.

When I grew up, my race was not a thing. My identity was in my class. It was not about colour on my estate.

There is one thing that is stronger than everything, and it is the colour of the shirt that you wear, and that is who you'll back.

I would say 'The Big Narstie Show' is the United Colours of Benetton; it's for everyone. But I would definitely say that it has a black appeal, because that's what I am.

I have always been proud and happy to wear France's colours. I have always been respectful of the team. But I need people to prove they really want me to play.

I think a lot of people, when they don't quite fit in in the world, use humor to combat that and to find their place in society.

I'm not more Brazilian than I am American or vice-versa - I'm very much a combination of all of those things.

I've always felt so unconnected to other comedians.

I think that art, and making music or comedy, is a way of positing yourself on the map and then trying to find other people out there with you.

I am a rootless individual, but when I land in Belize, I have that feeling of comfort that I am returning home.

You can always go back to the place where you were comfortable, the place where you're from.

As a little boy, I never felt comfortable with being human.

I find booksellers comforting - they're my people.