Quotes About Belonging

It's hard to mix with a crowd when you're walking down the hallway and everybody else is a foot shorter. I remember hanging out with my friends, like at the mall, and thinking people were staring at me and talking about me. It made me turn inside myself. I became more shy and quiet.

Being multiracial has allowed me to feel comfortable walking in all different circles.

I don't really get nervous in front of people. I kind of walk into every situation like I'm walking in to meet my peers, and they either like me or not.

I remember coming to New York in 1974 to do a play here called 'Equis.' And I remember the first morning getting up and walking around the streets, and I thought, 'I'm home.' I felt really at peace here.

As a 12th-generation Canadian, I'm exactly just that, a Canadian, and I am here to serve all Canadians of all backgrounds, of all walks of life, either new or not so new.

Dogs like to learn stuff, if not from another dog, then people are OK... They love activity, playing, interesting walks, and just belonging, being together.

I think that's the best thing about being black is that we find a way to make our own communities and always give room for people to pull up to our tables. We always provide a way for other people from different walks of life to come into the communities that we have built because we're so used to being excluded.

And I respect the anthem. I would never kneel for it. We all come from different walks of life and think differently about the anthem and the flag and what that means.

Even if I'm the 15th man on the bench, the first man off the bench, or I'm starting, I'm still part of that team.

I'm being completely honest. If you sit on the bench and the others win, then you will not really feel like part of the winning team.

My father is a Sindhi and my mother, a Bengali.

I would say that for me while growing up, music was my best friend in many ways, and I hope my music can do that for others, to make them feel less alone.

The best way to get people to accept you is to move about the community and show them there's nothing to be afraid of.

Fashion is one big family.

I'm part of a really big family.

I come from a big family and I was never completely on my own.

Xanarchy is like one big family... It's a brand; it's a lifestyle.

I forced myself to have a big family because I never had a big family.

Me myself, I'm not a big fan of the idea of countries.

I'm not a big fan of moving from city to city.

Family means a lot to me as I come from a big one myself.

When you go into a new city, or any city that you play for, the community is a big part of every organization.

Australia's a big part of my life.

A big thing in the LGBTQ community is finding family because some of us have loving families and some of us really don't, so we have to go out there and make our own families.