Quotes About Belonging

People are disappointed when they hear my American accent because they regard 'The Police' as an English band but I've clung to my American-ness all the way.

I regard myself as an international man, a citizen of the earth.

I never, by any regard, ever denied any part of my family roots.

I have always regarded myself, in the first place, as an African patriot.

But always I regarded myself as one who was born in Jerusalem.

Asian-Americans are still regarded as 'other' by many of their fellow-citizens.

If you're a black person in America, it's really hard to avoid being black. And what I mean is that the reality of your cultural history, regardless of whether or not you talk about it, it's there.

I'm certainly proud to be Cuban American, and it's a fantastic opportunity for anybody - regardless of their ethnicity or nationality. It does carry a measure or pride to know where you're from and to know what your roots are.

When you say that you are a race man, it means that you embrace the entire black community regardless of the hue, whether somebody is very light and could pass for possibly white or someone is very dark.

I always know I'm a country singer, and regardless of where I've fallen into different places with my music, I know that, really, I'm a country singer.

Regardless of where life has taken me, I'm always excited to come back to Canada. I will forever be a proud Canadian. In fact, a lot of my success comes from the fact that I come from a diverse place, and that translates into my comedy. I will always be Team Canada.

I am a proud American, regardless of the fact that my parents were separated from me forcefully.

I've always had people around me who will love me for me, regardless of whether the football went well or if I'd have had to go down a different route. I've always felt that no matter where I've been or what I've been doing, I've always had that to fall back on, which is comforting.

Being young is hard. Being young and queer is even harder, regardless of how accepting your parents or community are.

I obviously had my reggae, but I got quite into rockabilly when I was a kid, because I was trying to find something that represented me as a white person.

I grew up with reggae. Reggae is like family. I know it, and there's a type of love and familiarity, but sometimes you want to hang out with other people.

Your ethnic or sexual identity, what region of the country you're from, what your class is - those aspects of your identity are not the same as your aesthetic identity.

If people associate me with a region, that's fine with me.

I grew up in Teesside and it is really important to keep your regional accent because it is a big part of who you are.

We are all proud to be British. But we also feel more local and regional allegiances.

I just love that whole Brill Building era. I will always regret not being there. That's where I belong.

When you're a regular on your show, that's your family. When people come in and out, it doesn't mean that you don't embrace them, but they have to leave.

I go on and off home-school and regular school, but the kids don't treat me any differently because they've all known me forever.

When you're a regular on your own show, there's a comfort level that you have with the crew and the other castmates, so going into work can feel like going to your second home.