Quotes About Belonging

I'm proud to be Irish.

I'm Irish, I'm from New York, and I definitely have issues.

I couldn't fit in the Irish community in New York. I was never one of the boys because they would talk about baseball or basketball, and I knew nothing about it.

All my people are from Ireland. I was born in Manchester, but I am Irish.

I'm Irish; I grew up in Ireland, and it's impossible to separate my background from who I am as a filmmaker.

I had quite a scattered childhood. I was Irish in London, because I had my secondary school education there. I never really fitted anywhere. I didn't feel it was a negative thing, and I was never made to feel different - I just knew I was.

I've always been fond of my heritage, particularly my Irish heritage. But I'm also from all over the world.

I don't think Ireland has really embraced me, but it is not really for me to say. Obviously, people shouldn't embrace me just because I'm Irish, but it is where I'm from. I'm extremely proud to be Irish.

I am immensely proud of my Irish roots.

I am half Bengali and half Irish by birth.

My Irish identity is important as it's a part of who I am.

People know I'm from Ireland or have Irish roots.

My mom's family was 100 percent Irish, in the American way of being Irish, and then my dad was half Irish.

I still identify as Irish. But I'm a Londoner too. It really is a great place to grow up.

I'm from an Irish Catholic family.

It's ironic that no matter where I go, I meet people from Brooklyn. I'm proud of that heritage. It's where I'm from, who I am.

I'm not a monarchist. But I'm English. And I have an irrational emotion for my country.

Islam is about finding your own space.

Former president Wulff said Islam belongs to Germany. That is true. I also hold this opinion.

I'm from Kingston, R.I., sort of on the University of Rhode Island campus - on the margins of that, actually.

I have a lot in common with Moana. I mean, we both grew up on islands. We both are deeply rooted in our culture.

You cannot isolate yourself from the crowd - even if you want to.

We should not ignore or isolate our roots, no matter where we stay.

Growing up as an Asian American in this society, there were a lot of times where you feel isolated or out of place as an Asian. And growing up in White America, that's absolutely my experience. And I think that's why I got into acting because I wanted to be anybody else but Asian.