Quotes About Belonging

I keep going to New York every year for 20 to 25 days. I love it there, but I can't imagine settling in any place other than India.

At the end of the day, humans are social animals and we are at our best when we get to do things with others who appreciate and enjoy what we enjoy. It's what keeps us human.

I get to do all these really nice, little culty things. It seems to be the world that keeps inviting me back.

At the risk of sounding too cliche, I found a really fantastic church. That is what keeps me grounded.

I love Kentucky people, but you have to get on the inside before they accept you.

I was always different from people. Especially being from Kentucky, I always got made fun of.

I wasn't in the right place at Kentucky, and I don't think I ever would have been comfortable in college.

I would like to make work for my country, art which is innately Kenyan by being made in Kenya.

As a gay man in Hollywood, I certainly understand what it means to be in it but not of it, to be marginalized at times and kept out of certain clubs.

I think the key that makes Airbnb is the fact that we're a community, not just a series of commodities.

The key to longevity is to interact with other people.

This is my homeland no one can kick me out.

I've been kicked out of every damn church I've ever belonged to.

In 10th grade, I was kicking it with the seniors. I introduced myself, and they were like, 'Yeah, Demetrius is cool, but we're gonna call you Pac.' That was it! It could be worse!

My school was pretty tough, and I played football there so I would be accepted, to save myself a kicking.

Everybody kicks those who do not have a country of their own.

I was just a kid in love with hip hop music. I love music. I love the culture. I wanted to be a part of it in any way.

I was never cool as a kid.

I never fit in as a kid. I always felt that there was something different about me.

Gangs are formed by kids who want love.

I kinda feel like if I can do what I like in New York - and I like New York, I was born in New York, I have a lot more of a connection to New York - the hope is to stay in New York.

I think everyone kinda feels a little out place sometimes.

I grew up in an all-black neighbourhood in Decatur, Georgia - a kinda lower-middle-class area.

I'm one of those people who, even if I'm invited somewhere, I still kinda feel like I'm not supposed to be there.