Quotes About Identity

we begin to discover the erotic in female terms: as that which is unconfined to any single part of the body or solely to the body itself.

As a woman I have a country; as a woman I cannot divest myself of that country merely bu condemning its government or by saying three times "As a woman my country is the whole world." -Notes Towards a Politics of Location.

The faceless, sexless, raceless proletariat. The faceless, raceless, classless category of "all women". Both creations of white Western self-centeredness. -Notes Toward a Politics of Location.

I would feel [my son's] wants at such a moment fraudulent, as an attempt moreover to defraud me of living even for fifteen minutes as myself. My anger would rise

My husband spoke eagerly of the children we would have; my parents-in-law awaited the birth of their grandchild. I had no idea of what I wanted, what I could or could not choose. I only knew that to have a child was to assume adult womanhood to the full, to prove myself, to be 'like other women.

As soon as I was visibly and clearly pregnant, I felt, for the first time in my adolescent and adult life, not-guilty.

Bee to the blossom, moth to the flame; Each to his passion; what's in a name?

Football, to me, is a passion, more than a game. It is everything. But more than anything, it is love for Roma. I have always been Roma. There has never been anything else.

I've always had a passion for music - it's a real part of me.

You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters has to be real.

Journalism is my first love. But music comes in a close second. What's important for me is that whatever you do, whatever your passion is, you should have another passion - something in your life. And when I put on that musician hat and I put the bass in my hands, I'm not Lester Holt the TV guy anymore. I'm just Lester Holt who likes music.

Football is a passion and I could not live that in Arabian football.

In secondary school I was floating - I wasn't passionate about anything. I did a little sport, but it was pretty joyless because the competitiveness was too much to bear.

I'm proud I'm English and I'm passionate about my country.

I've never tried to be anything but me. Even with Slipknot, where it can almost feel like a roll sometimes, it's still a part of who I am. It's a very strong and passionate part of who I am, and I'm lucky enough to have an audience that is really open to what I do.

I need to let people know who I am and instead of just trying to make great records, just be honest and make it more personal and make it more passionate, to make records with emotion and not be afraid to express that.

I was born into a Greek family, and it was instilled in me not only to be passionate about the culture but also to be freaky loyal.

I've always been passionate about England.

I'm a passionate monarchist.

Well, I don't think I've necessarily ever been a passionate football player or a passionate person.

I'm going to be a Republican who happens to be black - who will talk about issues that I'm passionate about.

I've always been passionate about fashion.

I don't see myself as angry, although other people see that. I just see myself as a short, dumpy guy with bad feet, and I'm passionate.

I would love to see every woman feel that she knows who she is and how she wants to lead. Every part of me is passionate about having the ability to do what I never could do when I was young.