Quotes About Identity

mana cara seorang Pribumi bisa jadi Presiden? Apa dia kemudi-an tidak terjatuh pada kebiasaan raja-raja, yang dikenalnya dari dongeng dan dilihatnya sendiri di berbagai kabupaten? Tidak-kah kemudian akan timbul orang-orang lain yang juga ingin jadi seperti dia, dan perang berkecamuk terus-menerus seperti isi Babad Tanah Jawi? Perang yang tidak ada habis-habisnya - setiap orang lawan setiap orang, semua lawan semua? Bakal apa jadinya?

Bagaimana cara seorang Pribumi bisa jadi Presiden? Apa dia kemudi-an tidak terjatuh pada kebiasaan raja-raja, yang dikenalnya dari dongeng dan dilihatnya sendiri di berbagai kabupaten? Tidak-kah kemudian akan timbul orang-orang lain yang juga ingin jadi seperti dia, dan perang berkecamuk terus-menerus seperti isi Babad Tanah Jawi? Perang yang tidak ada habis-habisnya - setiap orang lawan setiap orang, semua lawan semua? Bakal apa jadinya?

Ya, Ann, aku telah mendendam orang tuaku sendiri. Akan kubuktikan kepada mereka, apa pun yang telah diperbuat atas diriku, aku harus bisa lebih berharga daripada mereka, sekalipun hanya sebagai nyai.

Ucapan tiada pada tempatnya bukan lahir di rumah ini, Yang Suci, hanya terbawa entah dari mana.

Tak ada yang tahu apakah prajurit-prajurit itu Syiwa atau Wisynu, boleh jadi bahkan Buddha. Tidak ada yang mengetahui hati manusia secara tepat.

India has worked not because of 'unity in diversity', the presence of a locus of identity beneath differences, as the state is fond of telling us. We have flourished rather because we are 'diverse in our unities', each able to imagine the connection with others in his/ her own way.

it is limiting and ultimately detrimental to think of beauty as something dependent upon the shape and features of our anatomy.

These eyes can see the world, but they cannot see themselves. To see them, you need a mirror. You need a mirror to see this true face, this true existence, your life; to fall in love.

We've got to teach history based not on what's in fashion but what's important. If we forget what we did, we won't know who we are. I'm warning of an eradication of the American memory that could result, ultimately, in an erosion of the American spirit.

we are feelings and we have human beings

The bond between a man and his profession is similar to that which ties him to his country; it is just as complex, often ambivalent, and in general it is understood completely only when it is broken: by exile or emigration in the case of one's country, by retirement in the case of a trade or profession.

I live in my house as I live inside my skin: I know more beautiful, more ample, more sturdy and more picturesque skins: but it would seem to me unnatural to exchange them for mine.

how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong but to feel strong, to measure yourself at least once, to find yourself at least once...

I rock, therefore I am.

A lot of people have the idea that I'm a wild sexual person...I've lectured quite a few people out there. I'll say, 'Think about what you're saying. How would you react if you were me?' I ask that question a lot. 'How would you react if you were me?' They say, 'Okay, okay.

I hope I'm not a tourist attraction - I'm sure that they come here really because St. Andrews is just amazing, a beautiful place.

My (Hebrew) name and history are As Real As The Royalty I Come From. I'm full of it, and a true Hamburger as well. My Mixed Mutt DNA includes the names: Stewart, Romanov, Grimaldi, Hassan, Kahn, Khan, Borjigin, Chakri, Nassau... and a few surprises, such as Lucas, Disney, Hyde, Hoover, Turner, Brennan, Colby, Hayden, Schlesinger, Gates, Helms,...Fisher, Ford... LOVE YOU GUYS! - From your very own: Princess, Countess...

At times I experience hardship in trying to find the proper point of balance between traditional things and my own personality.

lord I have problem... it is me.

Me dicas vriardâ de jorpoy, bus ne sino braco. (proverbe bohémien: Je suis habillée de laine, mais je ne suis pas mouton.)

The cobra will bite you whether you call it cobra or Mr. Cobra.

The fox changes his skin, but keeps the rogue.

The monkey looks into the mirror and sees a gazelle.

the river from which one draws water is one way of identifying an individual