Quotes About Identity

People often ask me when I realised that I was different. Some people seem surprised that it's a question that I cannot answer. I was never told that I was different. I was always just Sinead; I was just like my dad.

If you take away people's identity and their ability through the ballot box to determine their future, don't be surprised if they turn to extremes or violence or anything else.

I'm still surprised when people tell me I look like a queen.

For me, I feel like I don't see myself as all that different from other humans as a woman, but I'm surprised by how frequently I'm asked to see myself differently.

People would be surprised by me if they knew I was humble.

I'm always surprised when people talk about strong female characters because I feel like we all are.

The thing that surprises me most is, you cannot change who you are.

When I started publishing my work, one of the biggest surprises to me was the recurring question about my background and why I wasn't doing more stories about Asian-Americans.

I feel like my whole life, I've had to prove myself to so many people because I'm young and because I'm a female; it's just constant. I'm always surprising people.

I have had a struggle with anxiety, always, and as a proud Jew, that's not a surprising thing.

Why is being a woman so surprising? There are two sexes. A man and a woman. So, if it's not a man in a movie, what else was it going to be?

A lot of people have been quite surprised with the stuff that I'm doing on my own, which shocks me because I've always known what I wanted to do. But people have only seen me with the Spice Girls, so I suppose it's not that surprising.

I didn't know who my daddy was until I was 10 or 12. Surprising as it may seem, he was living right across the street.

After appearing for eight seasons as a beloved character on 'Supernatural,' it's not surprising that I get most of my recognition on the street from that, and it happens with some frequency. But I'm not a guy who gets recognized often.

The experience of the human, male or female, cannot be completely defined by one startling, surprising, or gigantic life experience.

The movement toward choosing religion, rampant as it is, shouldn't be surprising. Ours is an era marked by the desire to define - or redefine - ourselves.

On different projects, different pieces of you will show up. Sometimes it's surprising which piece shows up.

The audience of 'Drag Race' and the fans of drag queens are often very surprising.

I have a long list of how people call me: 'The Prince of Design,' 'Beethoven of Design,' 'the Dutch Prince of Design' and the list goes on and on and on... and also the 'Lady Gaga of Design!' I am fine with it. I think she is an amazing character who has innovated the music scene and is respected by so many people; she is surprising.

If you're writing a bi character, did you look at a lot of bi actors for the role? Did you really go and find people that identified as queer? If you did, then great, and if you didn't find anyone you liked in that pool, well, that's surprising. If you write a character that's trans, the time is now - cast a trans actor.

Surprisingly, I think if you're known on the Internet, you're probably an introvert.

People will think being the daughter of a celebrity is a very different life but surprisingly, we lead a very normal life and that's what people will realize when they read my short stories.

Despite the barrage of information about me that is publicly available, I live a surprisingly private and anonymous life.

It feels surreal to know that people out there know me, know my songs, and give me so much love.