Quotes About Identity

The real acid test of courage is to be just your honest self when everybody is trying to be like somebody else.

Find yourself for courage and confidence are as easy as breathing to the person who really knows who he is.

The challenge these days, is to be somewhere, to belong to some particular place, invest oneself in it, draw strength and courage from it, to dwell in a community.

People can be anonymous when they go on blogs and say crazy things that they would never have the courage to say to your face.

How can we know who we are and where we are going if we don't know anything about where we have come from and what we have been through, the courage shown, the costs paid, to be where we are?

The courage to be is the most difficult thing for any human being.

Courage to be who you are is the cousin of loving the Divine, yourself and others.

I should wonder what courage—which is the virtue they most value—has to do with a metal ring through your nostril.

Courage - To tell the story of who you are with your whole heart.

You're demonstrating a courage that most people can't even fathom: giving it all away in order to have yourself

Every man has his own courage and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.

Know yourself. Be authentic. Have courage.

I don't want my kids saying, 'My dad was a gangster, so I need to be a gangster. I would rather mine say, 'My dad was a stunna, so I need to be a stunna.'

My mum always told me I was precious, while my dad always told me I was worthless. I think that's a good grounding for a balanced life.

I wonder if we have a lot of sons running around saying, "I want a Dad." But you won't abide in anyone.

Building my career hasn't been attached to my dad. It's been me figuring things out for myself.

My dad would always say, "When you look at a photo do you see yourself last?"

My grandfather is the king, my Dad's the prince, I guess that makes me the butler.

I think I might get laid more...by my dad.

I'm a bit of a potty mouth. My dad used to wash out my mouth with soap, but that was just to get rid of any traces of his DNA.

People see Archie Bunker everywhere. Particularly girls; poor girls, rich girls, all kinds of girls are always coming up to me and telling me that Archie is just like their dad.

My dad liked how January went with Jones. My sisters' names are Jina and Jacey Jones.

There was one moment where they were riding their little ponies in Scotland, and Stella said to me: 'Dad! You're Paul McCartney, aren't you?' 'Yes darling, but I'm Daddy really'.

On the one hand, I've had such a normal upbringing with my mum, who has kept me grounded, but on the other, the wild experiences through my dad.