Quotes About Identity

You owe it to yourself to be yourself.

The standardized American is largely a myth created not least by Americans themselves.

I am always thinking 'What am I doing here? Is this the way I am supposed to feel?'

I don't want to be king, I want to be real.

If you don't like basketball and you're from Kentucky, they'll kick you out!

My folks came to U.S. as immigrants, aliens, and became citizens. I was born in Boston, a citizen, went to Hollywood and became an alien.

Somehow, throughout much of life, being old seems to be something that happens to other people.

There's no doubt about it... I was born a feminist.

Coaching is an art and I'm not going to let anyone change me.

I would rather be called funny than pretty.

The idea came to me that I was, am, and will be, but perhaps will not become. This did not scare me. There was for me in being an intensity I did not feel in becoming.

Tough guys don't dance. You had better believe it.

We got on American Bandstand, where kids would dance to a record and then rate it. We called ourselves Tom and Jerry. I was Jerry.

The only parts left of my original body are my elbows.

Decide what it is that you are and then stay true to that thing. My brand is based very much on how I live my day-to-day life.

Basketball is always a piece of my life, but never the centerpiece.

When you finally accept that you're a complete dork, your life gets easier. No sense in trying to be cool.

Remember it's OK to be yourself.

If we succeed, it will not be because of what we have, but it will be because of what we are; not because of what we own, but, rather because of what we believe.

Remind people who they are instead of just complimenting them on what they've done.

I didn't grow up watching film but as a Ukrainian-American, music and stories and dance are crucial.

The individual never asserts himself more than when he forgets himself.

I went from being the Terminator to being the governator.

My biggest thing is to teach not to focus on the aesthetic. It's really about who you are, and the human being, that makes you beautiful.