Quotes tagged ‘Identity’

“Tragically, I am a woman.”

— Alena Smith, Emily Dickinson, Hailee Steinfeld, imdb.com

“For as many moments of clarity as there have been, there have been periods of shame and confusion and out-of-season peaches. All I can do to move through them is to try to set my doubts aside, get back to the kitchen, and cook.”

— Andy Baraghani, bonappetit.com

“Kevin: Who is you, man? Black: Who, me? Kevin: Yeah nigga. You. Them fronts? That car? Who is you, Chiron? Black: I’m me, man. Ain’t trying to be nothing else. Kevin: So you hard now? Black: I ain’t say that. Kevin: Then what? [pause] Kevin: Look. I’m not trying hem you up. Just...I ain’t seen you i…”

— Barry Jenkins, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Chiron "Black" Harris, Trevante Rhodes, imdb.com

“We have to be more Mexican than the Mexicans and more American than the Americans, both at the same time! It’s exhausting!”

— Gregory Nava, Abraham Quintanilla, Edward James Olmos, imdb.com

“Miles: I hate you. New Miles: I am you!”

— Timothy Greenberg, New Miles Elliot, Paul Rudd, imdb.com

“Today, I am a grape!”

— Elizabeth Meriwether, J. J. Philbin, Rory Banks, Devin Trey Campbell, imdb.com

“My braids tell who I am.”

— René Echevarria, Travis Beacham, Stephanie K. Smith, Vignette Stonemoss, Cara Delevingne, imdb.com

“You should be able to be the person that you say you are.”

— Duffy Boudreau, Barry Berkman, Bill Hader, imdb.com

“I am a Derry Girl!”

— Lisa McGee, James Maguire, Dylan Llewellyn, imdb.com

“Before you know it, you'll be faking your own death, assuming a new identity.”

— Lisa McGee, Granda Joe, Ian McElhinney, imdb.com

“If I take your race away, and there you are, all strung out. And all you got is your little self, and what is that? What are you without racism? Are you any good? Are you still strong? Are you still smart? Do you still like yourself? I mean, these are the questions. Part of it is, ‘yes, the victim.…”

— Toni Morrison, esquire.com

“It shouldn't matter what anyone in the school thinks. You are who you are. Don't let anyone take that away from you.”

— Laurie Nunn, Otis Milburn, Asa Butterfield, imdb.com

“The usage of chosen or true names versus 'deadnames' in the trans and non-binary communities is more than a source of identity, it is also an issue of mental health and safety.”

— AJ Willingham, cnn.com

“I am much more interested in defending my ideas than defending my identities.”

— Ilhan Omar, startribune.com

“I am who I am. I’m good with it. You might need to figure it out, but I’m fine with it.”

— Kamala Harris, washingtonpost.com

“I still want to be myself, I still want to put my opinions out there or whatever, I just really want people to take my music serious.”

— Cardi B, youtube.com

“It’s used like a weapon. What it means is, ‘I don’t want to think about your concerns. I don’t want to have to extend my empathy.’”

— Roxane Gay, theguardian.com

“I have this fantasy of being someone who bakes, but as it currently stands, I can’t stand it, and for a while I found that infuriating.”

— Amelia Diamond, manrepeller.com

“Finding yourself is something you’ll be doing for the rest of your life, so make big changes and be unapologetic.”

— Savannah Brown, localwolves.com

“I wake up every day, and I'm a Puerto Rican girl from the Bronx. Every single day.”

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, brainyquote.com