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Who We Are Quotes (page 6)

Paul Bremer quote: "These people hate the United States, not for what we do, but..."
These people hate the United States, not for what we do, but for who we are and what we are. Paul Bremer
Music is art, art is life, and we are who we are, and all of these aforementioned women, unless they should choose not to, will be performing well into the next many decades because they are great artists. Lara St. John
I think if we ever reach the point where we think we thoroughly understand who we are and where we came from, we will have failed. Carl Sagan
Air travel reminds us who we are. It’s the means by which we recognize ourselves as modern. The process removes us from the world and sets us apart from each other. We wander in the ambient noise, checking one more time for the flight coupon, the boarding pass, the visa. The process convinces us that at any moment we may have to submit to the force that is implied in all this, the unknown authority behind it, behind the categories, the languages we don’t understand. This vast terminal has... Don DeLillo
Storytelling awakens us to that which is real. Honest. . . . it transcends the individual. . . . Those things that are most personal are most general, and are, in turn, most trusted. Stories bind. . . . They are basic to who we are. A story composite personality which grows out of its community. It maintains a stability within that community, providing common knowledge as to how things are, how things should be -- knowledge based on experience. These stories become the conscience of the... Terry Tempest Williams
Leo Buscaglia quote: "Most of us remain strangers to ourselves, hiding who we are,..."
Most of us remain strangers to ourselves, hiding who we are, and ask other strangers, hiding who they are, to love us. Leo Buscaglia
Normal is fading away. Governments and industries and schools like normal, because it's easier, it scales and it's profitable. But people don't like it - we want to be who we are, not who some marketer tells us to be. Seth Godin
Elizabeth Fishel quote: "Both within the family and without, our sisters hold up our..."
Both within the family and without, our sisters hold up our mirrors: our images of who we are and of who we can dare to be. Elizabeth Fishel
I think happiness comes from self-acceptance. We all try different things, and we find some comfortable sense of who we are. We look at our parents and learn and grow and move on. We change. Jamie Lee Curtis
In general, costumes are the first thing in life that let other people know who we are. They indicate who the person is without saying anything. Molly Parker
Where we come from in America no longer signifies. It's where we go, and what we do when we get there, that tells us who we are. Joyce Carol Oates
Eduardo Galeano quote: "If the grape is made of wine, then perhaps we are the words..."
If the grape is made of wine, then perhaps we are the words that tell who we are Eduardo Galeano
Do you believe you can change your destiny?' he (Sajh) said, seeking an answer.Alice found herself nodding. 'Otherwise, what's the point? If we are simply walking a path preordained, then all the experiences that make us who we are - love, grief, joy, learning, changing - would count for nothing. Kate Mosse
... writing is about telling the truth. We are a species that needs and wants to understand who we are. Sheep lice do not seem to share this longing, which is one reason they write so very little. Anne Lamott
As everyone applauds and sips champagne, I smile back at Rachel, thinking she got it just right. Love and friendship. They are what makes us who we are and what can change us, if we let them. Emily Giffin

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