Quotes of: National-identity Keyword

Clever lies become matters of self-congratulation. Solemn pledges become a farce—laughable for their very solemnity. The Nation, with all its paraphernalia of power and prosperity, its flags and pious hymns, its blasphemous prayers in the churches,...

Nationalism

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Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.

A Case of Identity

Identity was partly heritage, partly upbringing, but mostly the choices you make in life. ~ Bran

Cry Wolf

I was born by myself but carry the spirit and blood of my father, mother and my ancestors. So I am really never alone. My identity is through that line.

Ziggy Marley

To find your true identity within the will of Tze Yo Tzuh...that is the highest of all freedoms.

American Born Chinese

The biggest mistake you can make is thinking you know who you are.

Identity Thief

My parents raised me to not ever look at race or color, so it doesn't have a big part in my self-identity.

Robert Griffin III

It is once again the vexing problem of identity within variety; without a solution to this disturbing problem there can be no system, no classification.

Roman Jakobson

It comes down to this: black people were stripped of our identities when we were brought here, and it's been a quest since then to define who we are.

Spike Lee

When I was growing up, rock & roll helped give me my sense of identity, but I had to search for it.

Trent Reznor

Strong religious identities survive and thrive. But more than ever before, even in their most conservative iterations, they are chosen.

Krista Tippett

Iranians defend and present their Islamic and Iranian identity to other people worldwide.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

No one knows who they are more than someone who changes their identity (before I became a farmer, I was a leadership coach).

M.C. Humphreys

My identity is always at the forefront, and I also think that every article that is written about me refers to me as an Israeli architect.

Moshe Safdie

The truth is that the religious and the scientific processes, though involving different methods, are identical in their final aim. Both aim at reaching the most real.

Muhammad Iqbal

Fox Interactive Media's acquisitions of Newroo and kSolo demonstrate our commitment to empowering users with interesting tools that they can use to further enhance their online experience and online identity.

Ross Levinsohn

I feel that sometimes, holding yourself as black, saying that is your sole identity, can sometimes stand in your way of being a member of the humanity of man, being a member of the family of the divine.

Giancarlo Esposito

Most urgently, women's identity must be premised upon our 'beauty' so that we will remain vulnerable to outside approval, carrying the vital sensitive organ of self-esteem exposed to the air.

Naomi Wolf

I think every person has their own identity and beauty. Everyone being different is what is really beautiful. If we were all the same, it would be boring.

Tila Tequila

Hollywood, the business, would be just fine if someone were to destroy the Hollywood sign. The city's there is the airport - its point of entry and exit, and in some ways its identity.

Dana Goodyear