Read quote“The truth of the matter is that there is no ascertainable face behind the various masks every story-teller is creating.”
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About Identity
The self, belonging, and personal identity
The collection
Words on Identity
Read quote“Uno es más que su yo profundo, que su posición metafísica; hay otras cosas que cuentan.”
Read quote“For me, philosophy was first and foremost the discovery of what it means to be a philosopher in Latin America.”
Read quote“أنا بطريركُ الموارنة، طائفتي لبنان، وأنا لكلِّ اللبنانيّين”
Read quote“El arte está ahí como un espejo, pero si nadie llega a verse frente a él, no pasa nada.”
Read quote“The future will depend on how we nurture our children. How we connect them to their history and sense of self.”
Read quote“It was really important for me to be my own person and to be unique to who I am.”
Read quote“As an African writer I did not have to sound like a carbon copy English boy if I wrote in English.”
Read quote“The issue is not freeing ourselves from representation.”
Read quote“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”
Read quote“I arrived as a Javanese in Europe and return a real German to Java.”
Read quote“Haiti is my country.”
Read quote“I never objected to playing James Bond, I just didn't want to do JUST that.”
Read quote“I wanted to rep my neighbourhood, rep my country.”
Read quote“I consider myself a musician first.”
Read quote“Защото аз съм казал, че няма да слагам чуждо знаме на гърдите си и не искам друг химн да чувам.”
Read quote“Čika Valok, i ja sam Valok!”
Read quote“The truth is that I really love performing. I adore being Edina every time I do it. It is like having a holiday from yourself.”
Read quote“I don’t think anyone should be in trouble for saying something that reaffirms your identity and gives you strength and makes you who you are.”
Read quote“Please don't judge me by one side of my music.”