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Identity Quotes

On finding out who you really are.

One quote here describes a lifelong search for identity as both a performer and a writer of songs, tied closely to the identity of the band itself. Another speaks more broadly of coming from a young country and continent whose own cultural identity is still taking shape.

A secure pluralistic society requires communities that are educated and confident both in the identity and depth of their own traditions and in those of their neighbours.

Quotes by Aga Khan IV

Carving out an identity for yourself is important so I'm trying to do that as well.

Quotes by Adam Lambert

Your date of birth is a security point for identity theft.

Quotes by Adam Conover

Every actor has his own identity. I don't aspire to be Bond. My quest is to do something new, something different.

Quotes by Abhishek Bachchan

Emotion Quotes

I was trained as an economic theorist; my job at MIT was as an economic theorist. At some level that's still part of my identity.

Quotes by Abhijit Banerjee

Partly, identity politics is a result of economic failure.

Quotes by Abhijit Banerjee

If a group of people feels that it has been humiliated and that its honour has been trampled underfoot, it will want to express its identity and this expression of an identity will take different shapes and forms.

Quotes by Abdolkarim Soroush

Establishing an equilibrium between the Islam of truth and Islam as an identity is one of the most difficult tasks of religious intellectuals.

Quotes by Abdolkarim Soroush

As a result of the awareness and consciousness of decline, an awareness and consciousness of a national ethnicity or an Islamic identity also came into being.

Quotes by Abdolkarim Soroush

Pride Quotes

You have your identity when you find out, not what you can keep your mind on, but what you can't keep your mind off.

Quotes by A. R. Ammons

The malady of the Jews is that they don't see territory as part of their identity.

Quotes by A. B. Yehoshua

We must see what in the Israeli identity - in the Israeli - we can give to other people rather than speaking so often of taking, expanding territory.

Quotes by A. B. Yehoshua

The question of boundaries is a major question of the Jewish people because the Jews are the great experts of crossing boundaries. They have a sense of identity inside themselves that doesn't permit them to cross boundaries with other people.

Quotes by A. B. Yehoshua

There must be more rigorous enforcement of rules promoting transparency in the international banking and financial systems, especially more stringent KYC rules on customer identity, source of wealth, and even country of origin.

Quotes by Yemi Osinbajo

Reality Quotes

Absolute identity with one's cause is the first and great condition of successful leadership.

Quotes by Woodrow Wilson

Writing about identity can be like maneuvering through a minefield, even when considering contemporary figures who have discussed the subject themselves.

Quotes by William J. Mann

Vietnamese must be made to feel that they are racial inferiors with no right to national identity.

Quotes by Wilfred Burchett

I feel like my whole life I've been searching for what I want to do, searching for my identity as a musician and a songwriter, and my band's identity.

Quotes by Wayne Static

I come from a country and also a continent whose identity is in the making. We're a very young culture, and I think that things are not yet crystallised.

Quotes by Walter Salles

Self Quotes

On another level, I want to mention that I have a strong Jewish identity and - over the years - have been involved in several Jewish projects, such as the establishment of a strong program of Judaic Studies at the...

Quotes by Walter Kohn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this collection mean by "identity"?
It covers several different senses of the word - personal and professional identity (a musician "searching for my identity"), national and cultural identity, religious identity, and even the technical, regulatory sense of identity in banking. For more on this theme, see the Self quotes collection.
Is there a quote about identity in music?
Yes - one musician describes years of searching: "I feel like my whole life I've been searching for what I want to do, searching for my identity as a musician and a songwriter, and my band's identity."
Is there a quote about national or cultural identity?
Yes, one speaker describes their homeland as still forming its own sense of self: "I come from a country and also a continent whose identity is in the making. We're a very young culture, and I think that things are not yet crystallised."
Does this collection touch on religious identity?
Yes - one quote is a personal statement of faith and heritage: "I have a strong Jewish identity and - over the years - have been involved in several Jewish projects." It's handled here simply as the speaker's own description of themselves.
Is "identity" used in a more technical or regulatory sense anywhere?
Yes, one quote calls for "more stringent KYC rules on customer identity" as part of broader banking-transparency reform - a reminder that "identity" also has a formal, legal meaning in finance.

A more personal reflection describes a deeply felt religious identity carried through years of community involvement, while an unrelated quote turns identity into a technical term inside banking rules for verifying customers. See our self quotes and pride quotes for related themes.