Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

I don't think a name defines the core of who you are.

Some people want to define themselves, and they should, as it's part of their identity. For me personally, I've never really had a label for myself.

I'm determined not to lose my name. It's who I am. It has neither aided my progress nor hampered it. It's just who I am.

When you have a lot of people telling you what you are and perceiving you in a certain way, it's difficult to find your own identity.

There are a lot of people who don't know me and what I am all about.

I know what my identity is.

As we grow up, we're constantly defining ourselves. In my case: Caucasian, male, born in Iowa, live in Boston, Zen Buddhist, good at learning languages. With countless labels, I build up this creation I call my self.

We hear a lot about identity theft when someone takes your wallet and pretends to be you and uses your credit cards. But the more serious identity theft is to get swallowed up in other people's definition of you.

We rigidify our self-image to portray a certain identity to the world, which is one of the key impediments to authenticity.

Maybe I’m a human, but I’m a me-and-Ma as well.

I guess there are a lot of people out there that think they're supposed to define themselves in isolation, but that's not necessarily the case.

Each person tells you who they think they are, and who they think you are.

Identity in the form of continuity of personality is an extremely important characteristic of the individual.

I don't want to lose my name because that's how I know myself. There is a legacy here.

People define themselves aesthetically at a very young age.

I have never felt that the one thing that I am 'known for' is what I am.

It seems that different people have an idea of what I am, and what I should be. And then there's me.

I try not to define myself. Other people are going to do that for you anyway.

Names aren't just coathooks, they're coats. They're the first thing anyone knows about you.

I've never, ever labeled myself.

By reshaping or decorating our outer selves, we express our inner sense of self: 'I like that' becomes 'I'm like that.'

I never felt like an Amanda.

I love tennis. But even if I become the greatest of all time, I still don't only want to be defined by tennis. I'm my own person. And I want to be remembered as I really am.

Nobody else can tell you what you are.

My self encompasses a lot of different things.