Wendell Berry Quotes

Identity issues are hardwired into the way I think about character - it's almost as if I can't get away from them even if I want to.

We live our lives based on who we think we 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.

What I choose to do reflects who I am.

The beliefs that we use to define our own individuality, what makes us unique - good, bad, or indifferent - from other individuals.

There isn't any me. I'm you. Don't make up a separate me.

Identity is this incredible invisible force that controls your whole life. It's invisible, like gravity is invisible, but it controls your whole life.

Everything you think about yourself, everything you believe about yourself, is because you learned it.

I think Zippy is part of me, but I'm not Zippy.

When I was younger, my father told me not to pigeonhole the way that I perceive myself.

It's not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.

Things present themselves to you, and it's how you choose to deal with them that reveals who you are. We all say a lot of things, don't we, about who we are and how we think. But in the end it's your actions, how you respond to circumstance that reveals your character.

Character is destiny.

I've never, ever labeled myself.

The idea that there is a sharp boundary between our true inner selves and the outside world is pervasive but highly questionable. The boundaries of the self might well be more porous than we ordinarily think.

Things like the movie 'Memento' are interesting to me because our memories of the things we've done and how we've behaved form our notion of who we are, what our character is. So if part of that were missing, what does that actually say about you? And what does it say about your sense of responsibility for things if you can't remember them?

I think I see myself differently than most people see me.

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.

Be true to yourself and your values.

This is not me, WWE doesn't define who Ashley is.

Responsibility for me is to be myself - which is not perfect.

I think of myself as a complete person, not just a football player and athlete.

I'm defined by the character I have.