Thom Filicia Quotes

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

A man's name is not like a mantle which merely hangs about him...but a perfectly fitting garment, which, like the skin, has grown over him, at which one cannot rake and scrape without injuring the man himself.

I do not think I reinvent myself. Wearing my hair differently or changing my style of dress is playing dress-up. I don't take it too seriously.

I've always had this identity thing. When I was little, I was always changing my handwriting because I couldn't decide which one I liked best.

There's nothing harder than defining oneself.

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.

I'm a lot more interested in style than fashion - style is what makes us who 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.

'Nimona' is about identity and if who you are is defined by what you look like. It's not a book about body image at all, but I would be lying if I said that wasn't in there even at the conception of it.

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.

Style comes from knowing who you are and who you want to be in the world; it does not come from wanting to be somebody else, or wanting to be thinner, shorter, taller, prettier.

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

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.

You've got to show the world who you are before it tells you. Otherwise you become victim to someone you're not.

I don't think anybody's quite accurately branded me. I'm not sure I could do it myself.

I've never met anyone that is their image.

I'm always thinking about identity. And the middle-school years are a time of exploring questions about who you are and who you want to be. For the first time, you see the world in a broader sense.

I didn't figure out the makeup or cute hair or clothes until oh, maybe my junior year of high school.

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

The ultimate aim of the ego is not to see something, but to be something.

One's eyes are what one is, one's mouth is what one becomes.

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

Fashion is not trivial. It's a huge industry and a big part of our lives. Fashion is about us - how we look and present ourselves, how we can change ourselves, and our perceptions. You can dress up to be quite glorious creatures - it's all a very important part of life.

I know who I am by now. And I am my own brand.