Dennis Prager Quotes

It took me many years to understand that my identity is more Israeli than Jewish.

I am Jewish, Italian, American, Catholic.

I do consider myself as being French, I suppose.

The identity of just one thing, the "clash of civilization" view that you're a Muslim or a Hindu or a Buddhist or a Christian, I think that's such a limited way of seeing humanity, and schools have the opportunity to bring out the fact that we have hundreds of identities. We have our national identity. We have our cultural identity, linguistic identity, religious identity. Yes, cultural identity, professional identity, all kinds of ways.

The Philippines, it might be said, is a country in search of an identity.

Religion and culture are two important ways in which we as humans find our identity. That's certainly true for me.

I love my heritage both as someone who grew up as a Muslim and as an Indian - it's part of who I am and I would never deny it.

It's a complicated issue, but I define myself as an American, primarily.

I don't know whether it is fortunate or unfortunate, but I have no such thing as national pride. I don't feel proud that I am Iranian. I happen to be who I am.

Sometimes when Australians go overseas, it's as though the 'Aussie' is refined out of them. I don't know why. It's never happened to me, because I'm really proud of it. I'm not embarrassed about where I'm from or who I am any more. I know who I am. I don't fit in everywhere, but I know where I do fit in.

Your ethnic or sexual identity, what region of the country you're from, what your class is - those aspects of your identity are not the same as your aesthetic identity.

When we attach ourselves to national identities, then we enter into a cycle of conflict. I didn't choose where I was born or who to be or what people would call me.

I'm Colombian and nothing will change that.

Am I Latin? Am I American? What the hell am I? I love my culture and I'm very proud of my culture.

I know my own heart to be entirely English.

I think I started writing about identity, and I used to believe that identity is the story. But now I'm not so much subscribed to that. I mean, with 'Mr. Fox,' it has a feminist agenda as well. And so, as I sort of been away from writing about identity, I still feel that kind of tug of roots and, you know, cultural background.

I see myself as British, and I want to be celebrated by Britain.

My national identity is first American. My religious identity is first Muslim.

I'll never forget where I'm from, never forget my roots. It doesn't matter where I live. I'm English, simple as that.

I definitely feel Russian inside, even when I'm in America I feel Russian.

I'm Scottish first, and it's odd to hear that I'm a Scottish-American.

I'm as proud to be Chinese as I am American.

Having uncritically accepted [Western] culture in everything, we now find we have lost our hold on the autonomous ideals of the Japanese race.

I am Turkey. To destroy me is to destroy Turkey.

A man's ethnic identity has more to do with a personal awareness than with geography.