Who You Are Quotes - Page 10

• People face difficulties, no matter who you are. I faced difficulties with a lot of things. I face opposition every day, but I didn't kill myself and now, thank God, I'm here.

  Nicki Minaj

  People, Thank God, Matter

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• Where you grew up becomes a big part of who you are for the rest of your life. You can't run away from that. Well, sometimes the running away from it is what makes you who you are.

  Helen Mirren

  Running, Rest Of Your Life, Sometimes

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• America is a place where you can succeed no matter who you are. I am proof of that. But you must work very hard and be willing to endure pain. You must set a goal and win in the marketplace no matter what the air temperature. You must pay the price for success.

  Bill O'Reilly

  Pain, Winning, America

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• I've seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are. It reveals who you are.

  Michelle Obama

  President

  Michelle Obama's Speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, www.npr.org. September 4, 2012.

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• You're an island no matter what you do. I think it's very dangerous to use popularity as your identity in life. So you have to really know who you are inside, the core person, and follow what is true rather than follow what is hype.

  Donny Osmond

  Thinking, Hype, Islands

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• Just because something didn't work out your way, or somebody disappointed you, that does not change who you are.

  Joel Osteen

  Work Out, Way, Doe

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• I have a hard time with morals. All I know is what feels right, what's more important to me is being honest about who you are. Morals I get a little hung up on.

  Brad Pitt

  Hard Times, Important, Littles

  "Meet Brad Pitt: Actor talks traps, perfection, and honesty". "Showbiz Today" with Laurin Sydney, www.cnn.com. November 13, 1998.

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• Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people.

  Prince

  People, Despite

  "Prince never apologized for who he was. For that, he was an inspiration" by Colby Itkowitz, www.washingtonpost.com. April 21, 2016.

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• I've not got a girlfriend at the moment. Somebody said, 'Do you worry girls are just giving you attention because of who you are?' I was like, 'I'm 17, it's wonderful.'

  Daniel Radcliffe

  Girl, Giving, Worry

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• When you're seventeen to early twenties, that's the time you're trying to work out who you are. If you're trying to make some kind of artistic or creative impact, that's the age when you start to figure out how to do that.

  Daniel Radcliffe

  Impact, Work Out, Creative

  "Q&A: Daniel Radcliffe, Less Potter Than Ever". Interview with Logan Hill, www.esquire.com. January 22, 2013.

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• You have to find out who you are aside from what the media say you are. If you've become reliant on them for kind of a sense of self, then you're really screwed.

  Daniel Radcliffe

  Self, Media, Kind

  "Daniel Radcliffe Interview HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 1". collider.com. November 16, 2010.

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• You have to know who you are, if you don't you have nightmares.

  Stephen Rea

  Nightmare, Knows, Ifs

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• Well, I think most people understand that there's a big difference between who you are and who, you know, you play.

  Christina Ricci

  Thinking, Play, Differences

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• At the typewriter you find out who you are.

  Tom Robbins

  Typewriters

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• I'm not saying that 'Twilight' is, you know, some brilliant Oscar-winner, it's not 'Dr. Zhivago.' It's not trying to be. Because it is a female fantasy. I would argue that it's actually a universal fantasy. Which is, the fantasy being to be loved and cherished for exactly who you are.

  Melissa Rosenberg

  Twilight, Trying, Female

  "A Conversation with Melissa Rosenberg – Writer of the Twilight Series". Interview with Melissa Rosenberg, www.indiewire.com. November 20, 2012.

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• Don't look at someone else and want to be them. Search within yourself and find out who you are and be someone positive.

  Kelly Rowland

  Looks, Want

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• I worry that if I enjoy something - like the songs on 'Some Nights' are about wondering about who you are. I'm never quite sure and I'd hate to feel sort of content and get a good sense of who I am because if I know one thing, that's not me. I don't mind not necessarily being happy about it. And that's fine.

  Nate Ruess

  Song, Hate, Night

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• Be who you are and be that well.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Be Who You Are, Wells

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• Your mind is a magnet. You don't attract what you need or what you want; you attract who you are. And I love who I am!

  Carlos Santana

  Who I Am, Mind, Needs

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• A great business has to have a conscience. You have to know who you are and who you are not.

  Howard Schultz

  Great Business, Knows, Conscience

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  I think the currency of leadership is transparency. You've got to be truthful. I don't think you should be vulnerable every day, but there are moments where you've got to share your soul and conscience with people and show them who you are, and not be afraid of it.

  Howard Schultz

  Inspirational, Leadership, Being Yourself

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• There's a certain level of realness in Philly. You know, just - people are people. You know, it doesn't matter who you are or who you think you are, you're just a person in Philly.

  Jill Scott

  Thinking, People, Levels

  "'The Real Thing,' According to Jill Scott". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. February 18, 2008.

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• When I go back to family reunions everybody goes, 'Hey cousin! Hey Auntie!' And I'm like, 'Okay I don't know you, I have no idea who you are.' I am auntie and cousin for so many and even the ones in prison call me collect. And I'll be like, 'Which of my family members are giving you this phone number?'

  Sherri Shepherd

  Cousin, Phones, Ideas

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• No matter who you are, what you've accomplished, what your financial situation is - when you're dealing with a parent with Alzheimer's, you yourself feel helpless. The parent can't work, can't live alone, and is totally dependent, like a toddler. As the disease unfolds, you don't know what to expect.

  Maria Shriver

  Alzheimer's, Parent, Disease

  "Alzheimer’s: A Baby Boomer Epidemic" by Maria Shriver, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 7, 2009.

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• Rock is about finding who you are. You don't necessarily have to play your instrument very well at all. You can just barely get by and you can be in a rock band.

  Gene Simmons

  Reality, Rocks, Play

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