Who You Are Quotes - Page 9

• I don't remember deciding to become a writer. You decide to become a dentist or a postman. For me, writing is like being gay. You finally admit that this is who you are, you come out and hope that no one runs away.

  Mark Haddon

  Running, Writing, Gay

  "B is for bestseller" by Mark Haddon, www.theguardian.com. April 11, 2004.

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• I have been interested in fashion since I was a kid. Then I lived in London, where it was more about costume and a personal statement of who you are than about fashion.

  Zaha Hadid

  Fashion, Kids, London

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• In your mid-twenties, the paint is still wet on who you are.

  Ethan Hawke

  Twenties, Paint, Stills

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• If you let society and your peers define who you are, you're the less for it.

  Hugh Hefner

  Peers, Playboy, Ifs

  FaceBook post by Hugh M. Hefner from Oct 12, 2015

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• The word of God steadies me. He says your trials and tribulations make you who you are. So you can see my whole story in the way I endured and overcame some testing experiences.

  Evander Holyfield

  Stories, Trials, Way

  "'Mama's whippings meant I didn't wind up like Tyson'". Interview with Donald McRae, www.theguardian.com. February 27, 2008.

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• I wanted to inspire people not to work under a bamboo ceiling. Whatever you are - yellow, black, white, brown - you don't have to allow your skin to define who you are or how you operate your business. There's not one face to anything.

  Eddie Huang

  White, Yellow, People

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• The truths that are found in the Bible are universal truths. And it shapes who you are and guides you throughout your life.

  Ernie Hudson

  Shapes, Guides, Found

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• You can't be sensitive, because you're going to get criticized. I don't care who you are, you're going to get criticized.

  Derek Jeter

  Inspiring, Yankees, Care

  "Derek Jeter: In his own words". Sports Illustrated interview, www.si.com. November 30, 2009.

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• I think anybody who has had a long relationship and has had a really hard time letting go, wants to feel like it's not all for naught, and it's meaningful, because it makes you who you are.

  Rashida Jones

  Letting Go, Meaningful, Hard Times

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• They're trying to tell us that we're not right, so we have to buy their products. The number one cause of mental illness is not knowing who you are and you can't know who you are if you don't spend time honoring yourself, and living in the present.

  Naomi Judd

  Knowing Who You Are, Numbers, Trying

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• I think a good script is a rare thing, and I think no matter who you are you have to fight for the good ones.

  Anna Kendrick

  Fighting, Thinking, Matter

  "Q&A: Anna Kendrick on 'End of Watch,' Bald Heads & Scruffy Beards" by Kevin Polowy, www.mtv.com. September 19, 2012.

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• I feel like life is really short, and it's important to enjoy yourself and embrace whatever comes your way, whether it's a challenging day or a great day, just welcome it with open arms. No matter who you are, you can't escape challenges; they are part of life.

  Miranda Kerr

  Challenges, Great Day, Important

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• You don't have to be a certain thing to be cool. If you're white, you don't have to act black or whatever. Just be you and know who you are.

  Wiz Khalifa

  White, Black, Certain

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• It's always an honor to be ranked high, but whatever is said about you, you take it and then take a realistic look at yourself and who you are.

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Honor, Looks, Realistic

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• Ain't nobody making music to not be heard and the easiest way to be heard is to be on the radio, but you should never compromise who you are, your values or your morals.

  Talib Kweli

  Radio, Way, Moral

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• Create a website that expresses something about who you are that won't fit into the template available to you on a social networking site.

  Jaron Lanier

  Networking, Fit, Social

  Jaron Lanier (2010). “You Are Not a Gadget”, p.21, Vintage

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• To me, I always felt like I was carrying a torch for women of any size to be themselves - it doesn't matter whether you're a size 2 or a 22, just be who you are.

  Queen Latifah

  Be Who You Are, Matter, Size

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• You think you can go into all those auditions not knowing who you are? The work came after I found my sense of self - when I wasn't so manic and desperate.

  Jenifer Lewis

  Thinking, Knowing, Self

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• How you go about moving within the world you live in says so much about who you are.

  Tatiana Maslany

  Moving, World

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• Trust your gut. You know yourself, so don't let somebody else tell you who you are.

  Tatiana Maslany

  Know Yourself, Trust Your Gut, Guts

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• Tell me what you read and I'll tell you who you are is true enough, but I'd know you better if you told me what you reread.

  Francois Mauriac

  Reading, Enough, Knows

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• We're going to be treated very poorly, I think that goes with the territory, and you have to get over it, get beyond it and know who you are among your peers and especially among your family when you look in the mirror.

  Vince McMahon

  Thinking, Mirrors, Looks

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• I'm always amazed to hear of air crash victims so badly mutilated that they have to be identified by their dental records. What I can't understand is, if they don't know who you are, how do they know who your dentist is?

  Paul Merton

  Funny, Humorous, Air

  "Are these Britain's greatest wits ... or twits?" by Stephen Moss, www.theguardian.com. October 15, 2007.

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• I would tell 17-year-olds to be proud of who you are. Don't try to change yourself for others. Focus on school and your future. Boys and friends will come and go, just focus on you and your future.

  Lea Michele

  School, Boys, Years

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• L.A. is so isolated and unhip in a way; it gives you room to figure out who you are and explore more personal stuff.

  Mike Mills

  Giving, Stuff, Way

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