I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“I identified very much with punk, not only in the fashion sector, but in every other sector. The very nature of doing something new and free meant something that was against authority.”
“I identified with Pip from 'Great Expectations,' especially when I was younger; I had the same kind of gaucheness and uncertainty.”
“I identify as African American. I identify as Black. Black is something I share with other descendants of Africa, African-American is something I share with other Black descendants of America and both of those identities are of equal importance to me.”
“I identify as being an independent artist. I think people often forget that Indie is actually short for independent. For me, the word has a meaning more than what it connotes from an industry standpoint.”
“I identify first and foremost as a fine artist. Even the way that I put words together; this could be called painterly and the combinations don't always make sense. I think there are a lot of people who are fine artists and musicians also. I think it's a common thread, the way the brain words.”
“I identify more with people who ask each day for divine guidance than people equipped with a divine guidance system.”
“I identify more with women than with men. I guess I have a strong feminine side.”
“I identify my desires. Therefore, I sing about them.”
“I identify myself as a Nigerian because that is where I was born and raised and where my family still lives.”
“I identify myself as a stand-up first. Even though lately there's been an explosion of acting on my schedule.”
“I identify myself as an actor, because I feel like you don't go to the doctress, you go to the doctor; it doesn't matter what the gender is. I think actresses worry about eyelashes and cellulite, and women who are actors worry about the characters we are playing. A separate category is another way of making us a special-interest group.”
“I identify myself in language, but only by losing myself in it like an object. What is realised in my history is not the past definite of what was, since it is no more, or even the present perfect of what has been in what I am, but the future anterior of what I shall have been for what I am in the process of becoming.”
Source: Écrits: a selection
“I identify who I am by who I am.”
“I identify with my culture, but I am happy to be living on a tolerant, intellectual island where I can deal with Dostoyevsky and Sartre, both great influences for me.”
“I identify with other women because of my gender, and I identify with other women if they are mothers because I'm a mother, too. It's very simple. It's nothing complicated, it's not rocket science. It's about empathy. It's about understanding that what happens with one person is potentially what happens to you, and seeing yourself in someone else's shoes. Fundamentally, we are all in the same place: we're born, we live, and we're going to die. In between, we'll have joy and we'll have sadness.”
“I identify with someone wanting something to work out, but not being able to get through the rocks to the river.”
“I identify with the 99 per cent.”
“I identify with the bottom of the pyramid, because, outside of having money, I am at the bottom of the pyramid.”
“I identify with the characters very closely. At the same time that I`m outside, writing, I`m also inside, experiencing, and it can be very unsettling.”
“I identify with the Clint Eastwoods and Harrison Fords. Those are my heroes.”
“I identify with the emotions and feelings of Richard Dove Williams Jr. (Tennis Coach & Father of Serena and Venus Williams). I want my Trainees and Students to become World Champions.”
“I identify with the regular person, because that is who I am.”
“I identify with this guy's frustration and inability to control his fury at moments. I even identify with the way that this guy covers up a lot with humour. So yeah, it's interesting.”
“I idolised bands like Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins, who wanted to reach as many people as they could.”
“I idolize my father. I mean, he has worked so hard in his life.”
“I idolized all of the bodybuilders who came from that old-school hardcore era. Those guys didn't need any fancy equipment; they trained with intensity and focus, regardless of the gym or other limitations. These guys could do presses with pails full of cement and still get a great workout.”
“I idolized it without
reserve, caution, or limit, I adored it with an
unprotected joy.”
Source: Stag's Leap (Pulitzer Prize Winner): Poems
“I idolized my mother. I didn't realize she was a lousy cook until I went into the army.”
“I idolized Superman when I was younger. I thought he and I had a lot in common. He was always going into phonebooths and taking off all his clothes.”
“I ignore [Barack Obama] like I ignore [Louis ] Farrakhan.”
“I ignore all the doomsaying nonsense. I'm in a business where the odds of ever earning a living are a zillion to one, so I know itcan be done. I know the impossible can become possible.”
“I ignore Hallmark Holidays. And this comes from a guy who has sold a million Opus greeting cards.”
“I ignore him. I never look at him or speak to him and change my phone number. It’s the only way to deal with an obsessive.”
Source: Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
“I ignore my fear,” he says. “When I make decisions, I pretend it doesn’t exist.” I stare at him for a second. I can’t help it. To me there’s a difference between not being afraid and acting in spite of fear, as he does.”
Source: The Divergent Series Complete Collection: Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant
“I ignore my fear. When I make decisions, I pretend it doesn't exist.”
“I ignore opinions until they pay. Action always over words.”
“I ignore polling as a method of government. I think that shows a certain weakness of mind - an inability to chart a course whichever way the wind blows, whichever way the media encourages the people to go, you follow. If you can't force or are unwilling to force your people to follow you, with or without threats, you are not a leader.”
“I ignore the jealous, I ignore the malicious, I ignore the ignorant and I ignore the paranoid.”
Source: 100 Things Louisville Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die
“I ignored her and continued down the hall. I had only four more hours to perfect the Sausalito. I was worried only about myself. By that stage, I was no longer certain of how the pack felt about anything.”
Source: St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
“I ignored my stand-up career for twenty-five years, but now, having finished this memoir, I view this time with surprising warmth. One can have, it turns out, an affection for the war years.”
“I ignored my wounds and pressed forward, never allowing myself to heal.”
“I ignored President Trump during the early days of COVID-19 in the USA.”
“I ignored Rhysand as soon as I noticed his feline smile, the corona of darkness around him.”
Source: A Court of Thorns and Roses
“I ignored the flashes of lightning all around me. They either had your number on them or they didn't.”
Source: FOR ESME- WITH LOVE AND SQUALOR
“I ignored their banter because my mind was still stuck on what Jae said about creating something crunchy but not too sweet with the honey butter. We didn't do deep-frying at the Brew-ha Cafe, so that was out. I could maybe incorporate our honey butter into a biscotti, but that didn't really excite me. Unless...
"Biscocho!"
"Is that like a Filipino version of eureka? You look like you've had some kind of revelation," Adeena said.
"I mean, I did have a lightbulb moment, but biscocho isn't some exclamation. It's like a budget Filipino version of biscotti, using day-old pandesal. Jae gave me the idea of trying to make a honey butter version."
Jae's eyes were practically sparkling. "Crunchy honey butter snacks?"
I laughed. "If it turns out well, then yes, we'll be able to serve crunchy honey butter snacks.”
Source: Death and Dinuguan
“I ignored what hurt me…just to avoid hurting you.”
“I ignored your aura but it grabbed me by the hand, like the moon pulled the tide, and the tide pulled the sand.”
“I illustrate with a quotation from the atheist philosopher Richard Rorty, who died recently and is, I suspect, now having a lengthy conversation with his maker. Rorty argued that secular professors ought “to arrange things so that students who enter as bigoted, homophobic religious fundamentalists will leave college with views more like our own.”
“I imagine 'Daily Grace' as, like, your awkward older sister who tries to give you advice.”
“I imagine a certain amount of consumer impulse will be replaced by community connection. You can already see it starting with things like the local food movement.”