“A man's ethnic identity has more to do with a personal awareness than with geography.” MenAwarenessIdentityGeographyEthnic Identity Author:William Saroyan
“My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.” SportsRaceIdentityDiversityBoundsEthnic Identity Author:Arthur Ashe
“If you're paid before you walk on the court, what's the point in playing as if your life depended on it?” IfsLifeSportsWalksPaidCourtEthnic Identity Author:Arthur Ashe
“I was confident about America and the idea that in America people can become American without masking their ethnic identity.” PeopleIdeasAmericaIdentityEthnic Identity Author:Zbigniew Brzezinski
“There was [ in New York] - some of it was this perception of the Midwest that I realized in this multicultural city that - and I don't think it's as true as it was - but everyone was kind of like, what, are you Jewish? Are you Italian? What are you? You know, are you black? Are you da-da-da? Are you Puerto Rican? And so I ended up - my ethnic identity was Midwestern, was white bread. And so it informed a lot of my stand-up.” ThinkingKnowsKindBlackWhiteCitiesNew YorkIdentityPerceptionI RealizedBreadItalianMulticulturalMidwestWhite BreadEthnic Identity Author:Jim Gaffigan
“There is less pressure on abandoning native communities: what for? There is nothing to be gained by it. On one hand, there are plenty tempting opportunities of experimenting with identities - being one kind of person today and a different the next day. On the other hand, there is little pressure to include the ethnic identity or religious identity into this mechanism, because now everybody is in a kind of Diaspora today.” KindLittlesPersonsDifferentHandsTodayNextOpportunityCommunityReligiousIdentityPressurePlentyNativeMechanismNext DayTemptingDiasporaEthnic IdentityReligious Identity Author:Zygmunt Bauman
“I do believe, separate and apart from any particular election or movement, that we are going to have to guard against a rise in a crude sort of nationalism or ethnic identity or tribalism that is built around an us and a them.” BelieveMovementIdentityParticularBuiltElectionNationalismCrudeTribalismEthnic Identity Author:Barack Obama
“I started asking friends, my white friends around, I said, "What's something that you think all Asians have in common?" They almost always immediately said, "Slanted eyes." I thought that's really interesting. No. 1, it simply isn't true. Not all Asian Americans have slanted eyes, and of course, Asians aren't the only ethnic identities to have them. No. 2, we could talk about our slant on life and what it's like to be people of color, while at the same time, using this outdated and obscure racial slur, and turning it on its head.” PeopleThinkingSaidEyeCoursesWhiteInterestingCommonIdentityColorAskingObscureAsianReally InterestingOutdatedAsian AmericanSlursEthnic Identity Author:Simon Tam
“All over the world today people have a very strong desire to find a sense of identity, and at the same time that's coupled with the rise of absolutely absurd wars that relate to ethnic identity. Perhaps there is something deeply ingrained in people that relates to a sense of belonging, and without that, identity doesn't seem as real as it should.” PeopleWorldShouldWarRealSeemsTodayDesireStrongIdentityAbsurdRelateBelongingVery StrongWorld TodayStrong DesireEthnic Identity Author:Jaron Lanier
“I try to find the core values that are so fundamental that they transcend ethnic identity. That doesn't mean I run from it. I embrace African-American culture and I love it and embrace it, but it is a part of a human identity. So I'm always trying to make a larger human statement.” TryingHumansMeanRunningValuesCultureIdentityFundamentalsEmbraceCoreStatementsAfrican AmericanAmerican CultureAlways TryingCore ValuesEthnic IdentityAfrican American Culture Author:Wynton Marsalis
“Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.” BlackRacismExcuseAfrican AmericanDo The BestBlack HistoryBlack History MonthAfrican American WomenBlack History Month InspirationalAfrican American HistoryAfrican American LoveAfrican American InspirationalAfrican American History MonthBlack RacismEthnic Identity Author:Arthur Ashe
“Recent events in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina have reaffirmed for me, however, the complete folly of any Republican strategy to increase black representation in the Republican Party by appeals based on race. Whatever the name- 'African American Outreach' or 'Black Republicans for Bush'- any effort to attract blacks or any other ethnic group to the Republican party, based on explicit or implicit appeals to race or ethnic identity, are not only a waste of time and resources, but are also misguided and potentially quite damaging to the nation.” NamesNationsBlackPartyEffortRaceGroupsEventsIdentityRepublicanWasteResourcesIncreaseStrategyAfrican AmericanAppealsFollyWasting TimeRepresentationRepublican PartyHurricanesExplicitMisguidedAftermathImplicitKatrinaHurricane KatrinaEthnic GroupsOutreachEthnic IdentityRecent Events Author:Ward Connerly
“True peace must be anchored in justice and an unwavering commitment to universal rights for all humans, regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender, national origin or any other identity attribute.” HumansJusticeRightsIdentityCommitmentUniversalGenderAttributesEthnicityUnwaveringTrue PeaceEthnic Identity Author:Desmond Tutu
“It is important to remember that the Pacific Ocean covers a quarter of the world's surface and that each Pacific country has its own cultural, historical and ethnic identity.” WorldImportantCountryRememberIdentityOceanHistoricalSurfaceQuartersPacificPacific OceanEthnic Identity Author:Jenny Shipley
“In 1933-34, the Belgians conducted a census in order to issue ‘ethnic’ identity cards, which labelled every Rwandan as either Hutu (85%) of Tutsi (14%) or Twa (1%). The identity cards made it virtually impossible for Hutus to become Tutsis, and permitted the Belgians to perfect the administration of an apartheid system rooted in the myth of Tutsi superiority… Whatever Hutu and Tutsi identity may have stood for in the pre-colonial state no longer mattered; the Belgians had made ‘ethnicity’ the defining feature of Rwandan existence.” MayMadeStatesOrderPerfectExistenceIssuesImpossibleIdentityMythCardsMade ItAdministrationFeaturesRootedSuperiorityDefiningApartheidEthnicityCensusBelgiansEthnic Identity Author:Philip Gourevitch
“Start where you are, use what you have.” InspirationalUseMotivationalSuccessPositiveInspirational LifeEncouragementAfrican AmericanYour DreamsOrganizedTennisPushingWhere You AreMotivatedEncouragingFollow Your DreamsInspirational SportsBeginningThings DoneSuccess And FailureMotivational SuccessMotivational SalesHuman TraffickingLive Your DreamsPositive InspirationalFollowing DreamsReal SuccessWill To SucceedAchieve GreatnessInspirational ChangeMotivational ActionFollowing My DreamsCool MotivationalThink Positive Be PositiveKeep You MotivatedLife And InspirationalMotivational Life ChangingLife MotivationLife Best InspirationalExercise And FitnessDreaming And SuccessGreat InspirationalPositive MotivationalEncouraging LifePositive WorkMotivational LifeInspiration And LifePositive Thinking MotivationalContinued SuccessGreat WorkoutMotivational HealthEncouraging UpliftingPushing OnEthnic IdentityInspirational Motivational Images Author:Arthur Ashe