“The writer's ultimate purpose is to use his gifts to develop man's awareness of himself so that he, man, can become a better instrument for living together with other men. This sense of identity is the root by which all honest creative effort is fed.” MenUseTogetherPurposeEffortCreativeHonestAwarenessIdentityHe ManRootsUltimateInstrumentsFedsLiving Together Author:Jay Saunders Redding
“When I have my Afro and walk down the street, there's no doubt that I'm black. With this [straightened] hair, if I talk about being black on air, viewers write and say, "You're black?!" I feel [straightening your hair] is giving up a sense of your identity. Let's be honest: It's an effort to look Anglo-Saxon.” IfsGivingFeelsWritingLooksBlackWalksEffortDoubtAirStreetsHonestIdentityHairGiving UpBeing HonestNo DoubtViewersAfrosAnglo Saxon Author:Jami Floyd
“It is my hope that inter-religious and ecumenical cooperation will demonstrate that men and women do not have to forsake their identity, whether ethnic or religious, in order to live in harmony with their brothers and sisters. If we are honest in presenting our convictions, we will be able to see more clearly what we hold in common.” IfsMenAbleOrderReligiousCommonHonestIdentityBrotherMen And WomenHarmonyConvictionCooperationBrothers And SistersPresentingForsake Author:Pope Francis
“Everybody is on a lifelong journey toward trying to live more deeply. There is nobody who can say, "Well, I've got that one checked off my to-do list." We have to be honest with ourselves about where we are on this journey and about the difficulty of living in our own identities and integrity.” TryingWellsJourneyHonestIdentityIntegrityDifficultyListsBeing HonestLifelongLong JourneyLifelong Journey Author:Parker J. Palmer
“I struggled more with my identity. Let's be honest - early on in my first records, I didn't have the power to tell David Foster or other producers what to do.” FirstsRecordsHonestIdentityProducersBeing Honest Author:Michael Buble