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" I was born this way. I haven’t worked for it. That’s why it’s easy for me. It’s not even on my mind. I don’t choose every day to be gay. I choose to work hard and be a better person than I was yesterday. " - Carl Nassib

" First of all my real full name is Lloyd Vernet Bridges III. " - Beau Bridges

" People always want to identify a writer with their protagonist. " - Monica Ali

" I was born in Amarillo. And my brother, who was a year older than I, had trouble saying the word ‘Sister,’ it came out ‘Sid.’ So I was called Sid. " - Cyd Charisse

" I’m very much an Arab, although I need to practise my Arabic more. " - Sami Zayn

" In our production-oriented society, being busy, having an occupation, has become one of the main ways, if not the main way, of identifying ourselves. Without an occupation, not just our economic security but our very identity is endangered. " - Henri Nouwen

" We all belong to an ancient identity. Stories are the rivers that take us there. " - Frank Delaney

" Sometimes I feel like I have a dozen different people inside of me. I’ve always been that way, and I’ve always written stuff down. " - Macaulay Culkin

" My original name is Jae-Sang Park, so it’s totally different. " - Psy

" I think what is important, whether you are Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders, is to embrace and own your identity. I think that’s not political. That’s good in life, and it certainly is the best way to be when you are running for office. If you don’t do that, the voters will see through it. " - Joel Benenson