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Religion is a way of making sense of the world and finding a place within it.

From The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong

There is no god but God, and Muhammad is His messenger.

From No god but God by Reza Aslan

Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.

From Atomic Habits by James Clear

The elements have their own personalities, quirks, and histories that tell us much about ourselves.

From The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean

The stories we tell during rituals shape our identities.

From The Power of Ritual by Casper ter Kuile

His followers believed he was the Messiah, but his identity was complex and multifaceted.

From Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan

In order to be oneself, one must be recognized by others.

From The Ethics of Ambiguity by Simone de Beauvoir

We have always already been in the posthuman.

From The Neuromancer by William Gibson

Challenge the narratives that tell you who you should be.

From The Self-Love Revolution by Virgie Tovar

To will oneself free is to will oneself as a subject that transcends itself.

From The Ethics of Ambiguity by Simone de Beauvoir

Jewish history is marked by a continuous struggle for survival and identity.

From Judaism: A Very Short Introduction by Norman Solomon

A writer is someone who has written something.

From Draft No. 4 by John McPhee

She was a real human being, and I was a real human being.

From The Neuromancer by William Gibson

I am my own muse. I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to better.

From What Would Frida Do? by Arianna Davis

If you can’t find a way to be yourself, you can’t be anything at all.

From The Source of Self-Regard by Toni Morrison

Judaism is not only a religion; it is also a culture and a way of life.

From Judaism: A Very Short Introduction by Norman Solomon

When we deny our stories, they define us. When we own our stories, we get to write the ending.

From Daring Greatly by Brené Brown

It's not about what you do, it's about who you are.

From You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero

One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.

From The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir

The thing that makes me different is the thing that makes me.

From Untamed by Glennon Doyle

The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in.

From Dune by Frank Herbert

We are not only figuratively but literally stardust.

From Cosmos by Carl Sagan

The stories we tell ourselves shape the very fabric of our reality.

From The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons by Sam Kean

I want to know what you think of me. I want to be loved.

From Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

The Samurai are not warriors; they are a unique form of life.

From Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

The more I know myself, the more I can share with the world.

From More Myself by Alicia Keys

The story of genetics is a story of humanity.

From The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson

What we know matters, but who we are matters more.

From Rising Strong by Brené Brown

We are all mad here; some of us are just better at hiding it.

From The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester

Everyone has a unique story and a unique path to take.

From The Third Door by Alex Banayan

We are both the creators and victims of our own narratives.

From The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee

We also predestine and condition. We decant our babies as socialized human beings.

From Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Understanding the brain opens the door to understanding ourselves.

From A Thousand Brains by Jeff Hawkins

The stories we live by shape our identities and our realities.

From The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks

Rituals are the stories we tell ourselves about who we are.

From The Power of Ritual by Casper ter Kuile

In every real man, a child is hidden that wants to play.

From Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche

Daring to be yourself in a world that demands conformity is an act of rebellion.

From The Authenticity Principle by Ritu Bhasin

I am not a role model. I am just a guy who plays tennis.

From Open by Andre Agassi

We are all creative, but we may not all be artists.

From The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

The individual is not a unit of the social order.

From Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

You don’t have to be a genius, you just have to be yourself.

From Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

One can be both a fox and a hedgehog, but often one takes precedence.

From The Hedgehog and the Fox by Isaiah Berlin

You are not the problem; the problem is the problem.

From Burnout by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

From The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh

The stories we tell ourselves shape the way we interact with the world.

From The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison

True empowerment comes from embracing who we are, not who others want us to be.

From The Likeability Trap by Alicia Menendez

Our job in this lifetime is not to shape ourselves into some ideal we imagine we ought to be, but to find out who we already are and become it.

From The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

A library is not just a place to find books; it is a place to find oneself.

From The Library Book by Susan Orlean

I embrace my flaws because they are a part of my story.

From More Myself by Alicia Keys

I leave you my portrait. I am the one who has never been able to make a decision.

From The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus

Saying yes is a way of discovering who you are.

From Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

Our stories are the threads that connect us.

From More Than Ready by Cecilia Muñoz

We were the people who were not in the papers. We lived in the blank white spaces at the edges of print. It gave us more freedom.

From The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

When you think about it, we are all just bags of organs.

From Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

To be a robot is to be a servant.

From Foundation by Isaac Asimov

You are not your worries; you are your wonders.

From Choose Wonder Over Worry by Amber Rae

You are not your circumstances. You are your decisions.

From What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey

Your personal brand begins with how you communicate.

From Speak Like a CEO by Suzanne Bates

Our bodies are a collection of stories waiting to be told.

From Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.

From The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell

What we eat says more about us than we often realize.

From The Secret Life of Groceries by Benjamin Lorr

Your story is what you have, what you will always have. It is something to own.

From Becoming by Michelle Obama

Atheism is a religion for people who don't like religion.

From Religion for Atheists by Alain de Botton

It’s okay to be ambitious and still want to be a good mother.

From Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu

Muslims must reclaim their religion from the extremists.

From No god but God by Reza Aslan

You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.

From Professional Troublemaker by Luvvie Ajayi Jones