Top 11 Personal Identity Quotes

Words matter. These are the best Personal Identity Quotes from famous people such as Charles Brenton Huggins, Chuck Palahniuk, John Banville, Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Rollo May, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.

One pits his wits against apparently inscrutable nature

One pits his wits against apparently inscrutable nature, wooing her with ardor but nature is blind justice who cannot recognize personal identity.
Charles Brenton Huggins
My first four books, from ‘Fight Club’ to ‘Choke,’ dealt with personal identity issues. The crises the narrators found themselves in were generated by themselves.
Chuck Palahniuk
I don’t know if there is a personal identity. We all imagine that we are absolute individuals. But when we begin to look for where this individuality resides, it’s very difficult to find.
John Banville
In a time where the world is becoming personalized, when the mobile phone, the burger, everything has its own personal identity, how should we perceive ourselves and how should we perceive others?
Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani
Myths give us our sense of personal identity, answering the question, ‘Who am I?’
Rollo May
Personal identity seems like it’s just such an American archetype, from Holly Golightly re-inventing herself in ‘Breakfast At Tiffany’s’ to Jay Gatsby in ‘The Great Gatsby.’ It seems like the sort of archetypal American issue. If you’re given the freedom to be anything, or be anyone, what do you do with it?
Chuck Palahniuk
My career had zero to do with whether or not my husband also worked. It had everything to do with personal identity, personal goals, and making the most of my life.
Gretchen Carlson
I want to be known for having a recognizable style. I believe having your own personal identity is what makes you competitive. On the other hand, I would like to be versatile and be challenged to go in new directions.
Cliff Martinez
Social Security Number Cards by themselves were never intended to be personal identity documents because they cannot confirm that a person presenting a card is actually the person whose name appears on the card.
Ron Lewis
I guess I’d like to have my cake and eat it, too. I want to be known for having a recognizable style. I believe having your own personal identity is what makes you competitive. On the other hand, I would like to be versatile and be challenged to go in new directions.
Cliff Martinez
For some of us, books are intrinsic to our sense of personal identity.
John Updike