Quotes About Defining Oneself

#1. American poetry is always about defining oneself individually,claiming one's right to be different and often to break taboos.

Diane Wakoski

#2. Defining oneself is a revolutionary act, and, as described in her memoir, Janet Mock fiercely fought to free herself with exquisite bravery and sensitivity. Redefining Realness is full of hope, dreams, and determination. It is a true American girl story.

Michaela Angela Davis

#3. You just said it - you're back now. So how about you make it yourself?

Kate Forster

#4. Whether someone does right by you or wrong by you thank them anyway.

Nikki Rowe

#5. Anything made out of destructible matter Infinite time would have devoured before. But if the atoms that make and replenish the world Have endured through the immense span of the past Their natures are immortal-that is clear. Never can things revert to nothingness!

Lucretius

#6. Go your way, seducers, flatterers, idlers, those glib of tongue and charlatans; I am not a seed that you can force to grow; my goal differs so from yours that I would be wasting my time in trying to explain where my inclination drives me.

Dominique Fernandez

#7. A love story is not about those who lost their heart but about those who find that sullen inhabitant who, when it is stumbled upon, means the body can fool no one, can fool nothing - not the wisdom of sleep or the habit of social graces. It is a consuming of oneself and the past.

Michael Ondaatje

#8. Preserve a sense of proportion in your attitude to everything that pleases you, and make the most of them while they are at their best.

Seneca.