Quotes of Sameness - somelinesforyou

“ I don't think it is so much the actual bath that most cats dislike; I think it's the fact that they have to spend a good part of the day putting their hair back in place. ”

- Debbie Peterson

“ I know you are, but what am I? ”

- Paul Reubens

“ One of the things about equality is not just that you be treated equally to a man, but that you treat yourself equally to the way you treat a man. ”

- Marlo Thomas

“ From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbor's rights without striking a dangerous blow at your own. ”

- Carl Schurz

“ I threw myself into this artform because photography had given me a new sense of mission and identity. ”

- Bob Anderson

“ Those who see their lives as spoiled and wasted crave equality and fraternity more than they do freedom. If they clamor for freedom, it is but freedom to establish equality and uniformity. The passion for equality is partly a passion for anonymity: to be one thread of the many which make up a tunic; one thread not distinguishable from the others… ”

- Eric Hoffer

“ Freedom! Equality! Brotherhood! ”

- French Revolution Motto

“ I don't need to worry about identity theft because no one wants to be me. ”

- Jay London

“ Americans may have no identity, but they do have wonderful teeth. ”

- Jean Baudrillard

“ God requireth not a uniformity of religion. ”

- Roger Williams

“ A people must have dignity and identity. ”

- Andrew Goodman

“ Our identities have no bodies, so, unlike you, we cannot obtain order by physical coercion. We believe that from ethics, enlightened self-interest, and the commonweal, our governance will emerge. ”

- John Perry Barlow

“ I am odd-looking. I sometimes think I look like a funny Muppet. ”

- Angelina Jolie

“ Canada is the only country in the world that knows how to live without an identity. ”

- Marshall McLuhan

“ It would be curious to discover who it is to whom one writes in a diary. Possibly to some mysterious personification of one's own identity. ”

- Beatrice Potter Webb

“ Right before The Bourne Identity came out, I hadn't been offered a movie in a year. Because The Legend of Bagger Vance had come out and bombed and All the Pretty Horses had come out and bombed. ”

- Matt Damon

“ Anybody who has an identity problem had better wise up and get with the program! ”

- Jack Handy

“ You can be a French Canadian or an English Canadian, but not a Canadian. We know how to live without an identity, and this is one of our marvellous resources. ”

- Marshall McLuhan

“ Socialism values equality more than liberty. ”

- Dennis Prager

“ They had Grier out for a while. They probably had a bit of an identity without him. Then him coming back in, it just hasn't clicked. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ A wife should no more take her husband's name than he should hers. My name is my identity and must not be lost. ”

- Lucy Stone

“ I feel like I have a bowling ball sitting on my hoo-ha! ”

- Jessica Simpson

“ We are also further than ever from equality of opportunity. ”

- Ferdinand Mount

“ The whole campaign was a tragic case of mistaken identity. ”

- George McGovern

“ We all need a past - that's where our sense of identity comes from. ”

- Penelope Lively

“ Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that's the way he shows his passion for equality. ”

- Charles de Gaulle

“ The culture of this city is essential to its well-being. The culture of New Orleans is its identity. ”

- Wynton Marsalis

“ We all need a firm sense of identity. ”

- Christopher Eccleston

“ I'm not Jack Nicholson. I'm not Brando. But I do mumble. ”

- Benicio Del Toro

“ My fight is not for racial sameness but for racial equality and against racial prejudice and discrimination. ”

- John Oliver Killens
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