identity Quotes

I am the only man in the country not allowed to give his name to his children.

Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.

I have met 18 million youth, and each wants to be unique.

I was an aspiring astrophysicist, and that's how I defined myself, not by my skin color. People didn't treat me as someone with science ambitions. They treated me as someone they thought was going to mug them, or who was a shoplifter.

Typically, when you look for role models, you want someone who has your interests and came from the same background. Well, look how restricting that is. What people should do is take role models a la carte. If there's someone whose character you appreciated, you respect that trait.

Pluto's orbit is so elongated that it crosses the orbit of another planet. Now that's... you've got no business doing that if you want to call yourself a planet. Come on, now! There's something especially transgressive about that.

I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best.

They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn't. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality.

My toys were those of a boy: skates, bicycles.

Of the opposite sex, I have the moustache and, in general, the face.