I don't want my life to be defined by what is etched on a tombstone. I want it to be defined in what is etched in the lives and hearts of those I've touched.

Nobody should be entirely defined by one thing

Try to define yourself by what you love and embrace, rather than what you hate and refuse.

What should I be
but just what I am?

It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.

Do you want to be what you are or do you want to be what continually changes what you are?

often the first thing we know about ourselves is not what we are — it’s what we aren’t. We mark ourselves as not-this or not-that, the way Ian was quick to say he didn’t want to sit at the same desk all day. But self-definition cannot end there. An identity or a career cannot be built around what you don’t want. We have to shift from a negative identity, or a sense of what I’m not, to a positive one, or a sense of what I am. This takes courage.

The size of your jeans doesn’t define you.
The colour and shade of your skin doesn’t define you.
That number on the scales doesn’t define you.
Those marks on your face don’t define you.
Those expectations don’t define you.
Those opinions don’t define you.

You are beyond a particular tag. You cannot be labeled. Be undefinable. Let them wonder who you are while you create a personality

I think I’m somewhat defined by my race for sure, and I’m good with that and I actually want that to be a part. I think that should be fodder for our work — we should use all aspects of ourselves. I’m always trying to find a place where that’s actually an impact on what I’m doing as opposed to going, “Well, we’re all just people and we’re the same.”

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.

To embrace “WHAT” I AM TO MANY NOT “WHO” I AM.

Don’t define yourself by your opinions, because then you can’t change your mind. Define yourself by your values.

I'm sick of limiting myself to fit your definition.