"Music takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim secrets that startles out wonder as to who we are, and for what, whence, and whereto."
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"We cannot discuss the state of our minorities until we first have a sense of what we are, who we are, what our goals are, and what we take life to be."
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"There is an immense, painful longing for a broader, more flexible, fuller, more coherent, more comprehensive account of what we human beings are, who we are and what this life is for."
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"I think if we ever reach the point where we think we thoroughly understand who we are and where we came from, we will have failed."
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"What we know matters, but who we are matters more. Being rather than knowing requires showing up and letting ourselves be seen. It requires us to dare greatly, to be vulnerable."
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"We love displays and symbols and stuff that quickly and silently tells the world who we are. Better yet, we love visual reminders of who we want to be."
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"There are many ways that we hurt ourselves when we don't like who we are."
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""Difficulty" is the name of an ancient tool that was created purely to help us define who we are."
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"We're not trying to be something we aren't; rather, we're reconnecting with who we are."
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"The truth of who we are is that we are because we belong."
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"Relationships unlock certain parts of who we are supposed to be."
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"People come in and out of our lives, and each of them helps form who we are and who we are to become."
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"Language is an intrinsic part of who we are and what has, for good or evil, happened to us."
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"Whatever it is that calls us, that's our path. And as we walk that path, we have a chance to shine forth who we are. It affects other people around us."
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"We need language to tell us who we are, how we feel, what we're capable of- to explain the pains and glory of our existence."
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"We change who we are to fit the exogenous of our time, and not just strategically or to our own advantage, sometimes sympathetically without our even knowing it for the betterment of the whole group."
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"In general, costumes are the first thing in life that let other people know who we are. They indicate who the person is without saying anything."
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"We're phonies if we're not exactly who we are."
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"Shadow-making happens in families and makes us who we are. It leads to shadow-work, which makes us who we can become."
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"If we can't "love the sinner; hate the sin" then how can we relate to ourselves? Love who we are in Christ but still hate the sin remaining."
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