#entity

The act of writing itself is much like the construction of a mirror made of words. Looking at certain illuminated corners of or cracks within the mirror, the author can see fragments of an objective reality that comprise the physical universe, social communities, political dynamics, and other facets of human existence. Looking in certain other corners of the same mirror, he or she may experience glimpses of a True Self sheltered deftly behind a mask of public proprieties. ↗

— Aberjhani

#human-nature #humanity #identity #mirrors #personal-identity

Every portal coming into this country is being attacked by those who would harvest information, both national security secrets and just the common information of private individuals and private individuals. That crime is going on, every day, on a single entity known as the Internet. ↗

— Darrell Issa

#being #both #coming #common #country

Berlin is still going through a transition since the Cold War - both in what used to be East and West Berlin. I can still sense the confusion and the struggle for identity there in the streets. There's a pulse to it. ↗

— Diane Kruger

#both #cold #cold war #confusion #east

I knew an actor's career goes up and down and back up again. Your standing in this business can't be your whole identity; otherwise, you're doomed. ↗

— Lisa Kudrow

#again #back #back up #business #career

I've reached the 50th year of my life, and now every question related with life also includes thinking about death. When I leave, I want to leave to my offspring a clear idea about identity. ↗

— Emir Kusturica

#also #clear #clear idea #death #every

Just because I believe in the identity and integrity of my country doesn't make a xenophobe or a nationalist. ↗

— Emir Kusturica

#believe #country #i #i believe #i believe in

2010 is not just a choice between Republicans and Democrats. 2010 is not just a choice between liberals and conservatives. 2010 is a referendum on the very identity of our nation. ↗

— Marco Rubio

#choice #conservatives #democrats #identity #just

As part of my efforts to fight identity theft, I worked with my colleagues on the Financial Services Committee to strengthen consumer protection with a reasonable notification requirement. ↗

— Melissa Bean

#committee #consumer #efforts #fight #financial

I don't have the identity of any of them. I only had the nicks that they used on Internet Relay Chat. ↗

— Jon Johansen

#chat #had #i #identity #internet

Human identity is the most fragile thing that we have, and it's often only found in moments of truth. ↗

— Alan Rudolph

#fragile #fragile thing #human #identity #moments