Belonging Quotes

"Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance." "True belonging is not passive. It’s not the belonging that comes with just joining a group. It’s not fitting in or pretending or selling out because it’s safer. It’s a practice that requires vulnerability to get uncomfortable and learn how to be present with people without sacrificing who we are." "I have only one language, yet it is not mine" "The opposite of belonging is fitting in." "The truth is: Belonging starts with self-acceptance." "A deep sense of love and belonging is an irreducible need of all people. We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired to love, to be loved, and to belong." "We are none of us alone in this world and of all the things we are not, we are not islands" "With all my fans I got a family again." "True belonging doesn’t require you to change who you are" "Connection is why we're here. It is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives" "The lesson of our history is that I, too, am America." "Maybe we all have different definitions of what home is." "There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign" "We are more fulfilled when we are involved in something bigger than ourselves" "You can always go back to the place where you were comfortable, the place where you're from"