And God said unto Moses,

-Bible (Old Testament)
I AM THAT I AM. Exodus 3:14.

And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of duetime.For I amthe least of theapostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am.

-Bible (NewTestament)
Corinthians15:8^9.

   Every day I think about where I come from and I am still proud to be who I am: first, a Kabyle from La Castellane, then an Algerian from Marseille, and then a Frenchman.

-Zidane, Zinedine
  Explaining his identityöhis father was a Berber from the Kabylie region of Algeria and Zidane grew up in the Marseille suburb of La Castellane. In the Observer, 4 Apr.