"I have Tourettes and Aspergers, but Tourrets and Aspergers don't have me. You know, I'm doing what I can to suppress it and I don't let it take advantage of me. It's not who I am. You know, I'm James Durbin. Like I said in the beginning, I am here to show America who I am, and it is what it is"
- James Durbin
About this Quote
In this quote, James Durbin is expressing his identity as someone who has Tourettes and Aspergers, however does not let those conditions define him. He acknowledges that he needs to work to suppress the signs of these conditions, however he declines to let them control him. He highlights that he is more than his diagnoses, stating that he is James Durbin which is who he desires America to see. By stating "it is what it is," he is accepting his conditions however likewise asserting that they do not specify him. Overall, Durbin is figured out to show his true self to the world, in spite of any obstacles he may face.
This quote is written / told by James Durbin somewhere between January 6, 1989 and today. He was a famous Musician from USA.
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