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i am what i am

I can't help the way I am. The underlying meaning is that I am not going to change either.

Etymology:

  • I'm not sure if this is the original etymology, but cartoon character Popeye (The Sailor Man) often said this phrase, especially to his girlfriend, Olive Oyl.
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A man swears and his wife scolds him for swearing. The man, not wanting to change that behavior might say "I am what I am."

Submitted on July 07, 2010

Modified by TriplePurple on August 25, 2024

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أنا ما أنا عليه

jeg er hvad jeg er

ich bin was ich bin

Είμαι αυτό που είμαι

mi estas kio mi estas

soy lo que soy

من همینم که هستم

Olen mikä olen

Je suis ce que je suis

tá mé cad tá mé

मैं जैसा हूं वैसा हूं

Vagyok, aki vagyok

ես այն եմ, ինչ կամ

Aku adalah aku

sono quello che sono

אני מה שאני

私は私です

ನಾನು ನಾನೇ

난 나야

sum id quod sum

ik ben wie ik ben

Jeg er hva jeg er

jestem czym jestem

eu sou o que sou

я то, что я есть

நான் என்ன

నేను నేనే

neysem oyum

Я те, що я є

میں ہوں جو میں ہوں

איך בין וואס איך בין

我就是我

我就是我

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