Being Quotes

Being busy does not always mean real work.

Just being the son of Billy Graham won't get me into heaven.

At 12, I knew that the point of being human was to spend one's life fighting social injustice.

My work is always better when I am alone and follow my own impressions.

If you have a built-in level of respect and trust and openness to essentially be yourself, it allows for a deeper uncensored communication [with your partner].

If I have a girlfriend, I don’t bring her to flaunt her. She doesn’t get to reap the benefits of me being famous.

Arguably, no artist grows up: If he sheds the perceptions of childhood, he ceases being an artist.

I don't think happiness is necessarily the reason we're here. I think we're here to learn and evolve, and the pursuit of knowledge is what alleviates the pain of being human.

This is the law of the Yukon, that only the strong shall thrive; that surely the weak shall perish, and only the fit survive.

Everything worth doing starts with being scared.

Never be afraid to stop traffic.

The weak are always anxious for justice and equality. The strong pay no heed to either.

The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are, and not who people think you are.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.

Don't you know that a man being rich is like a girl being pretty? You wouldn't marry a girl just because she's pretty, but my goodness, doesn't it help?

When was the last time you thanked you for always being there for you? Self appreciation soothes an aching soul.

Not only do I think being nice and kind is easy but being kind, in my opinion, is important.

They [formulae 1.10 - 1.12 of Ramanujan] must be true because, if they were not true, no one would have had the imagination to invent them.

In a late-night monologue, it's not just about being funny; you have to come off as knowledgeable. You have to cultivate a persona of trust and intelligence and likeability.

Failure is just another opportunity to start over.

Happiness is a matter of one's most ordinary everyday mode of consciousness being busy and lively and unconcerned with self.

Actors fall into this trap if they missed being loved for who they really were and not for what they could do - sing, dance, joke about - then they take that as love.

Being single also sucks sometimes because you're single.

I'm much more proud of being a father than being an actor.

Freedom to do what one likes is really bondage, while being free to do what one must, what is right, is real freedom.

Believe you will be successful and you will.

Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving.

Being the hot girl... you wouldn't want that. It's overrated. Being sexy is actually really boring to me. I'd rather be... I'd rather be interesting.

Music is part of being human.

Man loves company - even if it is only that of a small burning candle.

Certainly take the advice of others but always, always be yourself.

Fashion is about dressing according to what's fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.

Being right keeps you in place, being wrong forces you to explore.

I got a lot happening, a whole lot, and it's not always easy being me.

The child’s progress does not depend only on his age, but also on being free to look around him.

One of the symptoms of being free is you begin to dream.

A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated.

It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to keep clear of falsehoods.

I'm more interested in being good than being famous.

The sad and horrible conclusion is that no one cared that Jews were being murdered... This is the Jewish lesson of the Holocaust and this is the lesson which Auschwitz taught us.

Life is a collection of moments. Mindfulness is beautification of the moments.

Cultivating the habit of good deeds will not only affect those around us, it will improve our own emotional well being.

It is not enough to be wise, one must be engaging.

It's better to be a good person than a famous person.

I will risk everything to avoid being bored.

Being selfish to me means that you have to look out for yourself and you don't have to sacrifice.

Hell is the suffering of being unable to love.

Be certain that you're not modeling yourself after someone, but just being who you are meant to be. Go ahead, be weird because "normal" is boring!

The strongest force in the universe is a human being living consistently with his identity.