Being Quotes

The only thing worse than being bored is being boring.

Bravery is not being afraid to be afraid.

Be the best version of yourself rather than a bad copy of someone else!

Forget about being impressive and commit to being real.

Man only likes to count his troubles, but he does not count his joys.

The sense of being alone is a huge issue for so many people in this world. As a worshipper of Jesus, there's a very real sense that we are always seen, held and known.

I wish my nose was smaller and that I was a little taller. I also had this perennial pimple problem, so I felt people were just being polite when they said I was beautiful.

The message I hope to have sent is just the example of being yourself. I tell this to my students: It's not about copying me or my logic systems. It's about allowing yourself to be yourself.

Life being what it is, one dreams of revenge.

But at any rate, the point is that God is what nobody admits to being, and everybody really is.

Poor is a state of mind. Broke is a state of wallet. You can fix being broke; it's not so easy to fix being poor.

I'm all for being in love and whenever I like someone, I end up pretty much completely smitten.

Be open. And then the truth follows.

The government to you is what God is to agnostics--only to be invoked when your own well being is at stake.

Being positive does not mean ignoring the negative. Being positive means overcoming the negative.

A date is an experience you have with another person that makes you appreciate being alone

Put a grain of boldness into everything you do.

Sometimes being afraid can show more strength than being fearless.

Nobody ever lies about being lonely.

If you strive to become a good human being with the qualities of generosity, humility and having reverence for life...just maybe you'll become a great musician.

Being the “best you can be” is really only possible when you are deeply connected to another. Splendid isolation is for planets, not people.

In matters of honesty, there are no shortcuts; no little white lies, or big black lies, only the simple, honest truth spoken in total candor... Being true is different than being honest.

I've learned a lot just being able to see things clearer.

Acting is illusion, as much illusion as magic is - and not so much a matter of being real.

What puts you on the road is your desire to enjoy. What brings you home is being in love

I want you to be nice...until it's time to not be nice.

Learn to be positive, it's your only chance.

There’s no point in being unhappy about things you can’t change, and no point being unhappy about things you can.

To be positive at all times is to ignore all that is important, sacred or valuable. To be negative at all times is to be threatened by ridiculousness and instant discredibility.

Basketball is my refuge, my sanctuary. I go back to being a kid on the playground. When I get here, it's all good.

Being a leader gives you charisma. If you look and study the leaders who have succeeded, that's where charisma comes from, from the leading.

Every woman has a different metabolism and different genetics, so rather than compete with one another, concentrate on yourself and be the best you can be.

Good taste has everything to do with being cultured and being refined, and if art has to do with anything, it has to do with being human.

I have people that are affected by what I do, what I say, and that would be the one place where it gets complicated. But being honest and truthful - I just believe that's the best way to be.

Everybody thinks theyll never get married at your age. You think you can go on all your life being single, but you suddenly find out that you cant.

That you will feel the validation of your external beauty but also get to the deeper business of being beautiful inside. There is no shade in that beauty.

There is a growing strength in women, but it is in the forehead, not in the forearm.

There are three marks of a superior man: being virtuous, he is free from anxiety; being wise, he is free from perplexity; being brave, he is free from fear.

Be yourself. You're okay. And it really doesn't matter what other people think.

Impatience makes us get ahead of ourselves, reaching out for something in the future and not really being content with where we are, here and now.

Health is wholeness and balance, an inner resilience that allows you to meet the demands of living without being overwhelmed.

Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.

Being smart spoils a lot of things, doesn't it?

There is none more lonely than the man who loves only himself.

After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair.

If you want to be positive, upbeat, and passionate, you need to take responsibility for being that way.

I think the hardest part about being a teenager is dealing with other teenagers - the criticism and the ridicule, the gossip and rumors.

People will love you. People will hate you. And none of it will have anything to do with you.

Deep within every man there lies the dread of being alone in the world, forgotten by God, overlooked among the tremendous household of millions and millions.

Being beautiful can never hurt, but you have to have more. You have to sparkle, you have to be fun, you have to make your brain work if you have one.