Being Quotes

If you see someone being bullied, make it stop. Why is that so hard for us to do?

There isn't so much to be afraid of, out there. I can remember thinking it was funny to find that out, on the last night of my life; I'd spent the rest of it being afraid of everything.

Our appreciations, it was felt, could be so much more inclusive if we said that something, instead of being beautiful, was 'interesting'.

I'm a good person. In most ways. But I'm beginning to think that being a good person in most ways doesn't count for anything very much, if you're a bad person in one way.

Mankind is divided into two classes: those who, being artificial, praise nature, and those who, being natural, praise art.

I think it's good to be a little more fearless in saying what you feel. In not being scared of the repercussions of that.

I'm pretty sure there's a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking. And I plan on finding out what that is.

The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happy married life.

Monotheism owes its existence not to philosophic speculation about the nature of reality or knowledge or virtue, but to acceptance of reality identified with a supreme being.

I've waited my entire life to be busy. Whenever I hear actors complain about being busy, I think, 'shut up.' Because you do, you wait to be successful or to be able to work.

I want you to know that you are not alone in your being alone.

The one thing that I really dislike, is being alone.

Over the years I have learned that creating art has made me happy. I used to be a lawyer and I'm much happier being an artist.

Women are interesting, but that isn't the problem, it is that I like being alone, and I'm also touring so much that it's hard to get a relationship to work.

Being oneself is completely beyond all motivation. You cannot be yourself for some reason. You are yourself, and no reason is needed.

A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is a child of solitude.

I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing.

You are the guy who'll decide where to go.

When you get rid of your fear of failure, your tensions about succeeding... you can be yourself. Relaxed. You'll no longer be driving with your brakes on.

I find there is a quality to being alone that is incredibly precious. Life rushes back into the void, richer, more vivid, fuller than before.

Don't spend all your time trying to win over your critics. Just run your own race.

If you are not capable of being alone, your relationship is false. It is just a trick to avoid your loneliness, nothing else.

A weak man is just by accident. A strong but non-violent man is unjust by accident.

If love is universal, no one can be left out.

Being a father is the most important thing, if you ask me. It changed me as a person and gave me an all new life.

Being happy is a very personal thing-and it really has nothing to do with anyone else.

The cost of being wrong is less than the cost of doing nothing.

If you hold back on the emotions--if you don't allow yourself to go all the way through them--you can never get to being detached, you're too busy being afraid.

You've always made the mistake of being yourself.

Being rich and thin isn't everything.

I have found being a mother has made me emotionally raw in many situations. You heart is beating outside your body when you have a baby.

Be real and unashamed. Even of your faults.

You could be in the gutter and fall in love with someone, and you feel great. That's my honest opinion. I've witnessed both sides of that fence and being in love is where it's at.

It was a dream come true performing with her and just being on the same record. So in my eyes, she was the epitome of a great voice and for us to share together was awesome.

I've grown used to being lonely over the years, so I don't seek to change it. But aren't there many people who are lonely?

Being human is a precious situation, and we shouldn't waste time in useless activities.

The good news is that we are Buddha. The bad news is that all beings are Buddha. The sickness of being human is the sickness of wanting to be unique.

The very thing you fear could be the best thing to ever happen to you

Now that I'm married and have two beautiful children, it really makes me appreciate... being alone.

When ego is lost, limit is lost. You become infinite, kind, beautiful.

Being in love doesn't mean loving.

Why did the wise guys always accuse other people of being wise guys?

I can't say I prefer blondes, brunettes, or redheads. I like emotion and elegance. Even expensive clothes do not guarantee a good look. You must be yourself above all!

You always ask if I'm okay But it's not the same as being happy

Nana...how come being happy and making your dreams come true are two different things? Even now, I still don't know why.

Gratefulness is not just saying "thank you." It's acting. It is being yourself. A mother is grateful, shows gratefulness by mothering, a scientist by doing science.

I'm always busy, but I'm lazy as well.

Not being known doesn't stop the truth from being true.

Being grown up and in a serious relationship, I've learned so much. I'm happier than I've every been.

It's not about weight, it's about fitness, and one component of being fit is to have relatively low body fat, because fat is not very efficient, whereas muscle is.