Being Quotes

We are a nation equally afraid of gathering together and being alone.

When friends stop being frank and useful to each other, the whole world loses some of its radiance.

There must be a happy medium somewhere between being totally informed and blissfully unaware.

Falsity cannot keep an idea from being beautiful; there are certain errors of such ingenuity that one could regret their not ranking among the achievements of the human mind.

Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself- and thus make yourself indispensable.

The good thing about being a hypocrite is that you get to keep your values.

Be yourself, find out what you love, find out what you really want to do, and go do it. And don't depend on people who don't have your best interests at heart.

I'm big on being positive. I'm generally so positive and happy. I just always felt that I was exactly where I wanted to be. And things have continued to go in great directions.

The most popular rap artists aren't supposed to be rapping about being broke.

Being famous is wicked but its cool to be normal as well.

Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.

For the great benefits of our being- our life, health, and reason-we look upon ourselves.

Being a woman is of special interest only to aspiring male transsexuals. To actual women, it is simply a good excuse not to play football.

I waited far too long, being optimistic rather than realistic. I also failed to do my homework

Auditioning is extremely bizarre. Just being an actor is extremely bizarre, but I wouldn't have it any other way.

Every moment of your life, including this one, is a fresh start.

You can't get there by bus, only by hard work and risk and by not quite knowing what you're doing. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover will be yourself.

The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance.

Value investing is predicated on the efficient market hypothesis being wrong.

The beauty of the world consists wholly of sweet mutual consents, either within itself or with the supreme being.

As weird and awful and terrible as it may seem to be yourself sometimes, it will always reward you.

What engenders hatred towards the Sharia? When people find their basic needs are not being met, then people just see it as unfair.

We may never be strong enough to be entirely non-violent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep non-violence as our goal and make steady progress towards it.

A brave man, whose only fault was being a woman.

Maybe the best thing you'll ever do, you haven't even thought of yet.

Being human is a complicated gig. So give that ol' dark night of the soul a hug. Howl the eternal yes!

Have the guts to be true to yourself. Nothing more.

When I'm trusting and being myself as fully as possible, everything in my life reflects this by falling into place easily, often miraculously.

What kind of guilt comes from being true to yourself but not to others?. As we have seen, being true to yourself may at times intrinsically and necessarily be in conflict with being true to others.

Be thankful for it all. And beyond your many blessings, will be many, many more.

Being an artist, its all a journey, and you learn where the subtle patterns lie.

If elected I shall be thankful; if not, it will be all the same.

I do not think about being beautiful. What I devote most of my time to is being healthy

Your whole idea about yourself is borrowed-- borrowed from those who have no idea of who they are themselves.

There is no doubt that a woman's economic empowerment is very much interconnected to her health and the well being of her children.

When you're believing in the person that you're playing, you feel protected. It's about being true to that person you're playing.

No one's fingerprints are exactly the same as anyone else's.

... one of the immutable laws of being human is that the people who show up are the right people. [p. 65]

I love being a mother. My children fill me up in many ways, and inspire me in many ways, but I need a partner in my life and I think most people feel that way.

The secret of happiness is the determination to be happy always, rather than wait for outer circumstances to make one happy.

I am really looking forward as I get older and older, to being less and less nice.

You realise that having a number one record and being loved and adored isn't the most important thing in the world. But at the same time, I don't have a problem with it.

I believe God put me on this Earth to be the best person I could be, and that God put everyone to be the best person they could be.

What a commentary on our civilization, when being alone is considered suspect; when one has to apologize for it, make excuses, hide the fact that one practices it—like a secret vice!

Is Wagner a human being at all? Is he not rather a disease? He contaminates everything he touches - he has made music sick.

Recognizing that you are not where you want to be is a starting point to begin changing your life.

I have a fear of being boring.

I just want you to know that you’re very special… and the only reason I’m telling you is that I don’t know if anyone else ever has.

You will have fewer regrets in life if you start focusing and taking responsiblity for where you are and where you want to be.

Political columnists and sports pundits are rewarded for being overconfident.