Being Quotes

To me, there is no greater act of courage than being the one who kisses first.

Each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.

If the people in the audience are talking, you're being ignored. If the people are gazing at you, you've got something they want to hear.

We did not come to remain whole. We came to lose our leaves like the trees, Trees that start again.

Ultimately, that is the definition of bravery: not being afraid of yourself.

Be yourself, you’ll be a lot happier.

I take a lot of pride in being myself. I'm comfortable with who I am.

I've always loved the idea of changing myself, wearing costumes and disguises. It takes you back to being a kid, to dressing up.

Don't try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human.

I'm just being myself. I'm not a very complex guy; I'm not a very studious, crazy intellectual guy. I'm just a guy.

A better everyday life means getting away from status and conventions -- being freer and more at ease as human beings.

You are a Divine creation, a Being of Light who showed up here as a human being at the exact moment you were supposed to. You are the Beloved, a miracle, a part of the eternal perfection.

Be yourself. Know your proportions. And have a good tailor.

Happiness comes from the full understanding of your own being.

Being a parent is the greatest trust that has been given to human beings.

If you're going to make rubbish, be the best rubbish in it.

I remember my grandfather telling me how each of us must live with a full measure of loneliness that is inescapable, and we must not destroy ourselves with our passion to escape the aloneness.

I'd bet Sony has some similar stuff up their sleeves they're just playing on the internet outrage for free PR. You're all being played!

In short? It is exhausting being me. Pretending to be normal is draining and requires amazing amounts of energy and Xanax.

We act and walk and speak and talk in ways that consolidate an impression of being a man or being a woman.

Ingratitude is monstrous; and for the multitude to be ingrateful were to make a monster of the multitude; of which we being members, should bring ourselves to be monstrous members.

Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.

When you are free from delusion, you can enjoy illusion. Enjoy the dream but enjoy the dream being free.

Part of being human is that we can’t go back, we can only hope that if we come across that moment again we’ll do it the right way.

The Righteous Salaf were as fearful of their good deeds being squandered, or not being accepted, as the present generation is certain that their neglect would be forgiven.

The story that you tell yourself is exactly what holds you back from being successful.

We must recall the most important of humanity guidelines: Be polite. Being polite is possibly the greatest daily contribution everyone can make to life on Earth.

You are the Supreme Being, and yet thinking yourself to be separate from it, you strive to become united with it. What is stranger than this?

I think imperfections are important, just as mistakes are important. You only get to be good by making mistakes, and you only get to be real by being imperfect.

Nothing hinders a thing from being natural so much as the straining ourselves to make it seem so.

Being part of the natural world reminds me that innocence isn't ever lost completely; we just need to maintain our goodness to regain it.

The worst thing that being an artist could do to you would be that it would make you slightly unhappy constantly.

Being polite and grateful will make people more inclined to help you. And if people are willing to help you, you may accidentally get something you want.

What a grand thing, to be loved! What a grander thing still, to love!

Some of the most vocal critics of the way things are being done are people who have done nothing themselves, and whose only contributions to society are their complaints and moral exhibitionism.

There is no paycheck that can equal the feeling of contentment that comes from being the person you are meant to be.

When your desires are strong enough you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.

We focus on the best, fun, and happy things, and people want that. Being happy never goes out of style.

I am more than what you bargained for and nothin less than real.

I was only given this life because I'm strong enough to live it.

It’s really hard to hate someone for being different when you’re too busy laughing together.

Keep the other person's well being in mind when you feel an attack of soul-purging truth coming on.

To be happy with a man you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy with a woman you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.

With all things being equal, the simplest explanation tends to be the right one.

You have to sniff out joy. Keep your nose to the joy trail.

You just have to be yourself and go full with confidence and be courageous!

If you liked being a teenager, there's something really wrong with you.

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.

You don’t have to be good to be Jesus’s friend. You just have to be honest.

Some people like you, some people don't. In the end you just have to be yourself.