- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being Quotes
On identity, openness and staying true to yourself.
This set of quotes explores what it means to simply be: holding onto a child's spontaneity, embracing honesty that feels inappropriate in creative work, or aging with flexibility instead of resistance. For more on self-belief, see our Able quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Financed
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- Nov 07, 2020
U.S. capital formation, which has been pretty high in the '90s and very high in the late 1990s, is what is being financed by the savings of the rest of the world, generally poorer than ourselves, because our deficit on current account, chronic deficit, is their surplus, and they have been willingly bringing that to the American market.
- Being Prepared
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel strongly about showing up and being prepared and not taking the opportunity for granted and being conscientious about my fellow co-workers.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
In Russia I felt for the first time like a full human being. No color prejudice like in Mississippi, no color prejudice like in Washington. It was the first time I felt like a human being.
- Name
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would say, up until 'Anchorman,' I wasn't any kind of household name or anything, but I wasn't necessarily identified as much with being a comedian.
- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of people say, 'What's the worst part about being an actor?' And the worst part is that you're not a musician.
- Sincere
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being sincere and true to yourself is a scary thing but, ultimately, a rewarding one.
- Language
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our two party platforms were emphatic about Jerusalem being the capital of Israel. For the Obama administration to remove this language from the Democratic Party platform drives a wedge into one of the few issues that our two parties agreed on.
- Intelligence
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- Nov 07, 2020
The higher the general average of intelligence, all things else being equal, the less the disposition to be meddlesome, critical, and overbearing.
- Control
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, being able to go anywhere you want, with an element of precision and control, has been the goal.
- Liberty
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- Nov 07, 2020
Challenging snow is one of my favorite kinds of skiing, and I like being able to switch techniques at liberty.
- Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a competitive player, and I love being on the court. If the NBA cancels the season I'm definitely looking at my options and considering going overseas.
- Jail
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was 16 or 17, I saw Lenny Bruce being taken to jail. They took him off stage because he talked about race.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
I suppose for whatever reason I actively welcome being put down, something which perhaps goes back to my upbringing - that accusation of not being worthy which could be laid at one's door.
- Sometimes
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- Nov 07, 2020
The ground swell is what's going to sink you as well as being what buoys you up. These are cliches also, of course, and I'm sometimes interested in how much one can get away with.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are absolutely going to make sure Paul Ryan is being held accountable to the people.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was by far the youngest of the family, and at times it was like being an only child.
- Bad Guy
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- Nov 07, 2020