- 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
- Nov 07, 2020
If you ask me what's harder, being famous or flying to space, I'd say fame is much harder.
- Congratulate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would like to congratulate my partners in peace - Mr. Yitzhak Rabin, the Prime Minister of Israel, and Mr. Shimon Peres, the Israeli Foreign Minister - on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
God is not separate from anything, or anyone. So it's impossible to prevent God from being visible in our government.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Not being able to read and write music is not the same as being illiterate in speech and writing.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I dread naming pieces of music because being instrumental, most of the time the songs that I write are instrumental, I want the listener to make up their own story as to what it is and get the emotion pure without using logic.
- Focus
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- Nov 07, 2020
As an actor you're used to being the focus of attention.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
I enjoy being in New York. I have so many fans here that sing all my songs from start to finish.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
For years, Judaism has been a sort of product put on the religious shelf, and on holidays, we would take it off the shelf and let seculars play with it for a bit. Now, Judaism is going back to being something that more closely touches everyone.
- Nov 07, 2020
Yes, you can do it. You can dream about being on the cover of magazines; you can dream about being in a film.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Certain stereotypes are being broken: that only people with a certain profile can be actresses or be on the cover of magazines.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being vocal and listening for sounds when we go out - that is what makes wrestling. If people were just silent, that's the worst thing you could hear.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
A Persian army being then subject to great inconveniences, for their horses are tied and generally shackled to prevent them from running away, and if an alarm happens, a Persian has the housing to fix, his horse to bridle, and his corslet to put on before he can mount.
- Hardships
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- Nov 07, 2020
The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most arduous hardships without being forced to do so, and remaining steadfast in the moments of greatest peril.
- Esteemed
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- Nov 07, 2020
Menon the Thessalian did not either conceal his immoderate desire of riches or his desire of commanding, in order to increase them, or of being esteemed for the same reason. He desired to be well with those in power, that his injustice might escape punishment.
- Chinese Government
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- Nov 07, 2020