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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
- Building
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- Nov 07, 2020
Haier, a Chinese brand, exemplifies the trend of emerging market companies building brands that are being accepted, if not recognized, by the Western consumer.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
I’m sure when alternative comedy started, before which - Billy Connolly aside - standup was essentially a person being racist and sexist onstage, there was also the sense that this was the death of comedy. But it’s just progress.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
There’s a fear when you’re a comedian of just being hectoring, so you do try to fight against that.
- Pride
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our pride is tied up in being right. We tend to favor data that confirm our beliefs, so we don't see alternatives. Too often, leaders practice defense routines that become self-reinforcing.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm very classic and structural. I love clean lines and interesting, modern details. But I'm all about being streamlined - less is more.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Here's the thing: I love what I do for the magazine, and I love what I do on television. When you do the things that you love, it's not bad. It's about being very organized.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a kid, I remember crying and then noticing myself in the mirror and being fascinated by how that looked.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
The human being is a self-propelled automaton entirely under the control of external influences. Willful and predetermined though they appear, his actions are governed not from within, but from without. He is like a float tossed about by the waves of a turbulent sea.
- Difficult
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most female actresses will have a very difficult time being made unattractive.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only other thing that interested me as a kid was being a bricklayer. So if I hadn't become an actress, I would probably be a bricklayer.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember the 'Jenny McCarthy Show' being kind of funny, and I remember her being just like one of the boys. I remember her being counter to everything I thought girls should be on TV, or whatever. I kind of liked her vibe.
- Mistakes
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- Nov 07, 2020