- 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
- Empty Space
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever there was chaos in my house, whether it was arguing, being in a cramped space with all of us kids and screaming, I found an empty space where I could just put music on and move.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
When a person becomes a legend, the very thing that makes them human and knowable is killed off, so it's like being killed over and over and over again, for all eternity.
- Nov 07, 2020
I really think that being yourself, being original, being outside the box is starting to be appealing to people.
- Entertainment Industry
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I wasn't in the entertainment industry at all, I would be a miserable human being serving pancakes at Denny's. I'm also a singer, so maybe I'd be singing at dark jazz clubs in Brooklyn.
- Building
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being the gateway to a large city, St. Louis, I had felt from the very beginning that somehow this building should symbolize this sense of being a gateway.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
And a building must be like a human being. It must have a wholeness about it, something that is very important.
- Outside
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- Nov 07, 2020
Americans are not used to being bombed in their beds, but if you come from anywhere outside America, it's not highly unusual.
- Pretending
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being is like pretending.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being the heavy favorite is not always a good thing because of the amount of pressure on an athlete.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020