- People
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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
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love being the underdog.
- Nov 07, 2020
I thought maybe I'd be a farmer. That was another silly notion. I think I'd last about five minutes, being a farmer.
- Human
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our biggest struggle as human beings is to project ourselves as something that society has deemed admirable or likable instead of being honest.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is a contest old as Eden, which still goes on - the conflict between right and wrong, between error and truth. In this conflict every human being has a part.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Julius Peppers is probably 6'7 and 300 pounds. The great players spend all year round training for 16 games. It isn't fun being on the receiving end.
- Lose
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- Nov 07, 2020
It must be odd, being recognisable. I would hate to lose that anonymity. It happened for a while with 'Spooks.' No one notices me now.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
The lovely thing about being an actor is being anonymous, it's never having to explain yourself. And that's what I find interesting about actors or painters I admire. I don't want to know about their lives.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Dungeons and Dragons' has evolved over the years, and so has the community that played the game. It had a lot of lingering stigma from the anti-'D&D' movement of the '70s and '80s - this kind of idea that 'Dungeons and Dragons' is only played by the lowest of the low basement dwellers - that has kept people from being comfortable talking about it.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's nothing wrong with being proud of who you are. It's a wonderful thing.
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's no shame in being a support act for anyone. It's been extremely beneficial for us to be allowed onstage for any of the artists we've toured with, and we've gotten some big exposure from them sharing their crowds with us in the past.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020