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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
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I guess I lean toward being an optimist, as far as improving tech being good for people, but that's not to say there are not potential downsides, and you have to stay aware of those downsides.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nations have always good reasons for being what they are, and the best of all is that they cannot be otherwise.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
If there is a supreme being, he's crazy.
- Nov 07, 2020
I have always been interested in how you can depict suffering without being heavy-handed.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Often times, I'm surprised by what I'm writing or what I'm playing, and then that inspires me to keep going with it, so it ends up being a very adventurous process.
- End
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- Nov 07, 2020
The songs, if I write alone in a room, end up being a little more quiet, a little more subdued. If I play with other musicians or percussive instruments, it might end up being a little more upbeat.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Of course I'd like children. But I have to get over my impression that being pregnant is like popping corn. You expand and expand until you pop.
- Conversation
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like being able to have a conversation. I like being able to do a vocal interview.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Literature is capable of being a subject that people want to catch up on or discuss, whether at a coffee shop or a watercooler. It can become an intrinsic part of their dialogue.
- Friends
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being an actor is often very tedious, which is why it helps hugely if your fellow cast members are also good friends.
- Cool
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had fantasies of being a European lawyer, but I quickly realised I probably just had fantasies of wearing a raincoat and carrying a briefcase and driving a BMW. I thought that would be cool.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hope that by just being a competent member and expressing informed views on issues that aren't related to issues of LGBT equality, Republicans see me as a general asset.
- Crab
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- Nov 07, 2020