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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
- Joy
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- Nov 07, 2020
The kitchen really is the castle itself. This is where we spend our happiest moments and where we find the joy of being a family.
- Fears
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I have worries, fears or a love affair, I have the luck of being able to transform it into a poem.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was badly mauled by people in New York State for being against the death penalty for 12 years.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 1962, President Kennedy succeeded in captivating Americans by explaining the advantages of being the first country to reach the moon and the dangers of allowing another nation to beat us there.
- Nov 07, 2020
There are only two rules for being successful: one, figure out exactly what you want to do, and two, do it.
- Permanent
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
- Avoid
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- Nov 07, 2020
Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as alternatives to being an interesting person.
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I was read to as a small child, I read on my own as soon as I could, and I recall being more or less overwhelmed again and again - if not by what the books actually said, by what they suggested, what they helped me to imagine.
- Classic Example
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- Nov 07, 2020
This I regard as a classic example of my not being properly prepared for a part I very much wanted.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of exercise is mindless; you can have music or the radio on and not be aware. But if you're aware in anything you do - and it doesn't have to be yoga - it changes you. Being present changes you.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
I certainly want to continue to be a role model. But I don't think it's necessarily about being a female in our business. I think it's about... my track record, my results.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was brought up by parents who embraced the 1960s and taught me that being faithful isn't the be-all and end-all.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being packed all the time, even when not in use, must feel something like going to bed on an empty stomach.
- Nov 07, 2020