- College
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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
- Meet
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I made my first trip to Israel as a member of Congress, not only did I meet with the Israeli president and prime minister, but I also traveled to Ramallah to meet with the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority. That's what being a member of Congress is about.
- Media
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- Nov 07, 2020
Paralympics has always had to push the media into it being about sport and not focusing on the disability.
- Late
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being a guy who was a geek with tape machines in the early days and really interested in how records get made, I was inspired in particular by how the Beatles were innovating when they were making those records late in their career while using the studio in a maximal way.
- Single
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being someone who plays gigs and finding many, many memorable ones in different ways, I guess I'd have to say I don't really have a single favourite one that I could pick out.
- Drink
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not opposed to the consumption of alcohol. I'm opposed to my kids watching TV at seven o'clock and being told to bet and drink.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
My only ambition was to get to 50, and not regret not having had a crack at being a comic.
- Nov 07, 2020
It's being in the right place at the right time and taking advantage of your opportunities.
- Place
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every actor in the room honored Sidney for being there so many years before. And everybody was so moved to be at a place where history was being made again. It was tangible.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
My personality is that I'm a human being like everybody else, just a citizen and a blue collar guy.
- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is absolutely no point in not being a populist. What I feel emboldened to do is to take something which is a minority interest and make it accessible without dumbing it down. I'm such an enthusiast for peculiar things, things that are perhaps a bit avant-garde, and try and involve everyone.
- Fantasy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always call 'Billy Elliot' a fantasy autobiography because I never wanted to be a dancer, but I got a lot of stick from the other kids about wanting to be a writer and being interested in drama.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
Recent studies have revealed that children 8-10 years old are being diagnosed with Type II diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure at an alarming rate.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
When your goal is to put on muscle mass you must increase your calorie intake as you increase the activity level being given to the muscle.
- Church
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's nothing worse, I guess, than being black in an all-white church or being southern and being a liberal.
- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020