- 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
- Hard Work
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- Nov 07, 2020
But everything has been so gradual that it's sort of all come from, just hard work and basically being at it.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't really enjoy being at college, because I was putting myself through college. We just didn't have the money. I was responsible for that, so I was constantly looking for scholarships, grants, and work-study opportunities.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are opposed to the line of compromise with imperialism. At the same time, we cannot tolerate the practice of only shouting against imperialism, but, in actual fact, being afraid to fight it.
- Challenge
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- Nov 07, 2020
We need to challenge this assumption that any child who's alone, who isn't being directly supervised and observed, is a child in in peril.
- Play
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first professional play I ever saw was The Importance Of Being Earnest, and I just fell in love.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being a gossip reporter just isn't a respectable job. It'll chew you up and spit you out.
- Depth
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- Nov 07, 2020
Teens are being portrayed with depth because they are multidimensional, and they deserve to be portrayed as such.
- Nov 07, 2020
You cannot teach a person how to write songs. It's about being your own person and following your instincts.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I realised when I sang at family parties and Christmases I'd suddenly get everyone's attention, and, being the youngest of three, I thought what a brilliant attention-seeking ploy it was.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
We have essentially gone from being communities that were policed by people from the communities to being communities that are policed by strangers, and that's no longer a community: that's an area that's under siege.
- Dead
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being a cop is often seeing the worst of the human condition and behavior. With all of that said, there is no reason that Mike Brown and also Eric Garner are dead today - except bad policing, excessive force, and the hunt-and-capture-prey mentality many thrill-seeking cops have adapted.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020