- Me
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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
When I was very little, I was sort of consumed by a love for opera. Weirdly enough, I went from being really enthusiastic about construction vehicles at the age of seven to being really passionate about 'La Traviata' by the time I was eight.
- Manners
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think to be oversensitive about cliches is like being oversensitive about table manners.
- Literature
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we can't stamp out literature in the country, we can at least stop its being brought in from outside.
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's very joyful to be in a productive, creative mood, but I find a lot of joy in learning and being told stories.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, being leftist means fighting against injustice and inequality but, most of all, we want to live well.
- Playing
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's wonderful being a mother playing anyway.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
When Kelly was born, I thought seriously about retirement. But I wanted to see if it was possible to mix being a mother with tennis and the two combined very well.
- Outside
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love being outside - that's where I'm the happiest.
- Human
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you are up close to an opera singer, hearing this incredible volume of noise coming from a human being - it's beyond belief.
- Hard Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you are connected to your own internal being, it is very hard to be screwing and destroying and hurting another human being, because you'll be feeling what they're feeling. If you're separated, it's not a hard thing to do at all.
- Gay
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't particularly like going on about being gay or making a big thing about it, but I think it's a bit of a pain to be secretive about it.
- Economics
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- Nov 07, 2020