- 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
- Conducting
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- Nov 07, 2020
The act of conducting in itself, of waving my arms in the air and being in charge, I didn't miss. I missed the sensual pleasure of being in contact with music.
- Purpose
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- Nov 07, 2020
But when we have families, when we have children, this gives us a purpose for being, to protect our children, to avoid going to jail because if I'm in jail, who looks after my children, who's there for my wife?
- Memories
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first gig was in Philadelphia and I played the drums for my older brothers. That same night, I also played drums for Martha and the Vandellas. Ah, the fond memories of being 14.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
Thousands of present day students, like many of our Founding Fathers, are being taught at home.
- Pressure
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- Nov 07, 2020
The motives of these parents vary, many parents don't like the curriculum being taught to their kids, or are wary of the threat of peer pressure or the presence of drugs or violence lurking in too many of our schools today.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
From the beginning of the Radiation Laboratory, I have had the rare good fortune of being in the center of a group of men of high ability, enthusiastic and completely devoted to scientific pursuits.
- Practice
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- Nov 07, 2020
Fort Smith, being the place of my longest stay, was the scene of my largest medical practice.
- Nature
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- Nov 07, 2020
The main cause is a pernicious falsehood propagated against her being, namely that she is inferior by her nature. Inferior in what? What has man ever done that woman, under the same advantages could not do?
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being a woman, an actor in Hollywood, I know that there are certain parts I won't often get a chance to do.
- End
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being one point ahead at the end - that's all that matters.
- Drinking Water
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I discovered that hexavalent chromium was causing cancer in the town of Hinkley, California, it led to residents being paid $333m in compensation. But, unbelievably, that chemical remains in our drinking water.
- Sexy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being yourself is very sexy, you know?
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have thought about Happy Days made into a movie. As far as the original cast not being a part of it, wow, I don't know who could be who! I just don't see it going in that direction. I can see the original cast doing the movie very easily though.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love heights. I love speed. I'm on the verge of being a pyromaniac. Maybe my phobia is boredom.
- Dream
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- Nov 07, 2020