- Doing
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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
- Healthy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Just because I like being healthy doesn't mean I can't have fun - I don't drink excessively, but I'll have a couple of vodka-and-sodas.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like acting; I like being lost in the creative process.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm pretty good with not being afraid to just go up to people and introduce myself.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being a public person doesn't necessarily mean you're a piece of meat for everybody.
- Girl
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was really heavy growing up, so it was never feeling like the pretty girl, never being popular.
- Being Alone
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- Nov 07, 2020
What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel compassion is so important to develop in ourselves. It's one of the most important elements of being a human being.
- Purpose
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel eager to learn as much as I can, not only about my craft but the world and the cosmos and how we got here and whether there's any purpose to our being here.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can say I have forgiven my captors. That being said, I never want to see them again. I'm not OK with they did to me.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love theater. I love sitting in an audience and having the actors right there, playing out what it means to be a human being.
- Nov 07, 2020
I am a very committed wife. And I should be committed too - for being married so many times.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
We all have mental models: the lens through which we see the world that drive our responses to everything we experience. Being aware of your mental models is key to being objective.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't want to give up my career. That's what kept me alive, kept me going. I couldn't stop - didn't want to stop - being all these different characters.
- Fire
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm actually quite good at being friends with my exes. I'm friends with almost everyone. In fact, everyone! So I let them burn to a certain degree, and then I put out the fire for a while.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted to show people that I don't just make love songs that are about purely being in love.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was such a culture shock for me, being plucked from this diverse neighborhood in London into Jamaica Queens. I'm in this new environment, and I had an English accent.
- Being Alone
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- Nov 07, 2020