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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
- Dance
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- Nov 07, 2020
Dancing was one of the hobbies my brother and I had when we were kids, and dance ended up being the one that stuck. I dropped everything else until that was what was left in the end.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The whole period has taught me that I enjoy being part of an ensemble rather than just a front man. Don't get me wrong - I enjoy that too, but I get more enjoyment out of really listening to everyone.
- India
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most writers battle with periods of being blocked; it's almost an occupational hazard. But in the writing of his last and greatest novel, 'A Passage to India,' E. M. Forster got stuck for nine years.
- Nov 07, 2020
Last year was a lifetime, a whole career in one season. We went from being the dregs to winners.
- Ready
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I was 30th in points and not making races and not being competitive in races, I could understand them saying I'm over-the-hill or I'm ready to quit or whatever.
- Perfect
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't want to give people the impression that I'm an almost perfect human being.
- Quality
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- Nov 07, 2020
Because everything we say and do is the length and shadow of our own souls, our influence is determined by the quality of our being.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being a decathlete is like having ten girlfriends. You have to love them all, and you can't afford losing one.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
The notion of being on a cop show was appealing, just because it's one of those tick boxes in a career.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe that every human being is sufficiently depraved that when we get to Heaven, no one will be able to say, 'I merited this.'
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020