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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
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- Nov 07, 2020
I knew it was gonna go out. It was just a question of it being fair or foul. The wind must have carried it 15 feet toward the foul pole. I just stood there and watched. I didn't want to miss seeing it go out.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really knew with every fiber of my being that acting was - for lack of a better word - my calling.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was 19, I celebrated my first Valentine's Day while being in a relationship. I was so excited, but didn't know what the rules were. What should I get him, or was I even supposed to get him something?
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember being onstage once when I didn't have fear: I got so scared I didn't have fear that it brought on an anxiety attack.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
To me, it was so exciting that after just a short time of being on my own in NXT, I proved that I could do this on my own, and I got drafted to 'SmackDown Live.'
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being a manager for Enzo and Cass in NXT was great. I got a lot of experience with doing that.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad did some work for WWE in the early '90s, so I grew up watching and being in and around it. I never, ever thought it was something that I could do.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love performing, and I was a dancer and then worked in the NFL and NBA, and I loved being in front of the crowd.
- Princess
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- Nov 07, 2020
I depended a lot on being an over-the-top, ridiculous, obnoxious, Staten Island Princess. That's what I did, and I guess the rest is history.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love interacting with the fans and being a positive role model for little girls.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I began telling stories as a volunteer in my daughters' school. But I grew up hearing stories from Cuban and Southern storytellers, and I learned a great deal by just being quiet and listening.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being a woman means everything to me.
- Real
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being in the entertainment industry, I do have some privileges, but when I'm off sets and in the real world, I'm a trans individual whose rights and safety have been taken away.
- Child
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- Nov 07, 2020