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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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Being a novelist is the adult version of a kid creating a make-believe world. But unlike a child, a writer of fiction has to come up with a structured story, one that has as much meaning for others as it has for her.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've come to expect the jabs at Fox News - because, being a liberal, I get more than most.
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Louise de Keroualle, being a Frenchwoman from the French court, was feared by most Englishmen for how she might influence their king, and that fear quickly turned to hatred.
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When you have a guest role, it's like being dropped into a show out of a helicopter.
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Many people believe that introversion is about being antisocial, and that's really a misperception. Because actually it's just that introverts are differently social. So they would prefer to have a glass of wine with a close friend as opposed to going to a loud party full of strangers.
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The difficulty of being Afro-Latina, in general, is the lack of acceptance in both communities.
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm in a band, and we play music. And that's sort of my way of still being a rock star.
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Being in Loyola College exposed me to other options and gave me confidence, apart from the freedom to bunk classes. I became a merchandiser and then a garment manufacturer, and interacting with foreign buyers and manufacturing foreign brands in India gave me a high.
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It's not like being a writer is a very lucrative career, but you know, you just know when you've found what you're really meant to do.
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Being 5' 10, I was supposed to be too short to play college volleyball. So that gave me the hunger and the fire to say, Oh yeah? I'd just hit the crap out of the ball.
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The greatest thing about being a WWE Superstar is being able to reach so many people. We have so many young girls that look up to us and that drives me to lead by example.
- Nov 07, 2020