- Living
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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
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being from the Midwest, I would say that I like that East Coast mentality, it's more direct. What you see is what you get.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always want to represent being in the moment, staying honest, and being comfortable in my skin.
- Nov 07, 2020
There's something beautiful in being who you are and being comfortable with whatever your voice is.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of people involved in the Black Lives Matter movement are actually sticking up for those other lives. They are turning out for their Muslim brothers and sisters who are now being targeted.
- Heaven
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Nobel thing is like dying and going to heaven for a while. It's like being transported to a fairyland.
- I Can
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- Nov 07, 2020
My desire is to be as independent as I can be, as long as I can be, subject to being effective.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't want to be a great chief executive without being a great mum and a great wife.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being a grandparent doesn't interest me whatsoever. Babies are all right if they're your own, but I'm not interested in other people's. It's something you tolerate because they are yours.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
At German unification, we were lucky to get so much help from West Germany. Now, we have the good fortune of being able to help each other in Europe.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
Students from disadvantaged backgrounds will have the most debt, and then, being less likely than their affluent peers to go straight into high paying jobs, they will spend most of their working lives trying but failing to pay off that debt.
- Poverty
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- Nov 07, 2020