- People
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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
- Nov 07, 2020
For writers: don't hold back. Be weird. Be sentimental. Be melodramatic. Take the risk of being not-cool, not-hip.
- Book
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- Nov 07, 2020
The higher a book's sales ranks, the better chances it has of being noticed by Amazon's internal recommendations engine.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I want to continue to build the kind of effort we have with Do Something, being in a public office would help. I wouldn't rule it out, but it's not something I feel determined to do.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
Latino kids are not rejected by their parents for being Latino, nor are most Muslims disowned by their parents for being Muslims, but those who are gay are often the target of their families' disapprobation or outright hostility.
- Perseverance
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- Nov 07, 2020
Cricket is not rocket science. Bowlers often get wickets through perseverance, accuracy and being patient rather than trying to blast opposition teams out.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I enjoy being around people who disagree with me; and I enjoy being in non-political contexts and activities.
- Girl
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think that the wonderful advantage we have in the film of being able to cast a girl as young as Emmy and which we couldn't do in the theatre of course because no girl of 16 or 17 could sing 8 shows a week, couldn't sing two.
- Right
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- Nov 07, 2020
Where I have come unstuck sometimes has mostly been to do with the stories not being quite right or not connecting with a contemporary audience.
- Bike
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like being able to walk or ride my bike to restaurants and do different things.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Generally, what people tend to underestimate is the cyborg nature of Groupon. We are a company that has the DNA of being both a technology company and a heavily operational company.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
No-one in their right mind would buy the 'New Statesman' and change it from being a left-wing to a right-wing magazine.
- Enough
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- Nov 07, 2020
The old Establishment has always preserved its position by not being too exclusive - it has been wily enough to absorb the up-and-coming and convert them to their attitudes and mannerisms.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we get you in the early years of your life and we fill your head with all of the Catholic stories, then it's very hard for you to stop being Catholic. Catholics are Catholics because they like being Catholic.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020