- 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
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
The historian Linda Colley has analysed how and why George III transformed himself from being a figure of 'perfect hatred' to the father of the country.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was not aware of a ton of the stuff that was being said about me out in the world since I wasn't able to get British or American headlines from my prison cell in Perugia. But I was aware that in the courtroom, I was being called a succubus, a man-eater, 'Foxy Knoxy.'
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
After being in captivity for so long, I can't begin to describe how wonderful it feels to be home in Canada.
- Heavy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being in the dark, there's a real weight to it. It's heavy.
- Dress
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- Nov 07, 2020
Bands like Nirvana had theatrical sensibilities, playing with image, challenging assumptions people were making about them, the apex being Kurt Cobain in a dress to make a point.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd actually say that every musician is a human being, and that not everybody likes being social. But with music, there are all these ingredients to the business that have nothing to do with writing songs or playing an instrument.
- Hate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hate being ignored.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a huge cloud of shame around art and business being seen as bedfellows.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Gymnastics is my whole life, and I dream of going to the Olympics and being a world champ.
- I Can
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm just thinking about being the best I can be for the team first because that's what comes first.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't like hospitals, and the idea of being in labor somewhere I don't like at all - wasn't how I wanted to bring my kids into the world.
- Conservative
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've had a very long career of being conservative.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020