- 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
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Who says what is the right way and what isn't? That is some imagined social construct that people made up to feel okay about being average.
- Point
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't see the point in being bitter.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's really a dream come true being a WWE Superstar and being in 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.' These are just larger-than-life franchises and great to be a part of.
- Handle
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- Nov 07, 2020
It might have been easier to retire, to say my knee couldn't handle it and let that be that. At the same time, the prospect of not being able to compete in gymnastics anymore was heartbreaking.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
With literature, sometimes a book is presented in the media as being say, a Muslim story or an African story, when essentially it's a universal story which we can all relate to it, no matter what race or social background we come from.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wasn't great at a lot of stuff, but I was good at not worrying about being a wrestler.
- No Point
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is no point in being lazy.
- Dying
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- Nov 07, 2020
Part of being alive is dying as well.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you put too much pressure on the idea of people watching you, it stops you being able to watch people.
- Big
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every major summer blockbuster that is released is essentially a product line being launched across multiple verticals. However, the centerpiece of the product launch is a big, beautiful story whose job is to entertain.
- May
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- Nov 07, 2020
This creature of the poem may assemble itself into a being with its own centrifugal force.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have known for some time that I can meet any man I want but that does not mean that I want to meet anyone. I certainly don't like being forced into situations.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020