- Human Being
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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
- Fourteenth
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- Nov 07, 2020
The purpose that brought the fourteenth amendment into being was equality before the law, and equality, not separation, was written into the law.
- Democracy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being 'at the mercy of legislative majorities' is merely another way of describing the basic American plan: representative democracy.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are constantly being surprised that people did things well before we were born.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most of the arguments to which I am party fall somewhat short of being impressive, owing to the fact that neither I nor my opponent knows what we are talking about.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a consequence while we had a roof over our heads, food on the table, and clothes to wear to school we were constantly conscious of being of modest means.
- Always
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- Nov 07, 2020
One thing Britons have always been celebrated for, and that is being able to stick it out in a tight place.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Once you feel like you're being dictated by other people's expectations, it usually backfires.
- Hungry
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- Nov 07, 2020
Great things come out of being hungry and cold. Once you're pampered, you get lazy.
- Best Part
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- Nov 07, 2020