Being Quotes

It's nice to be the best, but not when being the best brings out the worst in you.

All things being equal, people want to do business with their friends.

Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases.

Conscious of not being able to separate myself from my time, I have decided to become part of it.

Yes, be different, but not for the vanities of being different.

Make yourself your role model, because people who do not have qualities depend on the qualities of others to shape their own qualities.

Having bodyguards is just part of being famous, I think.

We cannot suppose therefore that God has made an order of beings, with such mental qualities and powers, for the sole purpose of being used as beasts, or instruments of labour.

The well-being and welfare of children should always be our focus.

And I find - I'm 63, and my capacity to be by myself and just spend time by myself hasn't diminished any. That's the necessary part of being a writer, you better like being alone.

By being friends with all, we are not alone.

This happiness consisted of nothing else but the harmony of the few things around me with my own existence, a feeling of contentment and well-being that needed no changes and no intensification.

Faith is the state of being ultimately concerned.

Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete drag and it is still a complete drag.

I'm actually a pretty decent human being, and when I'm home I'm straight as an arrow.

Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger.

Maybe the coolest people are the ones who don't care about being cool.

I never saw myself as being ambitious, I saw myself as being in love with the profession. I'm a people person. I love to get to know different kinds of people.

It's kind of cool that we've quietly been selling a million albums. We knew the album wasn't going to debut at No. 1. I'm stoked to see us being successful again.

When I wake up, I wake to something worse. It’s the astonishment of being myself

What is the natural reaction when told you have a hopeless mental illness? That diagnosis does you in; that, and the humiliation of being there. I mean, the indignity you're subjected to. My God.

For an actress there is no greater gift than having a camera in front of you, listening to the most beautiful music in the world and just being looked at!

You've got to know yourself so you can at last be yourself.

Being a kid myself, I loved playing and I loved playing with words, and making up things and riddles and songs and not afraid of being silly in public.

I want someone who is open-minded, dedicated to whatever she is doing and isn't afraid to say I love you. As for looks, she shouldn't have three heads. I want a regular human being.

Your boyfriend had a dream about potatoes and you're asking me to interpret it? I'm just old. Being old doesn't mean you know more; it means you ate enough fiber.

It's possible to be thankful wherever you find yourself.

I've had a few gigs where things have got out of hand and there has been a huge crush with my fans. They are important and I don't want them being hurt. They are a mad crowd.

I gained 80 pounds for my pregnancy so this is like my coming out party.

The biggest advice is being true to what you want to do. Don't worry if other people understand it or don't understand it. If what you're doing has merit, it will find its way.

I think we carry around the idea of being a Kid in the Hall as part of our identity. It's a big part of how we see ourselves now.

There's no point in being scared of just trying.

He who travels in search of something which he has not got, travels away from himself and grows old even in youth among old things.

Being honest with you, it's not the 'great' wall of China. It's an all right wall. It's the 'All Right Wall of China.'

I'm a pretty happy person, to be honest with you.

I'm happy being myself, which I've never been before. I always hid in other people, or tried to find myself through the characters, or live out their lives, but I didn't have those things in mine.

Maybellene, why can't you be true?

All the mistakes I make arise from forsaking my own station and trying to see the object from another person's point of view.

Efficiency is doing better what is already being done.

I love being single. I can come and go as I please and stay out as late as I want to.

The interesting thing is why we're so desperate for this anesthetic against loneliness.

Well, if you're true to yourself you're going to be true to everyone else.

A myth doesn't have to be real to be true.

I think there is clearly a connection between free time and procrastination. The more you have of the former, all things being equal, the more likely you are to procrastinate.

I had years of partying, and I was kind of surprised and happy I survived it all. Now, being a parent, I look back on it thinking, Oh God, the things you did!

You can't do anything for a person who is stuck between being happy and being miserable. All you can do is get trapped in the middle, and anyone in the middle just gets squished.' -Grandma

When people say, 'You're not being realistic,' they're just trying to tag some thoughts that they can't otherwise handle.

Just being young and growing up in this business is hard. Just growing up in general is hard.

I have a huge, active imagination, and I think I'm really scared of being alone; because if I'm left to my own devices, I'll just turn into a madwoman.

The only nice thing about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.