Being Quotes

Besides all this, if you are idle, and take to bad courses, you will hurt those of your brethren who are slaves, and do all in your power to prevent their being free.

Forgive others, forgive yourself, forgive yourself for not being perfect, and accept responsibility for your own life.

A big part of being strong financially is that you know where you are weak and take action to make sure you don't fall prey to the weakness. And we ALL are weak

The story that I wanna tell is pretty much about the way I grew up. Being bi-racial, growing up in a big city and being an artist.

Being in love makes me vulnerable. Intimacy on that level can be so exposing. Accepting that vulnerability and allowing myself to be completely transparent is an ongoing process for me.

Anything that loosens you up and makes you freer is good, because that's what acting and performing is all about - being free. It gives you a better connection to the audience.

Be yourself. The happiest and most successful people are those who feel the most comfortable with themselves.

Sometimes the idea of being truly iconic has something to do with not necessarily being beautiful and thus trying harder.

I want girls to feel the confidence you get from being smart. They get so many messages that tell them the most important thing is to be beautiful.

I like somebody who's not so crazy but likes to have a good time... and who is thoughtful and kind and easy to laugh with. Somebody you can just be yourself with one hundred and fifty percent.

I'm perfectly capable of being stupid on my own.

If there's one thing worse than being really angry for no reason, it's suddenly remembering the reason.

If you don't actively and decidedly choose to be the best, you automatically default to the lower 80% in your field.

A lot of people think my sarcasm comes from insecurity and defensiveness, but I assure you I'm just being petty and cruel.

Being an artist is very independent thinking, although there's always going to be a lot of doubt.

Just being in a room with myself is almost more stimulation than I can bear.

It is a fight and struggle to just be yourself.

Yoda is interesting because, in addition to being wise, he is two feet tall, and a Yoda.

Know yourself. Be yourself. Love yourself. Seek goodness and be goodness. Seek beauty and be beauty. Seek love and be love.

Oh, don't be silly - EVERYONE wants this. Everyone wants to be *us*.

Being responsible for another human life terrifies me, because I kill plants.

The happiness which God designs for his higher creatures is the happiness of being freely, voluntarily united to him.

The feeling of being happy or unhappy rarely depends on our absolute state, but on our perception of the situation, on our capacity to be satisfied with what we have.

Why on earth have I, because I'm a woman, got to be nice to everyone?

Almost everything I do is related to being fat.

Whatever the drama of the story is, you have to be true to it.

Letting go of things and not being afraid of being ridiculous or over the top - I think that's the main thing for me to work on.

I am capable, confident, intelligent, resilient and in charge. Health and happiness are my birthrights and I accept with gratitude.

Being happy in your skin that's what it's all about.

Let's be real: It's just TV; it's just entertainment

Ive always liked the idea of being a father. And Ive always romanticised it, because I lost my father when I was young. In a way, all of the complications that come with my career are about that.

I'm happy being an actor, it's what I have always wanted to do. I'm just lucky I got to do it so early.

Gittin' talked about is one o' th' penalties for bein' purty.

I think it's part of being English, particularly if you are middle-class - you're always looking to be reminded that you are no good and you are always actually embarrassed about being successful.

A sense of our own folly is a great step towards being wise, when it leads us to rely on the wisdom of the Lord.

I love to see somebody who wants to be the best they can be.

Know yourself, like yourself, be yourself.

To be thankful for what we grasp exceeding our proportion is to add hypocrisy to injustice.

For women raised in the '70s, high heels can still carry a stigma; they're associated with being stupid, with just wanting to please a man. Other women find them empowering.

I want as many people as possible to hear my music. I'm happy to entertain people by being a star.

One of the penalties of being a human being is other human beings.

I'll never be the best guitar player.

We haven't been happy with the way the war has been handled. The president has changed his reasons for being over there every time a reason is proven false or an objective reached.

Fame doesn't end loneliness.

I think the success of my work stems from being truthful.

I was putting myself under enormous pressure to be successful.

We must never violate principles. We must never initiate violence. And we should never harm the innocent. But at some point, unless governments back off, we have to stop being nice.

Being famous is uncomfortable because I grew up very simply. Everything revolved around friends, family, church and sports.

Separate we come, and separate we go, And this be it known, is all that we know.

Be yourself and you can be anything.