Being Quotes

The passion to explore is at the heart of being human.

I find science so much more fascinating than science fiction. It also has the advantage of being true.

You know, I used to be made fun of as a kid for being really articulate; it was sort of like a strange thing.

I'm me. I'm just out there being myself. I like having fun. But at the same time, I bring everybody together. So I'm really -- or I try to be -- like the glue of the team.

I began telling stories as a volunteer in my daughters' school. But I grew up hearing stories from Cuban and Southern storytellers, and I learned a great deal by just being quiet and listening.

Other people's perspective, just seeing the sexy image, might be that I take my sexuality very seriously. But I really don't. I like being sexy. It's fun, and I have had a nice little career off it.

There is value in being free and spontaneous but the greatest power comes from seeing and using what results from that freedom.

Never be with anyone you couldn't imagine yourself being able to live without.

Success will come. Or it won't. But I think you can only make a go at it in a big way by fully being yourself and taking risks. People can feel risks.

I think that being bullied is a shameful experience.

And the curt truth is that, in a deep secret way, the state of being loved is intolerable to many.

I was looking for the opposite, really -something that might put an end to being in love

I thought I'd lie on the floor and writhe in pain for a while," he grunted, "It relaxes me." "It does? Oh - you're being sarcastic. That's a good sign probably.

It doesn't matter how many times you say it. It'll still be true.' 'And it doesn't matter what you won't let me say, that'll still be true too.

The pressure... It's not real unless you let it be real.

Wouldn't it be nice if the internet blew up?

To all the girls out there who think being funny is not sexy, you are wrong!

Top managers love people and they want to be loved - it turns out being loved is good for your career, especially if you are the boss.

My bar for being successful is being able to do movies that really mean something to me and being able to make a living off of that.

I think we need to take a step back and realize what the real issues are - it's not being from different places or being different.

how can you be true and kind at the same time? how?

I take much pleasure in being alone but there is also a strange warm grace in not being alone.

and getting dressed we talk about what else there might be to do, but being together solves most of it, in fact, solves all of it

The trouble is, if you go too far towards being polite, the label that applies is "doormat".

How do you convince someone to change, to stop being afraid of himself? How do you convince yourself not to be so scared all the time?

I think the honesty not only shines through in my work, but also my personal life. And I get in trouble for being honest. I'm extremely old-fashioned. I'm a nobleman. I'm chivalrous.

Sir,' I interrupted him, 'you are inexorable for that unfortunate lady; you speak of her with hate --- with vindictive antipathy. It is cruel --- she cannot help being mad.

Getting rewarded for being pregnant when you're a teenager? Are you serious? I mean, that makes me want to kill somebody.

Women don't have to be jealous of other women.

There should be a talent that goes along with being famous.

[Gordon Ramsay] knows about being bullied, because look at the size of him.

The one thing you'll notice when you're walking through Harlem is every single passing car is playing different music and there's also music that's being played out of windows.

I think that you should just be yourself and make sure you pick a really, really good song, and make sure you're memorable.

It's hard being a girl. There are a lot of body image issues that come up and I think the best thing we can do for our kids is lead by example.

I think that discipline is so much of an important part of being a parent. Because it's very, very important to teach your children to take responsibility for their actions

I'm not about being sexy. I'm about the music.

You don't get old being stupid.

...where's the skill in being a hero if you were always destined to do it?

I’d prefer to see both knees on the ground. I mean, if you’re going to grovel, be the best groveler you can, right?

In my experience, it tends to be a real reflection of someone's intelligence, confidence and sensitivity when they can just be real.

You can't worry about what people say, but... People always harp on athletes being selfish individualists.

To be honest, politics is so weird. I think it's more heavy than religion.

I liked being a kid. I liked being a student.

I'm just trying to be the best player that I can be.

There's no value to working hard on being really popular.

This thing with being lovers, it isn't like being married.

I'm a much better writer for being a father.

I know I'm bitter and a little jaded, and mildly enjoy it, but am I a sad person? Am I happy? I plan on being happy in the future for sure, but it isn't here yet. So what does that make me, exactly?

Growing up and being a kid, I knew that creativity was at the heart of what I wanted to do. I always had this feeling of wanting to be a comedian and wanting to be an actor.

I have always thought that if you can give viewers the sense of being there a story can be very compelling.