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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.

Your characters can do the worst things on Earth - cut to a happy baby, it ends up being OK.

Quotes by Nicholas Stoller

No one escapes being haunted by something that absolutely terrifies them to the core, but very few feel it's okay to admit what it is that haunts us.

Quotes by Nicholas Brendon

I've had to work on being a slow talker.

Quotes by Nicholas Brendon

I'm being called in by all the great casting directors. It's no longer based on a headshot. I realize now what they're buying is passion.

Quotes by Nicholas Gonzalez

He just was being four. He just was being a child. He wasn't interested in what my agenda was. He wanted to do what he wanted to do and it started because he saw the lights on in Toys R...

Quotes by Nia Long

It's good to be in the news for whatever reason. I can't pretend that I am not enjoying the attention. Being popular is a good thing.

Quotes by Nia Sharma

If being rightwing is thinking that Karl Marx's doctrine was a catastrophe for humanity, then I'm rightwing.

Quotes by Niall Ferguson

The idea of being a show runner was very attractive to me, to create and control something.

Quotes by Nic Pizzolatto

I will focus on being substantive and I will focus on Barack Obama.

Quotes by Newt Gingrich

I don't mind being the one people talk about. It doesn't weigh on me.

Quotes by Neymar

Nigeria, with the oil sector, had the reputation of being corrupt and not managing its own public finances well. So what did we try to do? We introduced a fiscal rule that de-linked our budget from the oil price.

Quotes by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

I love being in London, where I live, for the shops, the bars and the clubs - but I equally enjoy going to my mum's house in Ayrshire and being able to sit on a cliff by the sea.

Quotes by Neve McIntosh

After two wars, I have been in danger too often to bother very much about being killed, and when it comes, I would prefer that it should happen in an aeroplane, since aeroplanes have been the best part of my...

Quotes by Nevil Shute

I've had a few matches with Kevin Owens. I can recollect him taking advantage of me somehow underhandedly and me being walked and trampled all over and allowing it to happen.

Quotes by Neville

So in one leap we had gone from being a friendly society to something almost professional.

Quotes by Neville Marriner

I'm willing to have two directors on the DuPont board, me being one of them.

Quotes by Nelson Peltz

Well, you know, I love being an entrepreneur and when I did 'Celebrity Apprentice' with Mr. Trump, he taught us a lot about starting businesses.

Quotes by NeNe Leakes

I'm 50. And I'm not ever really worried about being trendy.

Quotes by Neneh Cherry

Being different makes you beautiful.

Quotes by Nelsan Ellis

Being different gives the world color.

Quotes by Nelsan Ellis

Frequently Asked Questions

What perspectives on "being" show up in these quotes?
The quotes touch on being from a particular place ("Being from Louisiana and a big outdoorsman"), being childlike as a performer, being inappropriate as part of the craft of acting, and being flexible and open as part of aging well.
Is there a quote here about acting and creativity?
Yes, two: "As an actor, you always want to reach back to being a child and having the spontaneity and the imagination of a child," and "There's so much we can't express in our day-to-day interaction with people because it's considered inappropriate. And acting is all about being inappropriate." For more on consistent character traits, see Always.
What does this page say about aging?
"Aging gracefully means being flexible, being open, allowing change, enjoying change and loving yourself" offers a positive take on getting older, tied closely to the idea of "being" open to change.
Is there anything here about personal identity or background?
Yes: "Love the show 'Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.' Being from Louisiana and a big outdoorsman, I'm a big fan of 'Duck Dynasty' as well" ties personal identity to place and interests. For more quotes centered on personal likes, browse Like.
How does this page relate to the Able quotes page?
"Being" here is about states and qualities of a person - childlike, open, flexible - while Able focuses more on capability and what someone can do. Also check Good for more positive, character-focused quotes.

You may also like our Good quotes on positive character traits and Always quotes on consistency and steadfastness.