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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.

Being from the Sudan, there is a lot of stuff going on in Sudan, so I try to do a lot there with my foundation. That's my way of giving back.

Quotes by Luol Deng

Me being a skinny guy, I could crawl into the steel pit.

Quotes by Luther Allison

In love, I've been a deceiver. But I realized being honest is so much easier than lying and being deceitful.

Quotes by Luke James

I'm not worried about being a big star.

Quotes by Luke Perry

Conflict is good in a negotiation process... it's the clash of two ideas, which then, all being well, produces a third idea.

Quotes by Luke Roberts

I always look back to awards shows and think about being a kid watching them.

Quotes by Luke Bryan

Being the writer is merely control freak level two. You've got to get to control freak level one.

Quotes by Luke Davies

And I knew that, being an actor, you have to take the rough with the smooth and the highs with the lows. That's how it is.

Quotes by Luke Evans

Obviously, I'm not a Neanderthal. I do do laundry. I am a human being.

Quotes by Luke Harper

In my opinion, WWE, to me, is the top of the food chain. So I'm concerned with being at the top of that food chain, which is the top, top of the food chain.

Quotes by Luke Harper

Obviously, being a forward, I would like to score more goals. But while the team does well, there is no problem.

Quotes by Luis Suarez

I'm used to being the main goal scorer, but I also always like to help.

Quotes by Luis Suarez

I much prefer being told off by Brendan Rodgers than by my wife. Brendan is more careful than my wife with what he says.

Quotes by Luis Suarez

Life deprived of beauty is not worthy of being called human.

Quotes by Luis Barragan

The battle of the euro is being fought right now in Spain and Italy. The future of the euro is at stake in the next weeks.

Quotes by Luis de Guindos

Being praised constantly weakens you.

Quotes by Luis Enrique

I sang in a group for four years, and you just kind of get used to it. You don't really think about being by yourself.

Quotes by Luis Fonsi

Let me respond with a few points, the first being that all immigrants pay taxes, income taxes, property taxes, sales taxes, gasoline taxes, cigarette taxes, every tax when they make a purchase.

Quotes by Luis Gutierrez

Being out and about talking to residents and representing their views is, in my view, as important to politics as the grandstanding that takes place in Westminster.

Quotes by Lucy Powell

My dream would be to be like Tina Weymouth from Talking Heads. Her style and everything about her, she's just the coolest human being.

Quotes by Lucy Boynton

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.