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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.

The price of being a nice guy is too high - much too high - in terms of the system of justice.

Quotes by Jed S. Rakoff

Were Sridevi and Jaya Prada rivals? Look, I worked with both extensively. I even did films in which both were my co-stars. I never saw then being anything but thoroughly professional with one another.

Quotes by Jeetendra

I don't remember anything about Ekta and Tusshar's growing years. I don't remember playing with them, being with them, attending their school functions.

Quotes by Jeetendra

My life is very simple, it is not worth being written into a biography, for that 'masala' is required.

Quotes by Jeetendra

For golf, being in the Olympics is a big boost. More so for Indian golf.

Quotes by Jeev Milkha Singh

Writers have to have a knack for listening. I need to be able to hear what is being said to me by the voices I create.

Quotes by Jeanette Winterson

It has its perks, being Mrs. Chancellor, and if I have to use it, by golly, I'll use it. I'm through standing in lines at my age.

Quotes by Jeanne Cooper

Being an actress is to be in tune with the fantasies of a man. What woman never dreamt of that?

Quotes by Jeanne Moreau

Beyond the beauty, the sex, the titillation, the surface, there is a human being. And that has to emerge.

Quotes by Jeanne Moreau

Well, I think a lot of people only hear about the extreme, fundamentalist kind of polygamists, because they're always in the news being brought up on charges.

Quotes by Jeanne Tripplehorn

I did the first 'Oxygene' on an 8 tracks tape recorder with very few instruments, with no other choice than being minimalist.

Quotes by Jean-Michel Jarre

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist.

Quotes by Jean-Paul Sartre

My mother was an actress in comedies. My father wrote scenarios. They were not opposed to my being an actor. I really didn't know what it meant, but I wanted to be one anyway.

Quotes by Jean-Pierre Leaud

Anyone who believes that the eternal question of war and peace in Europe is no longer there risks being deeply mistaken.

Quotes by Jean-Claude Juncker

Being forced to lose weight is not good.

Quotes by Jean-Eric Vergne

There has been a banking crisis, a financial crisis, an economic crisis, a social crisis, a geostrategic crisis and an environmental crisis. That's considerable in a country that's used to being protected.

Quotes by Jean-Francois Cope

Falsehood has an infinity of combinations, but truth has only one mode of being.

Quotes by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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

Quotes by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Ordinary readers, forgive my paradoxes: one must make them when one reflects; and whatever you may say, I prefer being a man with paradoxes than a man with prejudices.

Quotes by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

I love to offer a playlist to the world, almost like being a deejay.

Quotes by Jean-Marc Vallee

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.