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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.

Everybody can relate to being real or true. Somehow, someway, you want to be real and true.

Quotes by Future

I just like being versatile, giving new styles and being creative.

Quotes by Future

That's the best thing about being with an indie label, it feels like a family. If it's a major label, they put so much pressure on every single.

Quotes by Freya Ridings

Being rich and famous isn't all happiness and at times the pressures have got to me.

Quotes by Frida Lyngstad

I like to think of myself as being fashion-conscious without being a slave to fashion.

Quotes by Frida Lyngstad

Everything in the world can be changed, my dear Florestan, but the human being.

Quotes by Friedrich Durrenmatt

Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the former has made us men.

Quotes by Friedrich Schiller

So is it always nationalist to resist US globalization? The US thinks it is, and wants you to agree; and, moreover, to consider US interests as being universal ones.

Quotes by Fredric Jameson

A further point is that, little by little, in the current universe, everything is slowly being named; nor does this have anything to do with the older Aristotelian universals in which the idea of a chair subsumes all its individual...

Quotes by Fredric Jameson

Stardom is just an uneasy seat on top of a tricky toboggan. Being a star is merely perching at the head of the downgrade. A competent featured player can last a lifetime. A star, a year or two. There's all...

Quotes by Fredric March

There is something exciting about being in an environment in which it's really cool to be smart.

Quotes by Freeman A. Hrabowski III

In L.A. you hear all these stories of people being filmed in their own homes through their windows. I think that is so scary.

Quotes by Freida Pinto

I'm a human being before anything else.

Quotes by Freida Pinto

A lot of the economy is indeed being supplied by goods that are produced offshore. And much of the reason for that is societal.

Quotes by Frederick W. Smith

No, there isn't a particular type of genre that I'm drawn to. I'm more drawn to the possibility of creating different characters, or being able to go from one genre to the other and to show that I could do...

Quotes by Freddy Rodriguez

For although Claudius had been accused of gambling and drunkenness, not only were no worse sins laid to his charge, but he had successfully established some claim to being considered a learned man.

Quotes by Frederic William Farrar

I lived in constant terror of being asked a question in class. Even if I knew the answer, I was never able to tell it before the class.

Quotes by Frederick Banting

Fugitive slaves were rare then, and as a fugitive slave lecturer, I had the advantage of being the first one out.

Quotes by Frederick Douglass

Being an entrepreneur is hard. Having supportive and caring investors helps.

Quotes by Fred Wilson

If human beings are fundamentally good, no government is necessary; if they are fundamentally bad, any government, being composed of human beings, would be bad also.

Quotes by Fred Woodworth

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.