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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.

I had no intention of being an entertainer.

Quotes by Don Ho

This is what I do for a living. It's not who I am as a human being.

Quotes by Don Johnson

Being with all those great bowlers was the greatest three days I ever had.

Quotes by Don Johnson

I've had some ambivalent feelings about being an actor. I don't know that I've ever been totally and completely comfortable with it.

Quotes by Don Johnson

The way our business is, the way it works out, we end up being residents of everywhere.

Quotes by Don Johnson

My introduction to dissociation had been at Kenneth Cooper's clinic in January of 1975. Cooper had assembled a gaggle of top American distance runners and a half dozen top researchers, the intent being to figure out what the difference was...

Quotes by Don Kardong

Learn to love being black.

Quotes by Don Lemon

Being gay doesn't take your brain away or exclude me from having the same attributes as anyone else.

Quotes by Don Lemon

Paula Deen is a human being. She deserves forgiveness and a chance at redemption as much as anyone else. America is about redemption.

Quotes by Don Lemon

In my photography, I always lean towards the underprivileged because that's where I came from. When I went to the wars, I attempted to go and stand by those who were being trodden on. By that, I mean people like...

Quotes by Don McCullin

I like getting married, but I don't like being married.

Quotes by Don Adams

We're always trailing, as far as the amount of roles that are written for us and the films that are being made that have black characters in them. I don't know if that's going to change.

Quotes by Don Cheadle

I used to record but just in my own studio or in my friend's back when I toyed with the idea of being a rapper.

Quotes by Don Cheadle

If I were a writer, how I would enjoy being told the novel is dead. How liberating to work in the margins, outside a central perception. You are the ghoul of literature. Lovely.

Quotes by Don DeLillo

I've always liked being relatively obscure. I feel that's where I belong, that's where my work belongs.

Quotes by Don DeLillo

That's the one part where being brothers makes a difference. It's just instinct. That's the charm of what the Everly Brothers are: two guys singing as one.

Quotes by Don Everly

Within a twelve or fourteen month period, I went through a divorce from my wife of 29 years, which is devastating emotionally and earthshaking as far as your whole world being turned upside-down. And within that same twelve month period,...

Quotes by Don Felder

I went to America to get away from constantly being cast in costume dramas, playing posh people.

Quotes by Dominic West

Preparation is a mentality... With wrestling being my background, I've always learned to overwork, overwork. Work, work, work, work. It's not always the talented that wins, but it's the one who puts in the most preparation and thought into things.

Quotes by Dominick Cruz

Tennis is such an individual and competitive sport, but it is great being part of a team and getting to know the girls outside of tennis - even though we are all competing for the same thing!

Quotes by Dominika Cibulkova

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.