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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.

You can't really win as a Booker judge. If you choose the obvious names, the unit-shifters, you're accused of being timid and unimaginative; if you choose the unfamous, you're labelled willful and perverse.

Quotes by Tibor Fischer

I like being a 10-year-old kid who's in charge.

Quotes by Tibor Kalman

I really don't have a career plan. I like being challenged and thrown around. But it's only acting.

Quotes by Tiffani Thiessen

'Dust Off And Dance,' the album, was really all about me being in England.

Quotes by Tiffany Darwish

I'm not happy being old-school Tiffany.

Quotes by Tiffany Darwish

Being on stage is, like, my favorite. The immediate gratification. That's my favorite.

Quotes by Tiffany Haddish

Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger.

Quotes by Thucydides

Songs being nine to 10 minutes long? Everyone is scared to to do it.

Quotes by Thundercat

I made Tony a person. For me, Tony was real. I made him become a human being, and that affected the animation and everything.

Quotes by Thurl Ravenscroft

Kids think of us as being totally over the hill.

Quotes by Thurston Moore

Each member does whatever they want with the song and it totally changes it from whatever idea I hear around it. It turns it into a Sonic Youth song and completely away from it being a solo song.

Quotes by Thurston Moore

Race is a layer of being, but not a culmination.

Quotes by Thylias Moss

I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.

Quotes by Thornton Wilder

I was eighteen when I first read Joseph Heller's stunning work 'Catch-22,' and was at that time close to being drafted for the fruitless and unenlightened war in Viet Nam.

Quotes by Thomas Steinbeck

Neymar is a leader when he is happy - being happy means being creative and feeling inspired.

Quotes by Thomas Tuchel

I'm a normal, horrible, screwed up human being like everyone else. I mean, I'm not horrible person, but I'm just as screwed up as anybody.

Quotes by Thomas Rhett

As a kid, I dreamed of being nominated for a Grammy.

Quotes by Thomas Rhett

I love being the dude that does what no else is doing in the genre. It's exciting and terrifying at the same time.

Quotes by Thomas Rhett

All my artist buddies make fun of me for being such a sensitive human being.

Quotes by Thomas Rhett

I'm a voyeur. I say that with no embarrassment. If I could have a superpower, being invisible would be it, no question. I'm fascinated by human behavior; observing people and seeing how much story gets told without a lot of...

Quotes by Thomas Schlamme

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.