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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.

Whatever any boxer does in the ring, I don't think any reporter should call him a coward. Anyone who does that I lose complete respect for. There's a difference between being a coward and being scared, or apprehensive. Different fighters...

Quotes by David Haye

To me, being heavyweight world champion and Olympic sprint champion are the two greatest prizes in sport.

Quotes by David Haye

I quite like being mobbed. After all, it is extremely nice to be recognised. That's what acting is all about - being recognised.

Quotes by David Hemmings

As Asian-Americans, the charge that is often lobbed against us is sort of the least original: the idea that somehow we're perpetual foreigners, that we can't be trusted, and that even my father, who was patriotic to the point that...

Quotes by David Henry Hwang

The podcast 'Note to Self' is 'the tech show about being human'. Human notions of privacy have changed.

Quotes by David Hepworth

I just love doing different things, which is what being a working author is like.

Quotes by David Hewson

It's really wonderful that it's the whole franchise being recognized and it's a collective award. Each film has anywhere between 2,000 and 6,000 people working on it and so really the award is for each and every one of us....

Quotes by David Heyman

But I can't imagine Harry being a stockbroker at 35. That doesn't really seem the stuff of 'Harry Potter'.

Quotes by David Heyman

Being able to draw means being able to put things in believable space. People who don't draw very well can't do that.

Quotes by David Hockney

I'm fed up with being bossed around.

Quotes by David Hockney

There are countless fantastic actors out there who are being denied the opportunity to play Broadway because they're not a name, and I think that's kind of wrong.

Quotes by David Harewood

We've yet to deal with the uncomfortable history of England being involved in the transatlantic slave trade, whereas America has at least made some movies dealing with its racial history.

Quotes by David Harewood

In a cornball way, I think being a celebrity is about making a difference, too.

Quotes by David Hasselhoff

One of the great challenges of being a modern historian is interviewing multiple people who were all there for something, some event. No one's version matches up 100% with other people's, even if it's three or four people on a...

Quotes by David Garrow

I don’t like the idea of being chucked out of parliament, chucked out of the party, for basically doing the bleeding obvious: trying to stop an absolutely damaging policy, that a responsible political party should be opposing vigorously.

Quotes by David Gauke

I just needed a job. Before being hired as an usher at the CBS Theatre, I didn't even know there was a show business!

Quotes by David Geffen

I didn't really feel I was being hurt, but you could feel it.

Quotes by David Gest

I loved being back out on the pitch. Although I have not been in full training, I felt pretty good.

Quotes by David Ginola

As much as I miss the work, I don't miss NBC. I don't miss being there. It was just the wrong atmosphere for me.

Quotes by David Gregory

Fiction's about what it is to be a human being.

Quotes by David Foster Wallace

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.