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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.

Being comfortable isn't the way to learn to expand your abilities.

Quotes by Thomas Perry

One, with God, is always a majority, but many a martyr has been burned at the stake while the votes were being counted.

Quotes by Thomas Reed

The true privilege of being Mayor is that I have the opportunity to be everyone's neighbor.

Quotes by Thomas Menino

The wages that are being paid in the Premier League are very tempting. It would be hypocrisy to deny that.

Quotes by Thomas Muller

In this system, I've always played in the position behind the striker. I also don't enjoy being classed as a striker - I don't see myself as one.

Quotes by Thomas Muller

Every reasonable human being should be a moderate Socialist.

Thomas Mann

The task of a writer consists of being able to make something out of an idea.

Thomas Mann

I'm certainly afraid of not being able to write for some reason. I guess I've had spells of not necessarily writer's block, but something like that. I find that pretty terrifying.

Quotes by Thomas McGuane

So nonetheless given the importance that was placed on sport in Australia, I wanted to be part of that scene, particularly since I had felt very strongly in my early schooling being marginalised even in the Catholic school.

Quotes by Thomas Keneally

Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind.

Thomas Jefferson

So much about being a director is getting the show ready for that first preview audience. I have a lot of experience making events that only happen once; it's opening and closing night in the same three-hour span.

Quotes by Thomas Kail

Getting to the point where a cause goes from being a terribly daunting task with a handful of adherents to an acknowledged success with momentum and many allies is a rarity.

Quotes by Thomas Kaplan

My heavily-cleverly disguised low self-regard manifested itself in my constant showing off, my addiction for publicity, and my intolerable 'me-me-me' attitudes and actions. But it's done, isn't it? And no one can really change, can they? And, hey, it has...

Quotes by Thomas Hoving

The world is neither wise nor just, but it makes up for all its folly and injustice by being damnably sentimental.

Quotes by Thomas Huxley

I have a strong sense that every project is an invention, which is not a word I hear being used in architecture courses.

Quotes by Thomas Heatherwick

A certain portion of the human race has certainly a taste for being diddled.

Quotes by Thomas Hood

In choosing a hypothesis there is no virtue in being timid. I clearly would have been burned at the stake in another age.

Quotes by Thomas Gold

We have the promise of God's being our God, and of the blessing by Christ for ourselves, as we are Abraham's seed, yet take the whole promise collectively made to him and us.

Quotes by Thomas Goodwin

Solving problems is fine, but it has gotten to the point of being a global obsession. We somehow have it in our heads that if we solve all of the problems, we can sit back and enjoy the easy life....

Quotes by Thomas Frey

In Globalization 1.0, which began around 1492, the world went from size large to size medium. In Globalization 2.0, the era that introduced us to multinational companies, it went from size medium to size small. And then around 2000 came...

Quotes by Thomas Friedman

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.