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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.

There's a lot of art and comics and movies being paid homage to by game designers.

Quotes by Clive Barker

I have a vision of the world as being a lot darker, perhaps, than I did when I was 31 and wrote the 'Books of Blood'.

Quotes by Clive Barker

Interestingly, although the 'Books of Blood' were greeted with cries of righteous horror - and smirks - I didn't think of them as being particularly excessive. God knows what I did think was excessive at the time, but I didn't...

Quotes by Clive Barker

I love the idea of stories being about great beginnings and terrible endings.

Quotes by Clive Barker

I encourage the study of music. And the immersion. 'Cause my life has been so enriched by being involved in music as I have.

Quotes by Clive Davis

She was good at playing abstract confusion in the same way that a midget is good at being short.

Quotes by Clive James

I'll tell you now that I hate myself for many reasons, but being Jewish is not one of them.

Quotes by Clive Sinclair

Many years ago, when I lived in the mini-Siberia they call East Anglia, I was awakened in the early hours by the sound of a pantechnicon being loaded. Peeping through the curtains, I observed the grocer doing a runner with...

Quotes by Clive Sinclair

The people who tend to get the most out of being social thinkers are the people who themselves are helpful. They're always talking or answering people's questions or engaging in productive conversations. They're not being trolls. They're tamping down other...

Quotes by Clive Thompson

Personally, I would say the 'master' of this whole thing is fate... Whoever is on the playing field is fair game, and it's up to them to avoid being used.

Quotes by Cliff Burton

I got fed up with being in bands. I spent a couple of years touring the country in a smoked filled band, doing lots of drugs and being really unhealthy.

Quotes by Cliff Martinez

But, of course, one relies on the everyday people who just simply like your music, for whom you may not be a hobby but they enjoy being in your presence at a concert.

Quotes by Cliff Richard

If the means were available, we could trace our ancestry - yours and mine - back to the first blob of life-like material that came into being on the planet.

Quotes by Clifford D. Simak

I think the perception of there being a deep gulf between science and the humanities is false.

Quotes by Clifford Geertz

I love L.A. I love being out here.

Quotes by Clayton Kershaw

I don't turn off being a dad. It supersedes being a baseball player.

Quotes by Clayton Kershaw

You have this one life. If you keep being selfish and unkind, it's going to come back to you.

Quotes by Clemantine Wamariya

Men are, on the whole, born without any fashion sense whatsoever. I don't say this to be mean, but I'm just being honest.

Quotes by Claudia Winkleman

The reason why those female celebrities are always in filthy moods is not because they're being hounded by men with massive cameras or because Ridley Scott cancelled their film. They just want to get their hands on a cheeseburger.

Quotes by Claudia Winkleman

I'm being trained to shake the bon-bon appropriately.

Quotes by Clay Aiken

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.