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.
Skills that are employable or marketable, education, having a stake or meaningful role in society, not being marginalized - all of those things are very important.
Warnings about children being overscheduled, racing from one enriching activity to the next, first surfaced in the early 20th century.
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As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.
Our heart glows, and secret unrest gnaws at the root of our being. Dealing with the unconscious has become a question of life for us.
I just love to be on my skis, skiing with my friends, just going out into the mountains and being in nature and skiing some powder. That's the best thing.
You can't form a character without being completely comfortable with who you are as a person.
As far being the face of boxing, I don't like to name myself that. I leave that up to the media and the fans.
Being on 'The Sopranos' definitely prepared me for the militant secrecy of 'Mad Men.'
As a model, I really stand for not being a model, if that makes sense. When I started, the whole idea of the model was very different; it was a bit stuck-up. Not stuck-up, but no one was trying to...
In London, people can be so... well, it's not even a case of people being unkind or unfriendly. You just don't make any contact in London. You go from A to B with your eyes on the pavement.
Working hard is great, being lazy sometimes is great, but failed potential is the worst.
I just got sick of not being able to raise money for a movie - that's what happens, so I just made my own.
'Breakfast at Tiffany's' isn't a great movie because Audrey Hepburn is brilliant and everyone else isn't. It's a great movie because everybody is fascinating, and she is at the center of it being amazing.
It wasn't always easy at times, having grown up on television and being in the entertainment industry.
I actually remember being in 3rd grade and piecing together in my head that one of my guy friends was homosexual.
I wouldn't mind being the female MJ. I want to have major crossover appeal.
