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.
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I've never been a big fan of gossip. Being a victim of it, I knew how much it hurt.
There's no point for me in being a writer and having all these blocked places where I feel I can't think freely and imagine freely. There just really is no point.
I want to do entertaining films, where a woman gets the respect of being an actor.
I've always viewed writing as an outlet for being vulnerable and all that comes with that. You are able to let things all out.
I definitely have some stereotypical qualities of being a Latina. I talk with my hands, which means I knock stuff over all the time.
There's not enough people being daring and different. There are a lot of followers in hip-hop.
I love 'Yo Gabba Gabba!' because it's a real kids' show. There hasn't been a real kids' show since 'Dora the Explorer.' It mixes hip-hop with being a kid. Hip-hop came from youths anyway. It's just a great, funky show.
Usually when I make a record, I know what the potential is going to be, but I didn't know that 'Just A Friend' was going to be that big. 'Just A Friend' opened a world up where I never knew...
Positive culture comes from being mindful, and respecting your coworkers, and being empathetic.
Success for me is being comfortable, and not in terms of a certain level of financial status, but that comfort comes from within.
I love being a very personal singer-songwriter, but I also like being a scientist or explorer.
Being a musician is very easy. My house is full of musical instruments. There's a lot of music, always.
Some values must be universal, like human rights and the equal worth of every human being.
For me, life is about being positive and hopeful, choosing to be joyful, choosing to be encouraging, choosing to be empowering.
I got out of the business because I went from being the biggest artist on my record label to someone they didn't even want to have around.
