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.
Hell is the highest reward that the devil can offer you for being a servant of his.
If there's anything I hate more than not being taken seriously, it's being taken too seriously.
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In real life, I am trying to save the Steve Irwin wildlife preserve. It's in Australia, up on Cape York, and it's in danger of being strip-mined.
The first time I had a secretary, I was sheepish about being demanding or even asking questions.
Fame is being asked to sign your autograph on the back of a cigarette packet.
Did Muddy Waters play an acoustic? Well of course he did. But did he turn his back on being able to plug it in and play louder? No, he plugged in and turned it up and got miles and miles...
We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.
Those who have expressed doubts and misgivings about their ability to live this kind of life shouldn't try, because being a musician is not something you chose to be, it is something you are.
There's a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something.
Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
What I miss when I'm away is the pride in baseball. Especially the pride of being on a team that wins.
I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
I don't want to live in an ivory tower, being the songwriter who just turns inward.
When you get real stage fright, it comes like a sledgehammer out of the blue in the middle of something that you know you've done too many times before, and there's no rhyme or reason for it. It's something quite...
The art from the East is influenced by nature and touch. That comes from being more attuned to the environment.
