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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.

When you're a teenager, your essence is so specific to being a teenager, and everything becomes so extreme. Your emotions are on the surface, and you oscillate between different things at one time.

Quotes by Bel Powley

I started acting when I was young, and I didn't go to drama school. It was always something that I did alongside going to school and being a normal person.

Quotes by Bel Powley

I feel like all teenagers can relate to that feeling of being, like, so highly strung, and everything is so on the surface, and everything is so extreme.

Quotes by Bel Powley

When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him.

Quotes by Bayard Rustin

I cannot assume emotions I do not feel, and must describe Jerusalem as I found it. Since being here, I have read the accounts of several travellers, and in many cases the devotional rhapsodies - the ecstacies of awe and...

Quotes by Bayard Taylor

When I started this character, it was me being 12 years old again. We would have other wrestlers come to our promos, and I'd geek out over them and show my excitement. I would just grab them and not let...

Quotes by Bayley

I love being the NXT Women's Champion.

Quotes by Bayley

I'm obsessed with being able to dictate energy in a room.

Quotes by Bazzi

'Beautiful' is a freestyle, actually. I actually made 'Beautiful' being like, 'I just want something to post on Instagram, like, I don't care, I'm just gonna throw something up today.'

Quotes by Bazzi

I'm not playing a role. I'm being myself, whatever the hell that is.

Quotes by Bea Arthur

I suddenly realized that comedy, for me, was just being honest, and playing it for real. I've seen so many wonderful actors who turn into creatures from another planet when they're told they are supposed to be playing comedy.

Quotes by Bea Arthur

I'd never even been to Wrigley Field. I never even enjoyed baseball that much, but I loved being there, the crowd was lovely, and they all sang with me!

Quotes by Bea Arthur

There's nothing that makes me sad about being a supporter.

Quotes by Beanie Feldstein

I have always been short, and most people want to be taller. That's sort of a thing, but I love being short.

Quotes by Beanie Feldstein

Being brave isn't the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear but finding a way through it.

Quotes by Bear Grylls

I was a model for eight years. That's the deal: People look. But I didn't like being looked at and never seen.

Quotes by Beau Garrett

I'm OK being the veteran, but I'm still just a kid.

Quotes by Barry Zito

I grew up in a military family, so I liked being in an atmosphere where there was almost that feeling.

Quotes by Bart Starr

Being part of a team that was so unselfish was amazing. What we were able to accomplish was very meaningful, and the fact we were able to get it done as a team.

Quotes by Bart Starr

The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.

Quotes by Baruch Spinoza

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.