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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.

I like incremental improvements or at least seeing where you're going to go and really being able to understand what's feasible at the time.

Quotes by Anthony Levandowski

Being from Canada, we never had, like, the basketball games live on TV.

Quotes by Anthony Bennett

I'm not besotted with the notion of being on CNN to the point that I'm going to suddenly morph into Anderson Cooper or Christiane Amanpour. I'm not a foreign correspondent.

Quotes by Anthony Bourdain

I find it incredible and outrageous that public and school libraries are being forced to close - we'll all pay the price in the long term.

Quotes by Anthony Browne

Bath twice a day to be really clean, once a day to be passably clean, once a week to avoid being a public menace.

Quotes by Anthony Burgess

The stressful thing about being an actor is, like, you have to kind of audition again and again and again, you know? You go in one time, and you go in again for a director and then again for producers...

Quotes by Anthony Carrigan

Over the years, I've loved being on stage with an orchestra, waving my hands around.

Quotes by Anthony Daniels

Learned to read, and for a while as a kid, you think books are just leaves on trees. Then suddenly, you think a human being is making that, and maybe you could do that.

Quotes by Anthony Doerr

My family had all kinds of complications in relationships. I would like to meet the person who did not. Since when is being absolutely perfect what being a human is? What do we gain from that?

Quotes by Anthony Edwards

I love being a part of something that is grassroots, and you can see the actual changes, the effect of what people do.

Quotes by Anthony Edwards

I worked with Dalton Trumbo, who served time for refusing to give up names of people that were accused of being Communists. I've always admired him.

Quotes by Anthony Geary

I definitely love to work, and I'm loving being a mommy, so I'd like to try to balance both.

Quotes by Annie Wersching

I knew I'd love being a mom, but it's so much cooler than I even thought it would be.

Quotes by Annie Wersching

My being bought as a politically outspoken artist is a more potent advertising tool for Apple than a 100 more explicit ads.

Quotes by Anohni

I spent ten years being told there was no way I was going to have a career because I was so effeminate.

Quotes by Anohni

I don't think that I'm a lone voice. I'm not even interested in being a lone voice.

Quotes by Anohni

Being a rather second-rate actress, I finally thought, 'I'd rather be a designer.' I knew I could make things look good.

Quotes by Anouska Hempel

A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.

Quotes by Ansel Adams

I'm a total goof. When I'm being really comfortable with my friends, I can be very goofy.

Quotes by Ansel Elgort

I don't want to just fall back on the fact that I was on the cover of 'GQ' for being an actor.

Quotes by Ansel Elgort

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.