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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.

There's a big difference between doing the odd gig and actually having a record out and your name being on the ticket.

Quotes by Stevie Jackson

Everything on this record is what I really wanted to say, and I'm back to being the poet I always thought I was.

Quotes by Stevie Nicks

I preferred not to be laden down with a big instrument. If you're behind a guitar, you get used to being behind a guitar, and you don't really perform because you can't. I wanted to be able to just hold...

Quotes by Stevie Nicks

Email has the virtue - sounds like a bad thing, but it's the virtue of being the lowest common denominator messaging protocol. Everyone can have it. It can cross organizational boundaries. No one owns it. It's not some particular company's...

Quotes by Stewart Butterfield

I love moving through long spaces and being enclosed.

Quotes by Steven Shainberg

I'm very comfortable with failure. I'm very comfortable being the guy who disappoints people.

Quotes by Steven Soderbergh

That's such a great thing about New York, after growing up in a place and being there for twenty plus years, there's still a whole island to discover.

Quotes by Steven Strait

There is an established tradition of actors directing films that have a particular, personal meaning for them - Warren Beatty, Clint Eastwood, Kevin Costner, and most recently George Clooney to name a few. Remarkably, their films share an unusually high...

Quotes by Steven Van Zandt

I always hated being a child. I always felt like an adult trapped in a child's body.

Quotes by Steven Seagal

I can't see what's wrong about assuming intelligence in your audience and what's bad news about being rewarded for assuming that.

Quotes by Steven Moffat

Being the only writer on a successful show is very rewarding.

Quotes by Steven Moffat

I acknowledge that Hulu's easy accessibility probably keeps some people from pirating. But a respected industry analyst says less than 5% of TV content is being stolen today.

Quotes by Steven Levitan

I started writing my own plays, and I would sell out, but after everything was said and done, I'd break even. That's being successful.

Quotes by Steven Michael Quezada

Not only have individual politicians and celebrities personally condemned your automobiles for being too messy, noisy, and harmful to the common good, but they've tried to affect the natural market through taxes on larger vehicles along with incentives and quotas...

Quotes by Steven Crowder

I enjoy being on stage with other artists. I have a chance to watch and see people responding to the other artists songs. I get to see how people are affected by the music.

Quotes by Steven Curtis Chapman

The idea that an author can extricate her or his own ongoing life experience from the tale being written is a conceit of very little worth.

Quotes by Steven Erikson

I think every player listens out for his name being sung and it's something I really enjoy.

Quotes by Steven Gerrard

Lectins are plant proteins that protect the plant and its seeds from being eaten by basically hacking into the animal's immune system, causing the animal to have inflammation.

Quotes by Steven Gundry

Every human being has to feel a part of a tribe. It's programmed into us. And you have to feel that you're contributing to something.

Quotes by Steven Hatfill

I'm supportive of practical nationalism, like the kind we need in Canada to avoid being absorbed into a much larger country. The kind of nationalism I despise as destructive and infantile is really just tribalism writ large.

Quotes by Steven Heighton

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.