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 remember being in high school and listening to Vivaldi's 'Winter' and being so overwhelmed with emotion.
I tend to describe recurring themes as being part of a writer's DNA - something so deeply embedded in us that even we don't notice it until we've written three or four books.
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I drink lots of water - being under hot lamps all day is very dehydrating.
The biggest challenge being an entrepreneur is knowing what you are good at and what you need to build on.
Clients do not expect the infrastructure to be any less reliable just because the service is being delivered from an offshore location; thus, the uptime requirements justify the expense.
Clearly, every company needs a leader. That's an important part of being the CEO of the company.
There is dignity in being a celebrity. Let us not lose that dignity.
I don't think international cinema is ready to embrace mainstream Indian cinema unconditionally. Even Mira Nair's 'Monsoon Wedding' didn't get to the Oscars after being nominated for the Golden Globe Awards.
Being an actor, you have to be versatile, and open to all kinds of roles, be it positive or one with grey shades.
Struggling with my finances, nudging toward 50, I sometimes daydream about being happily married to a matching frugaholic husband in a matching Christmas-red tracksuit with matching walkie-talkies as we troll Ralphs, excitedly comparing triple coupons.
The very success of the modern American family - where kids get punctually to SAT-tutoring classes, the mortgage gets paid, the second-story remodel stays on budget - surely depends on spouses' not being in love.
I just started taking Mandarin classes. I love the idea of globalization: of being able to work in different countries.
My feminism is humanism, with the weakest being those who I represent, and that includes many beings and life forms, including some men.
I grew up listening to the Beatles and being an ardent Beatles fan when I was in third grade all the way to adulthood, and listening to all kinds of music that came to us either at the flea market...
Anyone who ends up being a leader of a large complicated organization, whether you're a male or a female, you're working an immense amount of hours, and you can't do everything. You can't have complete work/life balance.
An intense anticipation itself transforms possibility into reality; our desires being often but precursors of the things which we are capable of performing.
