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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 I've produced a song, I try to record a vocal over it, and sometimes it becomes really hard. Sometimes I've already said a lot that I want to say within the production. The vocal is just adding to it,...

Quotes by Sampha

An object is not first imagined or thought about and then expected or willed, but in being actively expected it is imagined as future and in being willed it is thought.

Quotes by Samuel Alexander

I guess, for better or for worse, I am an American composer, and I've had a wonderful life being exactly that.

Quotes by Samuel Barber

The Hardys were a huge influence on me becoming a wrestler. Not so much the moves themselves, but the concepts behind the moves: trying to be innovative and just being exciting.

Quotes by Sami Zayn

I live by myself, so I derive a lot of joy from being with my friends and their families.

Quotes by Samin Nosrat

I really enjoy doing films, but I also love television. I certainly would not be against doing some regular television work and being on a show that runs several years.

Quotes by Samm Levine

Last year people won more than one billion dollars playing poker. And casinos made twenty-seven billion just by being around those people.

Quotes by Samantha Bee

When women's parts are being written, they are more and more for under 30s who are nubile and beautiful. Actresses over 40 are finding very little happening.

Quotes by Samantha Bond

Being published is a bit like being entered into a race you don't even want to run, but, once running, can't help but not want to lose.

Quotes by Samantha Harvey

You really have to create everything in order to come away with a full human being on screen.

Quotes by Samantha Mathis

I loved being behind the scenes and finding out how they make movies.

Quotes by Samantha Mumba

Some anti-Americanism derives simply from our being a colossus that bestrides the earth. But much anti-Americanism derives from the role U.S. political, economic and military power has played in denying such freedoms to others.

Quotes by Samantha Power

Being an occupier is not good for anybody's global standing. It is a catalyst for terrorist recruitment.

Quotes by Samantha Power

My style in diplomacy is my style as a human being - I'm very direct and very honest.

Quotes by Samantha Power

I'm often daydreaming, and it's because I've always liked the idea of there being something more than the normal world.

Quotes by Samantha Shannon

For me, just being published feels like success.

Quotes by Samantha Shannon

I like being part of a big company's executive team. It's fun to stretch other parts of my brain, considering questions like, 'How should we think of acquisitions?' I get to be privy to things that would never come up...

Quotes by Sam Yagan

My whole thing is being sexy without showing too much, because that's my comfort level.

Quotes by Samaire Armstrong

Sides are being divided now. It's very obvious. So if you're on the other side of the fence, you're suddenly anti-American. It's breeding fear of being on the wrong side.

Quotes by Sam Shepard

Democracy's a very fragile thing. You have to take care of democracy. As soon as you stop being responsible to it and allow it to turn into scare tactics, it's no longer democracy, is it? It's something else. It may...

Quotes by Sam Shepard

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.