Being Quotes
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The greatness of peoples springs from their ability to grasp the grand conceptions of being. It is the absorption of a people, of a nation, of a rare, in large majestic and abiding things which lifts them up to the skies.
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You need to learn to say no and need to recognise when you're being exploited.
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It's just that no one wants to be the one being rescued, we all want to do the rescuing.
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I'm not a fan of the working class being mocked, including by some of our famous writers - even those who came from it.
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Being a niche kind of artist, you're not going to make a lot of friends in the traditional music biz.
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So after being with somebody for any number of days like that, you can't help but feel for them. You can't help them, but you certainly can root for them.
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I wasn't thinking of being the greatest. But I knew I had a chance.
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My goal was becoming the next David Copperfield. I learned how to be a performer by emulating him as a kid - his formula of just talking to people onstage, being free to improvise, being charming and witty with a crowd, together with great, beautiful magic.
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Love has its source in God, for love is the very essence of His being.
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The ocean does something to me that is unexplainable. Just being out there and realizing im alive.
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September had no natural defense against lost things, being one herself.
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That as long as we are being remembered, we remain alive.
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Consciousness is an electrical phenomenon which arises from a state of being which we can feel.
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There is little difference in being lost and exploring.
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My own view is that friendship is essential to our becoming who we are. It provides a context within which we can, more or less safely, try different ways of being, different approaches to life, and our friends, to whom we open ourselves and by whom we are willing to be influenced and directed, play a central role in what becomes of us.
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Because being CEO can feel lonely, I journal religiously as a way to express my thoughts, feelings and aspirations. Looking back at earlier entries helps me reflect on challenges and celebrate progress and successes.
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I try to make all my work as honest as possible. I want the audience to feel like they're watching two people talking-having a conversation-as opposed to watching actors fake it. I want the audience to get lost in the fact that this is so good it could be real.
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If you want to be friendly with puppies and everyone else because they're so cute, you better be nice to your owners.
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I still get a few dirty looks over the racks in the supermarket, but nobody kicks me in the shins on Water Street. I've made sort of a point, apart from being a social dud, not to fraternize with the people I write about.
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Being an artist is being an isolated individual.
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Love is woven into the very fabric of our being.
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Being a rapper as a woman is not a good thing in Afghanistan. I kind of put my life in danger whenever I go somewhere to talk about women's rights or make music, rap, or have interviews.
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The plain state of being human is dramatic enough for anyone; you don't need to be a heroin addict or a performance poet to experience extremity. You just have to love someone.
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There are many really stupid ideas that wind up being brilliant, if you can implement them.
