To Be Quotes
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I've always been quite an insecure person.
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It is interesting sometimes to stop and think and wonder what the place you are currently at used to be like in times past, who walked there, who worked there and what the walls have seen.
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To be free. Such a thing would be greater than all the magic and all the treasures in all the world.
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[On men:] I'm torn between wanting to have one and wanting to be one.
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You want to be the one that people piclk up the paper in the morning to see what you say.
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It sounds like a cliche but there are no shorts cuts. You have to be very dedicated and challenge yourself everyday to be better.
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In order to be better, you should expect to be better.
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What we desire is not to possess a woman, but to be the only one to possess her.
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I love being able to be a writer. That's what I moved to New York to be.
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Never say that your life is to be a singer. You want to sing because it's a part of your life. But if you don't succeed as a singer, it doesn't mean you don't have a life and it's over.
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If you want to be an artist, you have to know that art is an ongoing practice, that you're part of a long line. Take this test: if someone offered you a billion dollars, but you could never draw another illustration or write another word, would you take it? If you reject it, you need to find another way to pay the bills, but you're still an artist.
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It's an honor and privilege to be next to the great mysteries, and that's what I get to do every day. Why are we here? How beautiful the Earth is. Whatever it is, large and small. There's so much that's beautiful and moving and sad, to experience that and find shapes for it, to deeply enter that meditative space. There's nothing like it. Everything else seems so pale.
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Even though I smoke, just because I'm a dumbass doesn't mean anyone else has to be.
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I never thought of doing anything but comics, except maybe being a pilot.
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Always be in the process of making a beautiful life.
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We’ll start with the assumption that we all want to be effective, both within the organization and within ourselves. And let’s define effective as creating the results we want long-term and with sustainability. To be effective, we need to be clear about our mission, vision, and values.
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You got to be real with yourself and not just let yourself pass on things that tend to become a bad habit. Make sure you stay on top of practicing well and preparing the way you always do.
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In order to go anywhere it is necessary to be where one is.
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At some point, you just have to choose. And then be brave enough to stand up to the people who think you made the wrong choice.
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To give so much time to the improvement of yourself That you have no time to criticise others, To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, And too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
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I just try to love my body, to embrace who I am and really be the best version of myself. You have to know how much you're worth.
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I wanted to be a doctor once upon a time, but it turns out you've got to study, and that wasn't going to happen. I had no idea what I was going to do. I had trouble holding jobs because they want you to be on time. That wasn't going to work.
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When you're directing something, you absolutely have to be involved in all layers of the process.
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I have plenty of places to go, but no place to be.
