To Be Quotes
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To image the being of God towards the world, to be the priest of creation, is to behave towards the world in all its aspects, of work, and of play, in such a way that it may come to be what it was created to be, that which praises its maker by becoming perfect in its own way. In all this, there is room for both usefulness and beauty to take their due place, but differently according to differences of activity and object.
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When we are eager to be shy and humble about our accomplishments, we lose confidence in our abilities.
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What’s your problem? Why can’t you just be happy for people instead of seeing the world through the haze of your own misery?
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If you're into social justice it's hard not to be on black people's side.
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I was born a girl in a world of Branwells, but I shall be more than I am meant.
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You have to really be courageous about your instincts and your ideas. Otherwise you’ll just knuckle under, and things that might have been memorable will be lost.
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The idea that you might end up in a job that doesn't allow you to be who you are, over the course of a lifetime, is still one of the most chilling nightmares to me. It's a good metaphor for fears I have about losing my soul in some accidental, mundane way. So, to me, these jobs that my characters have are very loaded. They immediately suggest a complex character to me, a woman who is, say, a secretary, but also a vigilante on behalf of her own soul.
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Do you have doubts about life? Are you unsure if it's worth the trouble? Look at the sky: that is for you. Look at each person's face as you pass on the street: those faces are for you. And the street itself, and the ground under the street and the ball of fire underneath the ground: all these things are for you. They are as much for you as they are for other people. Remember this when you wake up in the morning and think you have nothing. Stand up and face the east. Now praise the sky and praise the light within each person under the sky. It's okay to be unsure. But praise, praise, praise.
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I'm awkward around girls.
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Europe sees itself as a liberal-minded society. It has no desire to be, nor can it be, a "Christian club".
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If you look in the mirror and don't like what you see, you can find out first hand what it's like to be me.
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The hardest part is to travel, and to be away from your family.
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... one thing I've learned in caving is always to be two hundred percent sure.
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Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love.
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You have to be! You might get shot!
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I'm supposed to be famous, but I don't think I like it so much.
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Every year, you try to be more consistent. It's a long year and it's tough to do. But those great players do find it. That's something that I try to do.?
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When the musician starts improvising, he never can go back to what he did last Sunday. That's what's frightening to a lot of people who can't let themselves go. But it's also very invigorating and very releasing because it opens you up to be yourself.
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A lot of people don't know what it's like to actually be hungry. I do. I've also slept on the streets.
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Each of us has the power to be Superman and to help rid the world of its worst evils-poverty, loneliness, and exploitation.
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You cannot be anything if you want to be everything. But if you are content to be something, you may by analogy be many things.
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That’s part of the requirement for me to be an artist is that you’re trying to share your personal existence with others and trying to illuminate modern life, trying to understand life.
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I absolutely love Las Vegas. I've been there a bunch of times on my own.
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That is the point of quotations. One can use another's words to be insulting.
