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Being Quotes


"Being faithful in that which is another man's qualifies us to receive our own."


"I can remember crying on the set of Beverly Hills 90210 after being released from the show a few years ago."


"Few scientists acquainted with the chemistry of biological systems at the molecular level can avoid being inspired."


"Michael Taylor is not being executed for homicide. Michael Taylor is being executed for raping a white female."


"Neurosis is the way of avoiding non-being by avoiding being."


"I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles."


"No one recovers from the disease of being born, a deadly wound if there ever was one."



"To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a very different thing from being a passive object."



"There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision."


"Don't waste a minute not being happy. If one window closes, run to the next window- or break down a door."



"Being here, it is just impossible to imagine what that was like, when the tsunami hit."


"Housekeeping is like being caught in a revolving door."


"Rare is the human being, immature or mature, who has never felt an impulse to pretend he is some one or something else."


"I'd worked in Clockwork Orange with Stanley Kubrick and since Stanley was such a prestigious director this opened all sorts of doors for me - one of them being Star Wars."


"Then I think the sense of it being one community breaks down; but if you know instantly and respond within twenty-four hours, it's a very different sort of situation."


"The mind of a human being is formed only of comparisons made in order to examine analogies, and therefore cannot precede the existence of memory."


"I like looking feminine and I enjoy being a role model. I enjoy being a woman. It all comes down to having the confidence to be who you are."


"There's a difference between wanting to be respected and being a strong female and being known for being able to do things, but still very much wanting guys to open the door, wanting them to ask us out, still bringing flowers and stuff like that."


"No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish."


"What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is."


"Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid."


"Not being beautiful was the true blessing. Not being beautiful forced me to develop my inner resources. The pretty girl has a handicap to overcome."


"Here's probably a short answer - I never feel in this piece that I'm stepping out and being Andrea Martin. I always feel like I'm Golde, so whatever Golde would do within those realms, that's what I would do."



"I'm excited about being here in an organization that I grew up rooting for... I'm excited about being an Atlanta Brave and pitching in Game 1."


"If one is forever cautious, can one remain a human being?"


"She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist."


"At first, I thoroughly enjoyed being famous."


"Try as hard as we may for perfection, the net result of our labors is an amazing variety of imperfectness. We are surprised at our own versatility in being able to fail in so many different ways."


"Don't try to be like me. Try to be like yourself. Try to be very good at being yourself."


"The sexes in each species of being... are always true equivalents - equals but not identical."


"Being famous gets me good concert tickets, good tables in restaurants, good seats at sporting events and that's really about it."



"Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are."
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