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"I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse."

"I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse."

Valentino Rossi, Italian Athlete

Being, Driving, Famous, Prison

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"Gliders, sail planes, they're wonderful flying machines. It's the closest you can come to being a bird."

"Gliders, sail planes, they're wonderful flying machines. It's the closest you can come to being a bird."

Neil Armstrong, American Astronaut

Being, Flying, Machines

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"Conversely, I came to realize that being good at something is hardly a reason to avoid doing it."

"Conversely, I came to realize that being good at something is hardly a reason to avoid doing it."

Eric Allin Cornell, American Physicist

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"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."

"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."

Giacomo Casanova, Italian Celebrity

Being, Comparisons, Existence, Memory

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"If any human being is to reach full maturity both the masculine and feminine sides of the personality must be brought up into consciousness."

"If any human being is to reach full maturity both the masculine and feminine sides of the personality must be brought up into consciousness."

M. Esther Harding, British Psychoanalyst

Being, Consciousness, Maturity, Personality

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"I was really stuck in the whole Farah Fawcett hairdo long after it was past being in fashion."

"I was really stuck in the whole Farah Fawcett hairdo long after it was past being in fashion."

Cindy Margolis, American Model

Being, Fashion, Past

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"So I like that sound, but I am not interested in being retro."

"So I like that sound, but I am not interested in being retro."

Stephan Jenkins, American Musician

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"When writing isn't going well-then the bad thing about being a writer is that I also have the freedom and flexibility to do something badly, and no one else can fix it for me."

"When writing isn't going well-then the bad thing about being a writer is that I also have the freedom and flexibility to do something badly, and no one else can fix it for me."

Margaret Haddix, American Author

Being, Flexibility, Freedom, Writer

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"Nothing prevents us from being and remaining the exponents of a united humanity, when we have a country of our own. To fulfill this mission we do not have to remain literally planted among the nations who hate and despise us."

"Nothing prevents us from being and remaining the exponents of a united humanity, when we have a country of our own. To fulfill this mission we do not have to remain literally planted among the nations who hate and despise us."

Theodor Herzl, Hungarian Journalist

Being, Country, Hate, Humanity

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"A saint is a person who gives of themself without asking for anything in return. That's how simple it is to be a saint. Try it! Try being a saint."

"A saint is a person who gives of themself without asking for anything in return. That's how simple it is to be a saint. Try it! Try being a saint."

Edward James Olmos, American Actor

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"For me, being in front of the camera and training go hand in hand."

"For me, being in front of the camera and training go hand in hand."

Kiana Tom, American Model

Being, Training

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"I was asked to memorise what I did not understand; and, my memory being so good, it refused to be insulted in that manner."

"I was asked to memorise what I did not understand; and, my memory being so good, it refused to be insulted in that manner."

Aleister Crowley, English Critic

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"The repressed memory is like a noisy intruder being thrown out of the concert hall. You can throw him out, but he will bang on the door and continue to disturb the concert. The analyst opens the door and says, If you promise to behave yourself, you can come back in."

"The repressed memory is like a noisy intruder being thrown out of the concert hall. You can throw him out, but he will bang on the door and continue to disturb the concert. The analyst opens the door and says, If you promise to behave yourself, you can come back in."

Theodor Reik, American Psychologist

Being, Memory, Promise, Will

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"For among other evils caused by being disarmed, it renders you contemptible; which is one of those disgraceful things which a prince must guard against."

"For among other evils caused by being disarmed, it renders you contemptible; which is one of those disgraceful things which a prince must guard against."

Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian Writer

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"We can all be conned but at what point do we realize that we're being conned and to what point do we allow ourselves to be conned?"

"We can all be conned but at what point do we realize that we're being conned and to what point do we allow ourselves to be conned?"

Guy Ritchie, British Director

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"I'm tired of being labelled anti-American because I ask questions."

"I'm tired of being labelled anti-American because I ask questions."

Susan Sarandon, American Actress

Being, Questions

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"I'm tired of being treated like a second-class citizen."

"I'm tired of being treated like a second-class citizen."

Rosa Parks, American Activist

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"When I first started to write, I was aware of being queer, but I didn't write about it. Queer poems would probably not have been accepted by the editors I sent them to."

"When I first started to write, I was aware of being queer, but I didn't write about it. Queer poems would probably not have been accepted by the editors I sent them to."

Thom Gunn, British Poet

Being, Editors, First, Poems

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"Being a celebrity is probably the closest to being a beautiful woman as you can get."

"Being a celebrity is probably the closest to being a beautiful woman as you can get."

Kevin Costner, American Actor

Being, Celebrity, Woman

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"I associate my motion picture career more with being unhappy and scared, or being under the gun, than with anything pleasant."

"I associate my motion picture career more with being unhappy and scared, or being under the gun, than with anything pleasant."

Francis Ford Coppola, American Director

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"Yoga is about compassion and generosity towards others. It means being mindful of the world around us."

"Yoga is about compassion and generosity towards others. It means being mindful of the world around us."

Christy Turlington, American Model

Being, Compassion, Generosity, World

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"We Negro writers, just by being black, have been on the blacklist all our lives. Censorship for us begins at the color line."

"We Negro writers, just by being black, have been on the blacklist all our lives. Censorship for us begins at the color line."

Langston Hughes, American Poet

Being, Censorship, Writers

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"I admit I'm being paid well, but it's no more than I deserve. After all, I've been screwed more times than a hooker."

"I admit I'm being paid well, but it's no more than I deserve. After all, I've been screwed more times than a hooker."

Sean Connery, Scottish Actor

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"There is no magic person out there, no perfect human being out there waiting for you."

"There is no magic person out there, no perfect human being out there waiting for you."

Helen Reddy, Australian Actress

Being, Magic, Waiting

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"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."

"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."

Golda Meir, Israeli Leader

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"It is possible to spend one's entire lifetime without ever experiencing the mystical realms or even without being aware of their existence."

"It is possible to spend one's entire lifetime without ever experiencing the mystical realms or even without being aware of their existence."

Stanislav Grof, Czechoslovakian Psychologist

Being, Existence

18

"I loved being asked 2,000 questions a day, storyboarding every move, knowing as though by instinct exactly where the camera had to be, because it was my story."

"I loved being asked 2,000 questions a day, storyboarding every move, knowing as though by instinct exactly where the camera had to be, because it was my story."

Richard Grant, American Author

Being, Day, Instinct, Questions

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"There is only one rule for being a good talker - learn to listen."

"There is only one rule for being a good talker - learn to listen."

Christopher Morley, American Author

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"I'm really not an avowed heterosexual. I'm no more proud of it than of being white or tall."

"I'm really not an avowed heterosexual. I'm no more proud of it than of being white or tall."

George Weinberg, American Psychologist

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"I loved Rent when I first heard it, but it grew on me and so did Tick, Tick... Boom. Some songs are more interesting than others and sometimes the ones that never stood out at first end up being the best to perform."

"I loved Rent when I first heard it, but it grew on me and so did Tick, Tick... Boom. Some songs are more interesting than others and sometimes the ones that never stood out at first end up being the best to perform."

Neil Patrick Harris, American Actor

Being, End, First, Songs

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"Maurice was a silly man. Maurice liked being silly."

"Maurice was a silly man. Maurice liked being silly."

Barry Gibb, English Musician

Being, Man, Silly

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"No one would argue against the fact that L.A. leads the country in opportunities for being hip and pretentious."

"No one would argue against the fact that L.A. leads the country in opportunities for being hip and pretentious."

Merrill Markoe, American Author

Being, Country, Fact

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"Well, you know what they say in Hollywood - the most important thing is being sincere, even if you have to fake it."

"Well, you know what they say in Hollywood - the most important thing is being sincere, even if you have to fake it."

Cesar Romero, American Actor

Being, Hollywood

18

"Indeed, if our ancestors of millions of years ago hadn't learned how to care for one another and hunt in packs, they'd all have ended up being eaten by leopards."

"Indeed, if our ancestors of millions of years ago hadn't learned how to care for one another and hunt in packs, they'd all have ended up being eaten by leopards."

Robert Shea, American Author

Being, Care, Years

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"The poet enjoys the incomparable privilege of being able to be himself and others, as he wishes."

"The poet enjoys the incomparable privilege of being able to be himself and others, as he wishes."

Charles Baudelaire, French Poet

Being, Privilege, Wishes

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"Bad company is like a nail driven into a post, which, after the first and second blow, may be drawn out with little difficulty; but being once driven up to the head, the pincers cannot take hold to draw it out, but which can only be done by the destruction of the wood."

"Bad company is like a nail driven into a post, which, after the first and second blow, may be drawn out with little difficulty; but being once driven up to the head, the pincers cannot take hold to draw it out, but which can only be done by the destruction of the wood."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

Being, Company, Destruction, Difficulty

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"Did you ever stop to think why cops are always famous for being dumb? Simple. Because they don't have to be anything else."

"Did you ever stop to think why cops are always famous for being dumb? Simple. Because they don't have to be anything else."

Orson Welles, American Actor

Being, Dumb, Famous

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"There is more credit and satisfaction in being a first-rate truck driver than a tenth-rate executive."

"There is more credit and satisfaction in being a first-rate truck driver than a tenth-rate executive."

B. C. Forbes, Scottish Journalist

Being, Credit, First, Satisfaction

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"I don't see 'lines of force' as being destructive, except to the extent that they are exclusively traceable through observance of the path of distorted material left in their wake."

"I don't see 'lines of force' as being destructive, except to the extent that they are exclusively traceable through observance of the path of distorted material left in their wake."

Brian Ferneyhough, British Composer

18

"I like being in new places and seeing new sights."

"I like being in new places and seeing new sights."

Tom Welling, American Actor

18

"I know I'm only one human being and I'm only making one tiny contribution and it's nothing more than that."

"I know I'm only one human being and I'm only making one tiny contribution and it's nothing more than that."

Halle Berry, American Actress

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"I leave before being left. I decide."

"I leave before being left. I decide."

Brigitte Bardot, French Actress

18

"Fugitive slaves were rare then, and as a fugitive slave lecturer, I had the advantage of being the first one out."

"Fugitive slaves were rare then, and as a fugitive slave lecturer, I had the advantage of being the first one out."

Frederick Douglass, American Author

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"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."

"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."

Andrea Martin, Canadian Actor

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"Man is a special being, and if left to himself, in an isolated condition, would be one of the weakest creatures; but associated with his kind, he works wonders."

"Man is a special being, and if left to himself, in an isolated condition, would be one of the weakest creatures; but associated with his kind, he works wonders."

Daniel Webster, American Statesman

Being, Man, Wonders

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"Being in touch with the natural world is crucial."

"Being in touch with the natural world is crucial."

David Attenborough, British Journalist

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"Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy."

"Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy."

William Butler Yeats, Irish Poet

Being, Joy, Sense

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"I'm learning a lot about myself being alone, and doing what I'm doing."

"I'm learning a lot about myself being alone, and doing what I'm doing."

Chantal Kreviazuk, Canadian Musician

Being, Learning

18

"The greatest gift is not being afraid to question."

"The greatest gift is not being afraid to question."

Ruby Dee, American Actress

Being, Question

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"Living with a saint is more grueling than being one."

"Living with a saint is more grueling than being one."

Christian Nestell Bovee, American Author

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