Being Quotes

For me, being raised in a free America made all the difference.

You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however.

I've been accustomed to being famous and having a certain level of attention for 14 years, but in the last few months, it's changed. It's like on the arcade game, I've gone up to the next level.

There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol.

No man or woman of the humblest sort can really be strong, gentle and good, without the world being better for it, without somebody being helped and comforted by the very existence of that goodness.

Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful, that's what matters to me.

I don't want you to apologize for being rich; I want you to acknowledge that in America, we all should have to pay our fair share.

I just think that gay men have much better taste than any straight man I have met. I have never gotten any grief about having a good time, being unapologetic, and irreverent from a gay man.

Boys will be boys. And even that wouldn't matter if only we could prevent girls from being girls.

I have always been aware that you have to get people listening before you can change their minds. Any artist's big fear is being ignored, so if you get debate, that's great.

Most of the arguments to which I am party fall somewhat short of being impressive, knowing to the fact that neither I nor my opponent knows what we are talking about.

At one point, I was just perceived as only being angry, but now I'm being perceived as angry, peaceful, and spiritual.

I quit being afraid when my first venture failed and the sky didn't fall down.

I love music so much I love what I do. I work very hard at being the best musician I can be because I love it.

You are all things. Denying, rejecting, judging or hiding from any aspect of your total being creates pain and results in a lack of wholeness.

The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.

There will always be a Beach Boys. Being a Beach Boy is like being in love.

The politics of partisanship and the resulting inaction and excuses have paralyzed decision-making, primarily at the federal level, and the big issues of the day are not being addressed, leaving our future in jeopardy.

The interesting thing about being a mother is that everyone wants pets, but no one but me cleans the kitty litter.

Happiness is a matter of one's most ordinary and everyday mode of consciousness being busy and lively and unconcerned with self.

As a performer you are being used to keep people watching so the commercial endorsements that support the network can be seen by as many people as possible.

Being in your forties - any woman who isn't there yet, I just have to say to you: Euphoria is coming to you.

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.

I'm very much afraid of being mad - that's my one fear.

I had done some flimflam movies, but I didn't understand what being an actor meant anymore.

The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That's real glory. That's the essence of it.

I direct with energy. I believe in energy. I think energy is an electric thing in actors. I try to inspire, encourage, and make choices with lots of energy. And truth. I'm big fan of truth and being funny. I like leading 50 people into battle every day.

Gain a modest reputation for being unreliable and you will never be asked to do a thing.

I don't get angry very often. I lose my temper rarely. And when I do, there's always a legitimate cause. Normally I have a great lightness of being. I take things in a very happy, amused way.

At the risk of being forgotten completely by the media, I went to college and pursued a passion that had nothing to do with acting: mathematics.