Being Quotes

The moment I have realized God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him - that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.

I'm happy being myself, which I've never been before. I always hid in other people, or tried to find myself through the characters, or live out their lives, but I didn't have those things in mine.

Being on Broadway is the modern equivalent of being a monk. I sleep a lot, eat a lot, and rest a lot.

Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being.

Positive feelings come from being honest about yourself and accepting your personality, and physical characteristics, warts and all; and, from belonging to a family that accepts you without question.

I just liked the feeling of being on stage.

When I was younger, I used to be super, super shy. I still find myself being scared of things.

Life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few, we ought to waste none of them in reading valueless books.

Drinking bear is easy. Trashing your hotel room is easy. But being a Christian, that's a tough call. That's rebellion.

There's some benefit to being happy in your life. Of looking around and saying, 'This is mine.'

I'm far from being god, but I work god damn hard.

Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.

Don't go away. I don't want to be alone. I can't stand being alone.

Presence is more than just being there.

To be conscious means not simply to be, but to be reported, known, to have awareness of one's being added to that being.

If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated.

The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.

Holidays are the best. I couldn't imagine being from a small family.

Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common.

Being famous is having the power to really implement positive change in the world, and it gives you the power to do what you want. I'm really grateful for it because I can play music and people will listen.

The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood.

There's no reason to change what you are, but if you're not being you, then you need to acknowledge that.

You can be childlike without being childish. A child always wants to have fun. Ask yourself, "Am I having fun?"

I love being famous. It's almost like being white.

I remember being on film sets when I was younger, and only men got to do the cool action movies. So I thought, 'Maybe I'll get to produce one day and get to do cool stuff too,' which is what happened when we did 'Charlie's Angels.' Starting my production company was a big turning point for me.

I get a kick out of being an outsider constantly. It allows me to be creative.

Being a good actor isn't easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I'm done.

I never cut class. I loved getting As, I liked being smart. I liked being on time. I thought being smart is cooler than anything in the world.