Being Quotes

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.

I have bursts of being a lady, but it doesn't last long.

A human being is only breath and shadow.

Actually I don't remember being born, it must have happened during one of my black outs.

I really don't like going out. I don't like restaurants because I don't like the idea of someone, a waitress, being responsible for my evening. I like seconds, and more, and lots of conversation, and I've always hated the idea that in a restaurant an evening just ends. I find that incredibly depressing.

It's hard sometimes to not want to know what people are saying behind your back and to ignore certain things that are being written.

The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.

Once again, I think there is little art being done that really owns up to such intense possibilities.

I'm a minister, and I serve as a minister in addition to being a university professor.

I realised how paranoid and guarded and not trusting - walled-in - I had become. Not consciously so, but just this armour that I kind of have, protective armour. It's not for my friends or family, but for being.outside in the world, always on guard.

I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of your life. You can't truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles.

The sad thing is most people have to check with someone before they do the things that make them happy. We're all passing through; the least we can do is be happy, and the only way to do that is by being selfish.

Being able to draw means being able to put things in believable space. People who don't draw very well can't do that.