Being Quotes

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.

You spend a much larger part of your life being old, not young.

Being in control of your life and having realistic expectations about your day-to-day challenges are the keys to stress management, which is perhaps the most important ingredient to living a happy, healthy and rewarding life.

I had everything I'd hoped for, but I wasn't being myself. So I decided to be honest about who I was. It was strange: The people who loved me for being funny suddenly didn't like me for being... me.

No memory of having starred atones for later disregard, or keeps the end from being hard.

Life lived for tomorrow will always be just a day away from being realized.

Since she got a cause and stopped being funny. I think she's real funny, but lately it's all been hearts and flowers and tears and saving teenagers and creating a role model. And that ain't funny. No giggles there.

Communication is about being effective, not always about being proper.

Being with a woman all night never hurt no professional baseball player. It's staying up all night looking for a woman that does him in.

One thing about being successful is that I stopped being afraid of dying. Once you're a star you're dead already. You're embalmed.

My music is about being strong, even in your vulnerability.

The real key is to live in an environment where the mind feels free to choose the right thing instead of being compelled by habit and inertia to choose the wrong thing.

It is futile to judge a kind deed by its motives. Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.

The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered. We know that. And yes, there are certainly times when we aren't able to muster as much strength and patience as we would like. It's called being human.

I don't know how to defend myself: surprised innocence cannot imagine being under suspicion.