Being Quotes

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.

An omnipotent God is the only being with no reason to lie.

Being famous is just like being in high school. But I'm not interested in being the cheerleader. I'm not interested in being Gwen Stefani. She's the cheerleader, and I'm out in the smoker shed.

Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the surrender is mutual.

Tolerance is a very dull virtue. It is boring. Unlike love, it has always had a bad press. It is negative. It merely means putting up with people, being able to stand things.

I think being beautiful is only one aspect of your life.

Thinking you're immortal is weirdly similar to being immortal.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

There are lots of people I admire and respect, but I don't necessarily want to be like them. I'm to happy being myself.

Very often there's this misapprehension about actors being people that need to display themselves, to reveal themselves in public.

Beware how you take away hope from another human being.

You, the actor, must be aware of when you're being funny, but the character you're playing should always be oblivious to the fact.

I was so thrilled being a reporter, because it gave you the kind of access to people that you wouldn't ever get to meet.

There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.

But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

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.