Being Quotes

Being yourself is one of the hardest things because it's scary. You always wonder whether you'll be accepted for who you really are. I decided to call my record 'Inside Out' because that's my motto about life. I don't think you ever succeed at trying to be anyone else but who you truly are.

True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can.

The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.

I think I had a more European outlook about the body and sex. The body is in no way dirty, and sex is something beautiful to give to and share with a lover. It has nothing to do with promiscuity, because I only believe in being in love with one man at a time.

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.'