Being Quotes

13380 Being quotes by 7372 unique authors

Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis. — Arthur Ashe
Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night. — Isaac Asimov
When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that American society has found one… — Isaac Asimov
In the history of Wikileaks, nobody has claimed that the material being put out is not authentic. — Julian Assange
Ethics are not necessarily to do with being law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doing the right thing. — Kate Atkinson
Apart from the fact that your physical ability starts to decline, I also think someone in their fifties being childlike becomes a little sad. You've… — Rowan Atkinson
Being in touch with the natural world is crucial. — David Attenborough
As far as I'm concerned, if there is a supreme being then He chose organic evolution as a way of bringing into existence the natural… — David Attenborough
It's extraordinary how self-obsessed human beings are. The things that people always go on about is, 'tell us about us', 'tell us about the first… — David Attenborough
Very few species have survived unchanged. There's one called lingula, which is a little shellfish, a little brachiopod about the size of my fingernail, that… — David Attenborough
Because I am a mother, I am capable of being shocked: as I never was when I was not one. — Margaret Atwood
Vampires get the joy of flying around and living forever, werewolves get the joy of animal spirits. But zombies, they're not rich, or aristocratic, they… — Margaret Atwood
Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain... To feel the freedom that comes from being… — Kevyn Aucoin
No human being is innocent, but there is a class of innocent human actions called Games. — Wystan Hugh Auden
Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been lost, and was found, is saved from being lost again. — Saint Augustine
Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations… — Saint Augustine
Bad company is like a nail driven into a post, which, after the first and second blow, may be drawn out with little difficulty; but… — Saint Augustine
Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to… — Jane Austen
To flatter and follow others, without being flattered and followed in turn, is but a state of half enjoyment. — Jane Austen
Good-humoured, unaffected girls, will not do for a man who has been used to sensible women. They are two distinct orders of being. — Jane Austen
Next to being married, a girl likes to be crossed in love a little now and then. — Jane Austen
I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle. — Jane Austen
Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony. — Jane Austen
Where youth and diffidence are united, it requires uncommon steadiness of reason to resist the attraction of being called the most charming girl in the… — Jane Austen
Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of… — Jane Austen

Who Wrote These Being Quotes

7,372 authors contributed a total of 13,380 Being Quotes, led by these top contributors: