Being Quotes
13380 Being quotes by 7372 unique authors
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The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.
— Joseph Campbell
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I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.
— Joseph Campbell
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Life is without meaning. You bring the meaning to it. The meaning of life is whatever you ascribe it to be. Being alive is the…
— Joseph Campbell
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We're so engaged in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget the inner value, the rapture that is associated with being…
— Joseph Campbell
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I'm always trying to do the impossible to please people. It comes from not being secure in myself and not looking at the things within…
— Naomi Campbell
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I would love to see more women directors because they represent half of the population - and gave birth to the whole world. Without them…
— Jane Campion
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I took four years off after 'In the Cut' because I wanted to see who I'd be without work. I even tried being a hermit…
— Jane Campion
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There was a big drive when I was at art school to make you aware of the economy of meaning - after all, this was…
— Jane Campion
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I'm a minister, and I serve as a minister in addition to being a university professor.
— Tony Campolo
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Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being.
— Albert Camus
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Martyrs, my friend, have to choose between being forgotten, mocked or used. As for being understood - never.
— Albert Camus
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I have never been able to renounce the light, the pleasure of being, and the freedom in which I grew up.
— Albert Camus
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Conscious of not being able to separate myself from my time, I have decided to become part of it.
— Albert Camus
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There is in me an anarchy and frightful disorder. Creating makes me die a thousand deaths, because it means making order, and my entire being…
— Albert Camus
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The fear of burglars is not only the fear of being robbed, but also the fear of a sudden and unexpected clutch out of the…
— Elias Canetti
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I have become down-hearted, I have become discouraged, I have become depressed. I'm just like you. I'm a human being and I have my problems.
— Dyan Cannon
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One thing about being a stand-up is it's a one-man show. You gotta do everything. You're the producer, writer, director, and the actor. You just…
— Nick Cannon
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McDonald's is almost 50 years old. For 47 years we had a pretty consistent track record of being able to deliver admirable sales.
— Jim Cantalupo
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Being French, to me, is first and foremost being a revolutionary.
— Eric Cantona
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Being on stage isn't so tough compared to the football pitch.
— Eric Cantona
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Even as a footballer, I was always being creative.
— Eric Cantona
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Whether it's people walking off 'The View' when Bill O'Reilly makes a statement about radical Islam or Juan Williams being fired for expressing his opinion,…
— Eric Cantor
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Now the proposal is yet again another $150 billion before we start to think about a freeze. But $150 billion spent on more government programs;…
— Eric Cantor
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I don't think you should be allowed to eat in a restaurant if you haven't waited tables at least once. It's so irritating when I…
— Lizzy Caplan
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Writing stopped being fun when I discovered the difference between good writing and bad and, even more terrifying, the difference between it and true art.…
— Truman Capote
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