Being Quotes

13380 Being quotes by 7372 unique authors

But all bubbles have a way of bursting or being deflated in the end. — Barry Gibb
To me the definition of true masculinity - and femininity, too - is being able to lay in your own skin comfortably. — Vincent D'Onofrio
My feminism is humanism, with the weakest being those who I represent, and that includes many beings and life forms, including some men. — Sandra Cisneros
One cannot spend one's time in being modern when there are so many more important things to be. — Wallace Stevens
There is something very satisfactory about being in the middle of something. — Marilyn Hacker
Being an optimist after you've got everything you want doesn't count. — Kin Hubbard
Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog. — Doug Larson
Be fond of the man who jests at his scars, if you like; but never believe he is being on the level with you. — Pamela Hansford Johnson
I can't for the life of me see that by being permissive you actually assist anyone. — Jenny Shipley
No amount of humanitarian assistance can protect people from being attacked. — Jan Egeland
Love from one being to another can only be that two solitudes come nearer, recognize and protect and comfort each other. — Han Suyin
I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else. — Earl Weaver
Wisdom is knowledge which has become a part of one's being. — Orison Swett Marden
I find, in being black, a thing of beauty: a joy; a strength; a secret cup of gladness. — Ossie Davis
No one ever complains about a speech being too short! — Ira Hayes
The only nice thing about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others. — Doug Larson
Does there, I wonder, exist a being who has read all, or approximately all, that the person of average culture is supposed to have read,… — Arnold Bennett
Religion has endured since the dawn of human consciousness precisely because it encompasses so much of being human. No idea has endured so long, gathered… — Robert Winston
I always have a good reason for taking something out but I never have one for putting something in. And I don't want to, because… — Robert Rauschenberg
We are born, so to speak, twice over; born into existence, and born into life; born a human being, and born a man. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Of all the hard jobs around, one of the hardest is being a good teacher. — Maggie Gallagher
I don't believe in dogmas and theologies. I just believe in being a good person. — Robert Mapplethorpe
All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and you don't win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being… — Anita Brookner
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. — Dustin Hoffman
Great men of action... never mind on occasion being ridiculous; in a sense it is part of their job, and at times they all are. — Oswald Mosley

Who Wrote These Being Quotes

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