Being Quotations

The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.

Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.

The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught.

Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness.

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.

We must not allow other people's limited perceptions to define us.

The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.

What we see depends mainly on what we look for.

The soul that is within me no man can degrade.

Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.

Nobody got anywhere in the world by simply being content.

A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

With confidence, you have won before you have started.

The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.

Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.

A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.

As a body everyone is single, as a soul never.

Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.

Don't waste a minute not being happy. If one window closes, run to the next window- or break down a door.

Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.

Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own.

Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end - no apologies, no regrets.

Originality is... a by-product of sincerity.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.

Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.

First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love.

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.

Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

To help yourself, you must be yourself. Be the best that you can be. When you make a mistake, learn from it, pick yourself up and move on.

I wasn't always this confident. Growing up as the awkward gay kid in a small town in Pennsylvania, you're constantly told, 'Don't be yourself, don't be proud of who you are.

I'm lucky because the strongest emotion I have ever felt is being in love, and that definitely informs my writing.

If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity.

My dad used to say, 'Just be yourself and you'll be fine,' but it's really, really true.

There is only one you for all time. Fearlessly be yourself.

Don't worry what people say or what people think. Be yourself.

I'm being honest, I say what I think.

I'm not playing a role. I'm being myself, whatever the hell that is.

It's never too late - never too late to start over, never too late to be happy.

Being pregnant was the healthiest I've ever been in my life. Except for the cupcakes.

I mean one of the things about being alone is that you've no people to define yourself off, I mean, people are like all-round mirrors, because let's face it, we don't often see ourselves all round in a mirror anyway, do we.

Inspiration comes from within yourself. One has to be positive. When you're positive, good things happen.

When you are a strong woman, you will attract trouble. When a man feels threatened, there is always trouble.

All through my life, I didn't really consider my eyes at all, and then I became an actress. It's great, I guess. They're just in my face, and one is green and one is blue. It's different, and I'm definitely a proponent of being different in any way you can in life, so I guess if you're born a bit different that's a good thing.

If the people in the audience are talking, you're being ignored. If the people are gazing at you, you've got something they want to hear.

Loneliness is my least favorite thing about life. The thing that I'm most worried about is just being alone without anybody to care for or someone who will care for me.

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

I'm getting married because I'm in love with a girl and want to spend my life with her. You can't live your life doing what other people want you to or you'll be miserable. At some point you just have to be yourself.

The contemporary American novelist benefits in a way from being ignored. It makes you angrier and makes you want to go into all of those places where you shouldnt.

We are half ruined by conformity, but we should be wholly ruined without it.

I feel that the simplicity of life is just being yourself.

I really think that there was a great advantage in many ways to being a woman. I think we are a lot better at personal relationships, and then have the capability obviously of telling it like it is when it's necessary.

Before, I was really passive, all I cared about was being in love with my boyfriend. I didn't have any creative power, nothing. I don't know that person any more.

Yoga is a way to freedom. By its constant practice, we can free ourselves from fear, anguish and loneliness.

If you were happy every day of your life you wouldn't be a human being, you'd be a game show host.

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.

I have a feeling that being in love sometimes means the projection of your desires onto another person. The important thing is that you like the other person, respect the other person and want to raise children with the other person.

Fashion is about dressing according to what's fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.

If you have to change something about you to be in a part, I don't think it's easy to do. You should just pick the part where you can just be yourself.

A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.

What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be.

I've been through a lot of things in my personal and family life. That turned me into a fighter. I always strive to be the best I possibly can.

Don't be afraid to be awesome. Sometimes being weird and different is good. When you think you're working hard, there is always someone else working harder, so always be yourself and know your stuff.

I enjoy being happy every day, and hopefully you can hear my happiness in my music. Life is beautiful.

When you become famous, being famous becomes your profession.

Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you?

I went from not knowing anything to becoming really curious and wanting to know and respecting people in the industry, realizing how hard they work. I will always be thankful for 'Top Model' for that.

Being mean just for being mean's sake isn't funny.

You can't really be strong until you see a funny side to things.

A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars.

I love being photographed, I love the ramp.

Being happy in your skin that's what it's all about.

I'm happy, and I think being happy keeps you looking young.

If you want to be happy for life, love what you do.

Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it.

Is being single hard? It depends where your mind is. If you are focused, being single is an enjoyable experience, but if you hate being alone, you'll hate being single. I think it depends on the individual are where they are in life.

Being the first to cross the finish line makes you a winner in only one phase of life. It's what you do after you cross the line that really counts.

As I get older I'm more and more comfortable being alone.

When you're hiding behind a character all the time, as soon as you have to be yourself, you feel kind of terrified.

It is impossible to treat a child too well. Children are spoiled by being ignored too much or by harshness, not by kindness.

The desire to get married, which - I regret to say, I believe is basic and primal in women - is followed almost immediately by an equally basic and primal urge - which is to be single again.

I never thought I was funny, but I enjoy being funny

Solitude is strength; to depend on the presence of the crowd is weakness. The man who needs a mob to nerve him is much more alone than he imagines.

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.

I am a feminist, and I define myself: Be yourself, because if you can get away with it, that is the ultimate feminist act.

What I love most about Mother's Day is that I am acknowledged and honored for being a mother.

The best part about being alone is that you really don't have to answer to anybody. You do what you want.

Every day I've got to be thankful that I am alive, and you never know - the cliche is, I guess, you could get hit by a bus tomorrow, so you'd better be at peace with whatever you got going at the moment.

You laugh at me because I'm different, I laugh at you because you're all the same.

The greatest thing about where my life is right now is it's very relaxed and chill. I'm just hanging out, being myself and doing my work.

Success is just being happy. And I try so many different things. I do a lot of different things. Because I think God has helped me to love myself. I know who God is, and I love God.

Being pregnant was a lot like being a child again. There was always someone telling you what to do.

I take a lot of pride in being myself. I'm comfortable with who I am.

Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.

I'm concentrating on staying healthy, having peace, being happy, remembering what is important, taking in nature and animals, spending time reading, trying to understand the universe, where science and the spiritual meet.