The two most important requirements for major success are: first, being in the right place at the right time, and second, doing something about it.
Being born in a stable does not make one a horse.
I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man?
I don’t know the law, the kind of law of quantity and quality, but I think the opportunity of people being able to express themselves and to have the means of production is a great thing. It’s also changing how we’re telling stories.
Being a teen can be tough. Just try to surround yourself with really good friends that really have your back, and also be a really good friend to those who really care about you. If you’re not sure about certain things, talk to your friends that you trust and your family.
Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not come that far, but none comes further.
If you look deep enough you will see music; the heart of nature being everywhere music.
His father is governor of Media, and though he has the greatest command given him of all the rest of my generals, he still covetously desires more, and my being without issue spurs him on to this wicked design. But Philotas takes wrong measures.
Enjoy the pressure. Enjoy the stress. Enjoy being uncomfortable. And don’t shy away from it, embrace it.
Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.
For me, growing up felt like a roller coaster ride at times, but looking back, I don’t think that it was such a bad thing. It was all part of the excitement of being young.
Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one’s potential.
Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.
Being of service to others is what brings true happiness.
I’m someone who just likes being in my cave and thinking up weird stuff.
Half of being smart is knowing what you are dumb about.
Being cool is being your own self, not doing something that someone else is telling you to do.
My natural color is dark blond, but right now I like being a brunette. I did a movie last summer and they dyed my hair platinum – I hated it.
Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion – it is a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ.
That God does not exist, I cannot deny, That my whole being cries out for God I cannot forget.
I’d like to be a queen in people’s hearts but I don’t see myself being queen of this country.
There are many harsh lessons to be learned from the gambling experience, but the harshest one of all is the difference between having Fun and being Smart.
An intense anticipation itself transforms possibility into reality; our desires being often but precursors of the things which we are capable of performing.
Unconditional love really exists in each of us. It is part of our deep inner being. It is not so much an active emotion as a state of being. It’s not ‘I love you’ for this or that reason, not ‘I love you if you love me.’ It’s love for no reason, love without an object.
Don’t walk through life just playing football. Don’t walk through life just being an athlete. Athletics will fade. Character and integrity and really making an impact on someone’s life, that’s the ultimate vision, that’s the ultimate goal – bottom line.
There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.
Unlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the ocean, man does not lose his being in the society in which he lives. Man’s life is independent. He is born not for the development of the society alone, but for the development of his self.
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There’s no point in being a damn fool about it.
Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It’s being able to take it as well as dish it out. That’s the only way you’re going to get respect from the players.
I love shifting between being super cute and aggressive. It’s funny.
One must think like a hero to behave like a merely decent human being.
Ain’t no man can avoid being born average, but there ain’t no man got to be common.
Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.
Finding your soul begins by discovering our ability to listen! Alternatively, by sharing a smile, a laugh and just by being human to everyone – from friends, colleagues, family, and especially strangers, including those who are not from the same station in life as you.
Usually, the loudest in the room is the weakes. The quietest man in the room, who is being very observant, is the smartest and the strongest.
We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without being more sensitive to pain.
I’m fiercely independent, but I’m also terrified of being alone.
Being noticed can be a burden. Jesus got himself crucified because he got himself noticed. So I disappear a lot.
Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men.
I do believe in God. But you won’t find me visiting temples every now and then. I believe in self-realization. Peace of mind matters a lot to me. What’s the point in doing something just for the sake of it? I’d rather do something I like doing as long as I’m being true to myself.
Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance and self-control, diligence and strength of will, cheerfulness and content, and a hundred virtues which the idle will never know.
Is Wagner a human being at all? Is he not rather a disease? He contaminates everything he touches – he has made music sick.
If a writer knows enough about what he is writing about, he may omit things that he knows. The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one ninth of it being above water.
We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty.
The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from being a rare and curious phenomenon, peculiar to myself and to a few other solitary men, is the central and inevitable fact of human existence.
The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are always being asked to do things, and yet you are not decrepit enough to turn them down.
It’s no fun being a loser. Trust me.
Freedom lies in being bold.
What’s the reality of being inside a zoo, for the animals and for the people who love and care for those animals? There’s a lot of joy, and there’s a lot of loss.
Language… has created the word ‘loneliness’ to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word ‘solitude’ to express the glory of being alone.
Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.
Success to me is being a good person, treating people well.
Being the best is:applying yourself to your potential, putting out the best version of yourself.
Being a gentleman is a worthy goal.
The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake – you can’t learn anything from being perfect.
Acting is not about being someone different. It’s finding the similarity in what is apparently different, then finding myself in there.
There’s nothing wrong with being a loser, it just depends on how good you are at it.
I am just one human being.
Hip-hop is not about crime. Hip-hop is not about being a gangster.
Being yourself is very sexy, you know?
Love… it surrounds every being and extends slowly to embrace all that shall be.
There is never just one thing that leads to success for anyone. I feel it always a combination of passion, dedication, hard work, and being in the right place at the right time.
I enjoy being happy every day, and hopefully you can hear my happiness in my music. Life is beautiful.
Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, seek to be worthy of being known.
I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law.
We Negro writers, just by being black, have been on the blacklist all our lives. Censorship for us begins at the color line.
I take a lot of pride in being myself. I’m comfortable with who I am.
How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.
Sobriety was the greatest gift I ever gave myself. I don’t put it on a platform. I don’t campaign about it. It’s just something that works for me. It enabled me to really connect with another human being – my wife, Sheryl – which I was never able to do before.
