Quotes about Being, page 5

Man, being reasonable, must get drunk; the best of life is but intoxication.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about being

Sometimes we are less unhappy in being deceived by those we love, than in being undeceived by them.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about being

What is fame? The advantage of being known by people of whom you yourself know nothing, and for whom you care as little.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about being

I spent 30 years of my life not being wanted at all for films.

Quote by Michael Caine about being

The best research for playing a drunk is being a British actor for 20 years.

Quote by Michael Caine about being

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 of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about being

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.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about being

In sleep, you are safe from the revolting mechanics of living and being a prey to outrageous fortune.

Quote by Taylor Caldwell about being

My relatives used to laugh when I talked of being a writer.

Quote by Taylor Caldwell about being

Women are not pals enough with men, so we must make ourselves indispensable. After all, we have the greatest weapon in our hands by just being women.

Quote by Maria Callas about being

Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being.

Quote by Albert Camus about being

Martyrs, my friend, have to choose between being forgotten, mocked or used. As for being understood - never.

Quote by Albert Camus about being

I fell into playwriting accidentally, took some classes in it, and also took creative writing classes, but I really didn't expect it to be a career because I didn't believe there was a way to make money as a playwright without being lucky and I...

Quote by Orson Scott about being

It's the middle class that feels the luxury of being able to have causes.

Quote by Orson Scott about being

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 being kindly spoken of.

Quote by Jane Austen about being

I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.

Quote by Jane Austen about being

Next to being married, a girl likes to be crossed in love a little now and then.

Quote by Jane Austen about being

Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony.

Quote by Jane Austen about being

To flatter and follow others, without being flattered and followed in turn, is but a state of half enjoyment.

Quote by Jane Austen about being

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 our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what we would have others think of us.

Quote by Jane Austen about being