Quotes about Being, page 6

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

Where youth and diffidence are united, it requires uncommon steadiness of reason to resist the attraction of being called the most charming girl in the world.

Quote by Jane Austen about being

Discipline is a symbol of caring to a child. He needs guidance. If there is love, there is no such thing as being too tough with a child. A parent must also not be afraid to hang himself. If you have never been hated by your child, you have never...

Quote by Bette Davis about being

It probably reaches deep down into my childhood history as a geek, being interested in comic books and getting nowhere with girls. Those two things going hand-in-hand.

Quote by Michael Chabon about being

That makes Joe pretty unusual among comic book artists of his time, though there were a couple, the foremost among them being Will Eisner, a brilliant artist and a very talented storyteller.

Quote by Michael Chabon about being

As an Independent, she has no party backing... Her being the first Independent president trumps the fact that she's a woman. It causes even more upheaval in Washington than her being female.

Quote by Geena Davis about being

I certainly feel a joy in being alive that is sometimes quite overwhelming, but I feel terrible grief at the same time.

Quote by Julie Christie about being

I couldn't grasp the reality that I was in some way being singled out and given these jobs. I thought I was just going to be a stage actress. The idea of stardom never occurred to me.

Quote by Julie Christie about being

I don't think I would have been a good mother. Being a parent brings immense responsibility. It's a Herculean task. It would be almost too much for me.

Quote by Julie Christie about being

I have only just started to approach being a serious actress.

Quote by Julie Christie about being

Acting is also working with people who invite you into their dreams and trust you with their innermost being.

Quote by Catherine Deneuve about being

As in Les Voleurs, I have to put myself in a little danger. I'm afraid of being too sure, to just deliver.

Quote by Catherine Deneuve about being

Being a film actor is very different from a theatre actor.

Quote by Catherine Deneuve about being

Being an actor means being an instrument for someone else. I want to give myself completely.

Quote by Catherine Deneuve about being

Being an actress is a very physical thing. If I didn't look the way I looked, I would never have started in films.

Quote by Catherine Deneuve about being

I realized if I was going to speak publicly as an actor, then I had a responsibility to talk not only about myself, but about things that I believed were being lied about.

Quote by Julie Christie about being

I always try to keep that feeling of being on the edge. I'm afraid of knowing too well and seeming mechanical.

Quote by Catherine Deneuve about being

I think I was probably being too nitpicky. But that's how I was. I couldn't have been otherwise.

Quote by Julie Christie about being

It's quite hard for me being an actress because I actually don't like attention.

Quote by Julie Christie about being

I like being famous when it's convenient for me and completely anonymous when it's not.

Quote by Catherine Deneuve about being