Be You Quotes - Page 19

• There was nowhere I could go that wouldn't be you.

  Jeffrey Eugenides

  Jeffrey Eugenides (2003). “Middlesex”, p.189, A&C Black

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• Be you in what line of life you may, it will be amongst your misfortunes if you have not time properly to attend to [money management]; for. ... want of attention to pecuniary matters ... has impeded the progress of science and of genius itself.

  William Cobbett

  Science, Progress, Attention

  William Cobbett (2012). “Advice to Young Men And (Incidentally) to Young Women in the Middle and Higher Ranks of Life. In a Series of Letters, Addressed to a Youth, a Bachelor, a Lover, a Husband, a Father, a Citizen, or a Subject.”, p.62, tredition

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• It annoys me that the burden of proof is on us. It should be "You came up with the idea. Why do you believe it?" I could tell you I've got superpowers. But I can't go up to people saying "Prove I can't fly." They'd go: "What do you mean 'Prove you can't fly'? Prove you can!"

  Ricky Gervais

  Fear, Believe, Mean

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• It reminds me how funny living in LA can be; You go to a friend's barbecue and you leave the face of Victoria Beckham's look book.

  Alice Greczyn

  Book, Looks, Faces

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• Life is not perfect. It never will be. You just have to make the very best of it, and you have to open your heart to what the world can show you; and sometimes it's terrifying, and sometimes it's incredibly beautiful, and I'll take both. Thanks.

  Graham Nash

  Life, Beautiful, Heart

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• Yo, you don't need nobody to represent you. You represent you. You represent the best version of who you could be. You go out there and change the world.

  Pharrell Williams

  Needs, World, Versions

  "Pharrell Williams on Advanced Style Moves and That Oscar Snub: My Song Will 'Be Here For 10 Years'". Interview with Zach Baron, www.gq.com. March 25, 2014.

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• But in order to be the thing you want to be, you have to work like a dog at the thing you love.

  Frank Langella

  Dog, Order, Want

  "Frank Gets Really Frank : Twenty-six years ago, as a vain young man, Frank Langella appeared in the first production at the Mark Taper Forum. Now, as busy as ever, he is happily embracing the new and differing roles maturity offers". Interview with Barbara Isenberg, articles.latimes.com. May 9, 1993.

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• You were born to be real, not to be perfect. You are here to be you, not to live someone else's life.

  Ralph Marston

  Life, Real, Perfect

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• I knew it would be you

  Charles Bukowski

  Would Be

  Charles Bukowski (2014). “Charles Bukowski Fiction Collection”, p.38, Harper Collins

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• When I get involved, I give it my heart,
  I mean my mind, my soul, my body: I mean every part.
  But if it doesn't work out, yo, it just doesn't.
  It wasn't meant to be, you know, it just wasn't.

  MC Lyte

  Rap, Mean, Heart

  Song: Paper Thin, Album: Lyte as a Rock

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• Your whole appearance is a lie and it could never be true.
  And if you really loved yourself, then you would try and be you.

  Phife Dawg

  Being Yourself, Lying, Rap

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• You can't just be you. You have to double yourself. You have to read books on subjects you know nothing about. You have to travel to places you never thought of traveling. You have to meet every kind of person and endlessly stretch what you know.

  Mary Wells Lawrence

  Motivational, Being Yourself, Travel

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• To be the kind of writer you want to be, you must first be the kind of thinker you want to be.

  Ayn Rand

  Writing, Creative, Firsts

  Ayn Rand (2000). “The Art of Fiction: A Guide for Writers and Readers”, p.102, Penguin

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• There are no limitations with a song. To me a song is a little piece of art. It can be whatever you like it to be. You can write the simplest song, and that's lovely, or you can just write a song that is abstract art.

  Laura Nyro

  Song, Art, Writing

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• There's no limit to what you can dream. You expect the unexpected, you believe in magic, in fairy tales, and in possibilities. Then you grow older and that innocence is shattered and somewhere along the way the reality of life gets in the way and you're hit by the realization that you can't be all you wanted to be, you just might have to settle for a little bit less.

  Cecelia Ahern

  Love, Dream, Believe

  Cecelia Ahern (2005). “Rosie Dunne”, Wheeler Pub Incorporated

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• Go forth in peace, for you have followed the good road. Go forth without fear, for he who created you has made you holy, has always protected you, and loves you as a mother. Blessed be you, my God, for having created me.

  Clare of Assisi

  Faith, Mother, Blessed

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• My whole effort is to help you to disappear. My whole effort is to help you to be so empty: anatta - non-being. Because if you are, you will remain in trouble. If you are, you will remain limited. If you are, there will be a definition to your being - and you will never be overflowing. Only emptiness can be overflowing, only emptiness can be at ease. Only emptiness can be life abundant. To be, the way passes through non-being. If you really want to be, you will have to drop all concepts of your being. You will have to disappear, by and by. You will have to melt into nothingness.

  Rajneesh

  Effort, Way, Ease

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• The characteristic of the first sort of religion is imitation. It insists on imitation: imitate Buddha, imitate Christ, imitate Mahavir, but imitate. Imitate somebody. Don`t be yourself, be somebody else. And if you are very stubborn you can force yourself to be somebody else. You will never be somebody else. Deep down you cannot be. You will remain yourself, but you can force so much that you almost start looking like somebody else.

  Rajneesh

  Being Yourself, Stubborn, Firsts

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• Be YOU. Don't be someone else. YOU are a unique individual. Be proud... rock it loud.

  Apolo Ohno

  Positive, Being Yourself, Self Esteem

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• The ego is not only the unobserved mind, the voice in the head which pretends to be you, but also the unobserved emotions that are the body's reaction to what the voice in the head is saying.

  Eckhart Tolle

  Spiritual, Voice, Ego

  Eckhart Tolle (2006). “A New Earth (Oprah #61): Awakening to Your Life's Purpose”, p.90, Penguin

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• If I had only one friend left, i'd want it to be you.

  Paul Overstreet

  Want, Friendship Lyrics, Left

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• A hero does for others. He would do anything for people he loves, because he knows it would make their lives better. I am not that kind of person, but I want you to be. You could give something to her, to me, to those children in the quarter. You could give something I never could ... The white people out there are saying you don't have it-that you're a hog, not a man. But I know they are wrong.

  Ulysses S. Grant

  Children, Hero, Love Is

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• Don’t die without embracing the daring adventure your life is meant to be. You may go broke. You may experience failure and rejection repeatedly. You may endure multiple dysfunctional relationships. But these are all milestones along the path of a life lived courageously. They are your private victories, carving a deeper space within you to be filled with an abundance of joy, happiness, and fulfillment. So go ahead and feel the fear. Then summon the courage to follow your dreams anyway.

  Steve Pavlina

  Dream, Monday, Adventure

  "The Courage to Live Consciously". www.stevepavlina.com. October 27, 2004.

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• Beyoncé's like, 'Okay. The singing is great. But you're not having any fun.' She's like, 'Remember when we were at Jay's concert and Panjabi MC comes on and you do your crazy Indian dance? Do that. Be you!'

  Gwyneth Paltrow

  Fun, Crazy, Singing

  "The Spellbinder: Gwyneth Paltrow" by Mickey Rapkin, www.elle.com. August 3, 2011.

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• Being a liberal is the best thing on earth you can be. You are welcoming to everyone when you're a liberal. You do not have a small mind.

  Lauren Bacall

  Memorable, Mind, Earth

  "Interview with Lauren Bacall". "CNN Larry King Live", transcripts.cnn.com. May 6, 2005.

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