Tereza's mother never stopped reminding her that being a mother meant sacrificing everything. Her words had the ring of truth, backed as they were by the experience of a woman who had lost everything because of her child. Tereza would listen and beli...
It’s the process of being minimized, invalidated, silenced. It’s the process of being subjected to whatever someone else thinks I owe them. It’s the process of being used, examined, explored, and thrown away. It’s the process of being convinc...
The future struggles against being mastered.
Talking of bulls is not the same as being in the bullring.
I liked being active. I liked being creative.
If there is a supreme being, he's crazy.
Having a great intellect is no path to being happy.
It was never about winning medals or being famous.
The idea of being famous is a lot better than the reality.
I never thought I was funny, but I enjoy being funny.
I like being a leader in real life.
Being pregnant is supposed to be the happiest time in your life.
Maurice was a silly man. Maurice liked being silly.
Being polite does not mean being mummified.
I love being objected to. It worries me, but I love being objected to.
I love being black in America, and especially being black in Hollywood.
The most important commitment you will ever make is to being the best you can be.
Although happiness is a state of being, it usually still requires some doing if it is to be lasting in your life.
People being nice for no apparent reason always made me suspicious. People being nice to with no apparent reason made me even more suspicious.
The time is ripe for our measurement system to shift emphasis from measuring economic production to measuring people’s well-being. And measures of well-being should be put in a context of sustainability.
I finally know the difference between pleasing and loving, obeying and respecting. It has taken me so many years to be okay with being different, and with being this alive, this intense. (xxvi)
