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I'm sorry for being a little tense, Island. I suppose I'm not used to having guests in the front seat. My clients usually ride in the trunk, you know. — Camilla Monk

I love being with you. When we're not together, i wish we were — Sylvia Day

Any actor who is being honest will admit there's always a small or large part of the real you in every character. It's impossible not to have that. — Jerry Ferrara

If you're telling me I'm not mature, that's one thing I don't cry over since as far as I can make out it's the same thing as being dead. — John Updike

Kindness is as simple as being grateful for the love anyone has shown you, by not destroying them because it isn't on your terms. — Shannon L. Alder

Nothing is more irritating than not being invited to a party you wouldn't be seen dead at — Bill Vaughan

You can only manage to convince a person to admit to being wrong, not ignorant, arrogant, or stupid. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

I'll not stop being your teacher just because you've stopped listening. — Pierce Brown

Career mothers are not kidding anybody. Being a mom is the hardest job of all. You got to work to rest. — Sandy Duncan

I think you're used to being observed but not really ... seen. — Christina Baker Kline

I promise you, when I'm done, your ass will be sore, but others will be dead." "You're not being literal, are you?" "Yes, your ass will be sore." I — Aleatha Romig

What are you afraid of then?
Not Being able to see, I think not seeing because your obsessed by something that blots out the world. — Eva Ibbotson

You are not a human being, but you are a thinking and dreaming machine. — Debasish Mridha

Feminism is a way of thinking and being, not a way of dressing. You know a feminist by her gaze, not her neckline. — Sophia Amoruso

Do you not know ... that a child badly taught is farther from being wise than one not taught at all? — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Like laws and sausages, if you love parchment it is perhaps best not to see it being made. — Keith Houston

I'm not going to protect you by being your shield or armor, but I'll be the dagger hidden below your pillow. — Sui Ishida

Whether you like it or not, the last few years I'd be the first one to tell you I haven't been the Pedro Martinez that I'm used to being. — Pedro Martinez

Leadership is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you're not. — Jim Sullivan

You are not wood, you are not stones, but men;
And being men, hearing the will of Caesar,
It will inflame you, it will make you mad. — William Shakespeare

You are not a spiritual being in a monkey body you are a monkey pretending to be a spiritual being controlling itself. — Christopher Zzenn Loren

Exquisitely painful, isn't it? Not being sure who you love and loves you? -Aphrodite — Rick Riordan

So you can sense her aura and stuff, right?" Kail asked as he got to his feet. "So anything I say about her not being a unicorn-- — Patrick Weekes

Being briefed only once is a quaint defense. You're either briefed or not briefed. — Mark Davis

Either you're an able being, or you're not. Able — Leah Remini

You taught me that this world is not about gay people being accepted by us, but rather us being accepted by you. — Alec John Belle

Weakness, like not being able to bury the past. Weakness, like not giving up hope when you know you should. — Julianna Baggott

It isn't about being or not being dead, it's about what you leave behind — Martin McDonagh

One of the drawbacks to being a philosopher was that you became aware of what you should not do, and — Alexander McCall Smith

Oh, you know what bloggers are like, they write and write and write. I don't know why, because they're not being paid. — Jon Ronson

I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being. — Jackie Robinson

Not being able to do everything is no excuse for not doing everything you can. — Ashleigh Brilliant

As soon as you can say what you think and not what some other person has thought for you, you are on the way to being a remarkable man. — James M. Barrie

Neither of us have a choice in this. You and I being together is not a question, Scarlett, it's a fact of life. — R.K. Lilley

I can't be someone I'm not. I try to be a warrior on the court, but where I come from, being macho doesn't get you anywhere. — Antonio McDyess

What they don't know won't hurt htem. You're not hurting anyone by doing what you love and being around people that make you happy. ~Evangeline — Penelope Ward

I'm not scared of falling,' he told himself. 'The bit I'm scared of is the bit where you stop falling, and start being dead. — Neil Gaiman

I am not quite sure of being a man: I never found it very difficult. It seemed to me that you had only to let yourself alone. — Jean-Paul Sartre

Happily ever after is not a place: It's a state of being, and you have to work at it every day. — Gwendolyn Heasley

Sometimes, when you're not being a jerk, I like you so much it hurts. I like the way your true self comes out when you think no one else is looking. — Kylie Scott

When you do not understand the language being spoken, you have too options. You can struggle against the isolation, or you can give yourself up to it. — Jodi Picoult

Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan's egg. — Hans Christian Andersen

Do not blame other people for being themselves, you will only be frustrated by it. — Garth Stein

You can never have enough trophies. If there were ten to be won a year I'd want to win them all! That's not being greedy, it's just a natural thing. — Thierry Henry

Being a lazy parent and letting your kid watch stuff that's not appropriate for their age is one of the bigger mistakes you can make. — Jennie Garth

On the whole, the best fortress you can have, is in not being hated by your subjects. If they hate you no fortress will save you ... — Niccolo Machiavelli

Do not let the roles you play in life make you forget that you are human. — Roy T. Bennett

There's such a freedom about being an artist ... You're not accountable - you're this renegade thing. — Cornelia Parker

Somebody once said that the biggest difference between you and God is that God doesn't think he's you. In pain, we get very clear about not being God. — John Ortberg Jr.

(The truth is that real life-change and the joy of being who you are designed to be always results in selflessness, not selfishness.) — Jon Acuff

In my opinion, being a Christian is a noticeable behavior. If you have to tell somebody you're a Christian, then you're probably not doing it right. — Steve Maraboli

Aren't the Amish against violence?
Yes, but you see, I'm not very good at being Amish ... so remember what I say. — Kelly Long

Your honesty, Your love, Your compassion should come from your inner being, not from teachings and scriptures. — Rajneesh

I know you're supposed to be thick-skinned in this business, but I'm not. I kind of like to hang on to being vulnerable. — Rhea Seehorn

What is the use of being exquisite if you are not seen by the best judges? — George Eliot

I think the biggest problem is parents are so concerned with being friends with their kids. You're not their friend. You're their parent. — Charles Barkley

You know, when George Bush talks about freedom not being America's gift to world but God's gift to all humankind, it smells like market testing to me. — Joe Klein

You may not be where you want to be, but you can look back and be thankful you're not where you used to be. — Joel Osteen

There is no reason not to be motivated. You cannot always be the best. But you can do your best. — Sebastian Vettel

Being gay is not just what I do, but who I am. It is part of how I choose to live my life even if I never chose. — Johnny Rich

If you have not done things worthy of being written about, at least write things worthy of being read. — Giacomo Casanova

What is wrong with being a devout follower? Is it not acceptable to be sad and alone, if you remain loyal and obedient? — S.E. Lindberg

Being an unhappy person does not mean you must be sad or dark. You can be interested instead of happy. You can be fascinated instead of happy. — Augusten Burroughs

Being in business is not about making money. It is a way to become who you are. — Paul Hawken

Nurturing is not complex. It's simply being tuned in to the thing or person before you and offering small gestures toward what it needs at that time. — Mary Anne Radmacher

If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated. — Epictetus

Foolish heart, I thought. I don't have time for you.
But my heart, being foolish, did not listen. — Devon Monk

One thing I always say is being a great chef today is not enough - you have to be a great businessman. — Wolfgang Puck

You are not a human being living your life, but you are a spiritual being longing for life. — Debasish Mridha

Being a buisance is not something you should die of. — Terry Pratchett

You can always find an evolutionary quotation for anything. But the question is whether it's functional, which is not the same as being evolutionary. — Daniel Kahneman

You can't go through life without your heart being bruised or broken. Otherwise, you're not truly, fully, a person. — JoBeth Williams

That frame of mind that you need to make fine pictures of a very wonderful subject, you cannot do it by not being lost yourself. — Dorothea Lange

Nothing is more maddening than being questioned by the object of one's interest about the object of hers, should that object not be you. — Iris Murdoch

Contentment can only be found in not envying others or comparing yourself to them but in being satisfied with what you have. — Larry Herzberg

If you lack the power to demoralize yourself along with the age, to go as low and as far, do not complain of being misunderstood by it. — Emile M. Cioran

If you find yourself born in Barnsley and then set your sights on being Virginia Woolf it is not going to be roses all the way. — Alan Bennett

You're not supposed to be accepting trophies. You're supposed to be in the back being mad that people are getting trophies. — Zach Galifianakis

Sometimes you just have to be proud of yourself, not just because of what you doing, but because of who you are — K.C Mathobela

Being in love is better than being in jail, a dentist's chair, or a holding pattern over Philadelphia, but not if he doesn't love you back. — Judith Viorst

Winning is not about how many medals you get-it's about accomplishing goals and just being the best you can be! — Michelle Kwan

Warm-heartedne ss and concern for others' well-being are a condition for happiness, whether you are religious or not. — Dalai Lama

The thing about not being historically a mainstream writer is that everyone feels like you're theirs: you're their friend. — Eileen Myles

Speaking the unspeakable. As a leader, you need to not just listen to what's being said, but more importantly, what's not being said. — Pearl Zhu

You need to build an ability to just be yourself, and not be doing something, — Louis C.K.

The earth becomes heaven when you release your fear. The main thing in life is not to be afraid of being human. — Pablo Casals

You are not the writer. You are the story being told from The Writer. — Richard Wisniewski

Even if you're not Christian, just from being in our culture you know Jesus and resurrection and redemption. — Trey Parker

There's a lot to be said for being alone. But you and I know, don't we, Flavia, that being alone and being lonely are not at all the same thing? — Alan Bradley

It's very possible that if you are very jealous, you are not being treated with love and respect. — Robert Rain

You've bitten her, but she's not yours." "Yet." "Looking for a challenge?" Baojia shrugged. "I hate being bored." The earth vampire just laughed. When — Elizabeth Hunter

Even if you're not doing anything wrong, you are being watched and recorded. — Edward Snowden

Style applies to a lifestyle. It's not about being told this is trendy, you must do it. Now people have more access than ever before. — Stacy London

Maybe you can keep me from never being happy, but you're not going to stop me from HAVING FUN! — Ani DiFranco

I'm the one erased. Or I guess I'm not even that, because the thing about being erased is that first you have to leave a mark. — Robyn Schneider

There's evil in the world, all right. Being aware of it makes you a realist, not a paranoid. — Dean Koontz

You can't reduce an actual human being; you're just writing! You're not doing anything to another person. — Vivian Gornick

What you do with your time alive defines you, Reader, but hear me, I beg you, when I say that you are not done being defined. — Daniel Kraus

What is the mirror of Being? Non-being. Bring non-being as your gift, if you are not a fool. — Rumi

I don't think it's any fun, even if you are one of the most respected authors in the world like Margaret Atwood, to keep being nominated and not win. — Kazuo Ishiguro