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It is not very comfortable to have the gift of being amused at one's own absurdity. LXXX — W. Somerset Maugham

I look at life as being cruise director on the Titanic. I may not get there, but I'm going first class. — Art Buchwald

I'm not fashionable at all, and the fact that I manage to sell pictures without being fashionable is thanks to my gallery. — Paula Rego

Being a goaltender is not a job that would interest any normal, straight-thinking human. — Gump Worsley

The good thing about being old is not being young. — Stephen Richards

I'm not afraid of being thought of as someone who is associated with film music. Why not? If it's a good song, what does it matter? — Bryan Adams

Being a mum is something that's never bothered me too much. I have never felt a strong need to have children, but I am not averse to it either. — Julia Sawalha

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

I wanted to survive - not for my kind, but for trust, for friendship, for another being. (Eric) — Shannon A. Thompson

Every intelligent being, whether it breathes or not, coughs nervously at some time in its life. — Terry Pratchett

Greatness is not guarding yourself from the people; greatness is being accepted by the people. — Mike Tyson

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

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

Part of me wanted him to be awake, but the other part of me liked this quiet feeling of being both alone and not lonely. — Maggie Stiefvater

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

I want to be an actor, and I am being an actor. I'm not ready to run off on a road trip. Yet. — Liane Balaban

Being seasick at sea is not the same as being homesick at home. — Miriam Toews

I have learnt that we expect honesty and genuineness from others, while not being honest and genuine with our own self. — Aisha Mirza

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

God is not a being among other beings, but the infinite Whither that makes possible the very functioning of our human spirit. — Elizabeth A. Johnson

Personally, I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught. — Winston S. Churchill

Being right is one more good reason for not succeeding — Nicolas Gomez Davila

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

The loneliest place that one could ever find oneself is in a place of not being comfortable in one's own skin — Marcelle Hinkson

In the future, I see me as being my own artist and definitely not a ballad singer! — Thia Megia

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

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

I like to be part of the change I want to see in the world. Not being afraid of criticism is actually a big advantage. — Ronda Rousey

Being happily and successfully married is generally not so much a matter of marrying the right person as it is being the right person. — Howard W. Hunter

Being an occupier is not good for anybody's global standing. It is a catalyst for terrorist recruitment. — Samantha Power

I discovered early that as an artist there was absolutely nothing wrong with being surrounded by people who were not dedicated to your field. — Junot Diaz

Her not objecting, does not justify him. It only shows her being deficient in something herself
sense or feeling. — Jane Austen

True contentment is not having everything, but in being satisfied with everything you have. — Oscar Wilde

Which was one reason why Revolt of the Zombie Strippers was being shot in Gallup and not in a warehouse in Van Nuys. — Janet Evanovich

A being whose awareness is totally free, who does not cling to anything, is liberated. — Ram Dass

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

Do not judge. Never presume to judge another human being anyway. That's up to heaven. — Rita Mae Brown

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

A blogger is constantly looking over his shoulder, for fear that he is not being followed. — Robert Breault

I doubt if there ever was a man who was not gratified by being told that he was liked by the women. — Samuel Johnson

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

The funny thing is I'm not bothered or sad about being on my own - after all I've never had a husband. — Francesca Annis

Well, I can't remember not being able to read. I was told I could read by myself very well at the age of three. — Diana Gabaldon

Breathing is supposed to keep you calm, but also it keeps you alive and so you are not calm, because you are alive and being alive is never calm. — A. L. Kennedy

I have come to realize that being trustworthy does not demand that I be rigidly consistent but that I be dependably real. — Carl Rogers

Much of directing [a movie] is not directing but just listening and being present in the moment and just keeping your eyes open. — Rian Johnson

Don't worry about being a normal person, let the normal person worry about not being you. — Gary Edward Gedall

A father can pass on his nose and eyes and even his intelligence to his child, but not his soul. In every human being the soul is new — Hermann Hesse

Being married is like having somebody permanently in your corner. It feels limitless, not limited. — Gloria Steinem

Being a star and having money do not make for a happy person. — Ken Kercheval

Writing is a solitary endeavor, being an author is not. — Karen A. Chase

I don't know what being an Everest guide means. I am a coach, not a guide. — Anatoli Boukreev

There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol. — Joseph Addison

The human being is not the lord of beings, but the shepherd of Being. — Martin Heidegger

Children become frustrated and resentful when they view their parents as not being interested in how they feel and in their point of view. — Haim G. Ginott

A person who discreetly farts in an elevator is not a divine being, and a man needs to know this. — Robert Bly

I do not believe that one can become rich without being a shark; a sensitive man will never amass wealth. — Petrus Borel

My goal for reform is not necessarily to pass laws but to make sure the laws are being followed. — Chuck Grassley

James wrote, "Let no one say when he is tempted, 'I am being tempted by God'; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone — Erwin W. Lutzer

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

There is the world of difference between failing at something and being a failure - but many people do not differentiate. — Ursula Markham

I'm not ashamed of being a bubbly, funny person. I think that's as valid as being the dark, brooding, tortured Oscar-nominated one. — Cameron Diaz

I didn't want people to accuse me of being really depressive. I really tried to fight against that and not have a complete downer about the subject. — Joe Casey

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

It's not called being gay, it's called being fabulous! — PewDiePie

Being gay is just one aspect of my very complicated life. I do not wear it on my sleeve. — Patricia Cornwell

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

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

I'm a Midwesterner! Not being able to have a cheeseburger once in a while would be torture! — Jessica Capshaw

I am not a human being but the song of the soul and dance of the spirit. — Debasish Mridha

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

Don Cooper is an incredible person. He's not only a great pitching coach, but he's a great human being and a great friend. — Jose Contreras

Madness does not come by breaking out, but by giving in; by settling down in some dirty, little, self-repeating circle of ideas; by being tamed. — G.K. Chesterton

A beast does not know that he is a beast, and the nearer a man gets to being a beast, the less he knows it. — George MacDonald

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

Hypocrisy is annoying but not evil. Someone who says one thing and does another has doubled their chances of being half right. — Penn Jillette

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

But I'm not trying to convince anybody how to vote or how to live. Nobody's ever successfully accused me of being realistic. — Frank Miller

We are here not to make something of ourselves. We are here to Be ourselves. — Michelle Cruz-Rosado

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

Education is not an affair of 'telling' and being told, but an active and constructive process. — John Dewey

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

In a lot of ways, it was a huge relief, not being a member of a troupe, being able to make your own decisions and kind of live your own life. — Dave Foley

We must not forget the beauty of humanity. As a core of our being, we must love the humanity. — Debasish Mridha

Being creative is not so much the desire to do something as the listening to that which wants to be done: the dictation of the materials. — Anni Albers

Only the words of love kept alive are worthy of not being wasted. — Arlo Guthrie

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

The discovery that the universe has no purpose need not prevent a human
being from having one. — Irwin Edman

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

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

If it is a virtue to love my neighbor as a human being, it must be a virtue - and not a vice - to love myself, since I am a human being too. — Erich Fromm

Do not yearn to be popular; be exquisite. Do not desire to be famous; be loved. Do not take pride in being expected; be palpable, unmistakable. — C. JoyBell C.

By the way, I'm funniest when I'm not being funny. I'm better to laugh at than with, pretty much. — Jemima Kirke

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 have spent most of my life unlearning things that were proved not to be true — R. Buckminster Fuller

I love making, I love doing. I love being to the full, I love everything which is not sitting and watching and copying and dead at heart. — John Fowles

Yoga is not a religion. It is a science, science of well-being, science of youthfulness, science of integrating body, mind and soul. — Amit Ray

What's really interesting and fun to explore is not just the falling in love and everything being great, but the obstacles to falling in love. — Patrick J. Adams

If we are to love sincerely, and with simplicity, we must first of all overcome the fear of not being loved. — Thomas Merton

A good man does not worry about not being known by others, but rather is concerned about not knowing them. — Confucius