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The motto is, focus on understanding, not on being understood. — Thomas D. Zweifel

We're on the eve of destruction. Men have lost all sense of honor. Power has become their faith instead of faith being their power. — Atiq Rahimi

The best advice on the art of being happy is about as easy to follow as advice to be well when one is sick. — Sophie Swetchine

For me, a career highlight was being on 'Battlestar Galactica.' Roles like that don't come along very often. — Michael Trucco

Happiness depends on one being exactly fitted to the nature of one's work. — Alexis Carrel

Coaching third with a pitcher on base is like being a member of a bomb disposal squad. The thing could blow up in your face at any moment. — Rocky Bridges

It's hard to keep on being civil when they ask you such annoying questions. — Olivia De Havilland

The American police had shot another child for being black and outside, and the child had died, there on the pavement in the company of his killers. — Sarah Moss

I'm tired of being your scratching post," he growled. "From now on, sharpen your claws on someone else." - Bumblestripe — Erin Hunter

I thought that was a wonderful idea, that one could be on hell without being in it, like "Just Visiting" on the Monopoly board. — David Vann

Make the most out of every single day you have on earth and be thankful for them. — Blake Mycoskie

Education opens the door to everything in terms of having a career and an impact on society and not being a slave to your job, really. — Naomie Harris

Taylor being married and so on, that does evolve the dynamic on the road. — Isaac Hanson

That sensation of being caught - claimed - challenged me on the deepest level. — Sylvia Day

The Plan Of Redemption Is Being Implemented On Daily Bases — Sunday Adelaja

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

No human being who wants to read and own a book should ever have to go on a bended knee to get it. — Jonathan Kozol

There are two conversations going on at the same time: the story and a conversation about how the story is being told. — David Byrne

It's always a fine line. If you overdo (aggression) it's 'ugly Australians', but if you have a smile on your face it's Australia being too nice. — Brett Lee

To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow - this is a human offering that can border on miraculous. — Elizabeth Gilbert

[On being told their loquacious, domineering host was 'outspoken':] By whom? — Dorothy Parker

I believe artists deserve all the help they can get, so they can focus on being great artists. — Janina Gavankar

Ironically, moral relativists often even pride themselves on being morally superior to others. — Nancy Pearcey

A fan is a fan is a friend no matter what current he/she/it operates on, AC or DC. Thanks for being one of mine. — Burt Reynolds

In a world where we're constantly being reassured that it's what's on the inside that counts, it's essential to understand that's bullshit. — The Betches

He will strike the blow, but will be on his guard against being vain or boastful or arrogant in consequence of it. — Lao-Tzu

'Pasadena' erred on the side being too dark. That was probably the one thing about it, in retrospect, why it didn't get picked up. — Mark Valley

Like most writers I know, I love being on stage. I've sublimated the dramatic urge by teaching and by making people laugh. — Francine Du Plessix Gray

Being on the set of 'Super 8' was a very fun and relaxed environment. — Ryan Lee

Never in her life had this silly feeling of being enhanced by what she had put on herself. — Alice Munro

Surprise, surprise - the good guys don't always win. Sometimes, they're lucky if they just get to keep on being the good guys. — Anthony Breznican

Peace can only be achieved by a contrite spirit, open communication and tolerance. — Shannon L. Alder

A disease is farther on the road to being cured when it breaks forth from concealment and manifests its power. — Seneca The Younger

Suddenly I've had enough of all this. I've had enough of being made to feel insecure and paranoid and wondering what's going on — Sophie Kinsella

The true warmth of our heart is displayed on the evening when there is nothing to gain in exchange for being nice. — Chris Vonada

She says affection is all very well being imagined, like a romantic fancy, but marriage should be based on practical purposes in order to last longer. — Aya Ling

Poetry asks people to have values, form opinions, care about some other part of experience besides making money and being successful on the job. — Toi Derricotte

Some kids also think it makes them cool
When they pick on other kids, being cruel. — Christina Engela

There wasn't a lot of discipline in my life, and I hated it being imposed on me at school. — Alfie Allen

I can't describe how it felt, being there right then, so close together, on the edge between who we were and who we wanted to be. — Ava Dellaira

[On being overweight:] If I tried to haul ass, I would have to make two trips. — Dolly Parton

The way to defeat fear: decide on a course of conduct and follow it. Keep so busy and work so hard that you forget about being afraid. — Dale Carnegie

Being on TV has changed my life because I get lots of free stuff! — Kim Kardashian

The beauty of me being on stage is I have a voice. — Kevin Hart

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

He'd always prided himself on being more civilized than his brothers, but so much for that; he was becoming aroused in a damned sewer. — Larissa Ione

I love competition. I thrive on it. I love being able to win the room over before even walking through the door. — Kellan Lutz

(On period costume posture coaching
We all stand about like parboiled spaghetti being straightened out. — Emma Thompson

From day one, I got addicted to being on stage and getting the applause and laughter. — Zac Efron

On every level, despite differences in personalities and jobs, every single human being needs recognition and support. — Adele Scheele

To be alive on the planet is to surrender to being her partner. To be in service of the Earth is to be enraptured by her. — Julianne Skai Arbor

The genesis of life, unfold before us, the mere essence of our being ... ... tarnished.
Mankind can no longer survive on its own. — Robin Alleyna

Maturity means being able to tolerate, on all sorts of planes, uncertainty and not knowing. — Hazel Johns

What is the point of being on this Earth if you are going to be like everyone else? — Arnold Schwarzenegger

Growing up, I was a very shy kid but I felt that being on stage or playing another character would somehow open me up. And I think it did. — Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Being inside Tiger Stadium is like being on the inside of a drum. — Bear Bryant

There are times when I can't believe how much ridiculous stuff happens to me and how brilliant it is to be in a position to write about it. — Carla H. Krueger

It's kinda like being on a roller coaster. If you don't get on the ride, you won't experience the adventure. — Mariah Carey

Some girls on the street don't have a lot of money, but they have the best style. It's not about being able to buy everything in the store. — Nina Garcia

I pride myself on being one of the oldest fans. I can certainly count up about seventy years of devotion. — Herbert Hoover

She wanted to be a little girl again, the one who thought getting high meant being pushed on the swings and pain was falling off her bike — Amy Zhang

Being a teacher is like being in jail; once it's on your record, you can never get rid of it. — Henry David Thoreau

That's what's nice about being on Comedy Central. You can't show your boobs even if you wanted to. — Ilana Glazer

Keep being bold on the page, and in life, and people cannot ignore you forever. — Don Roff

Being anti-war in Hollywood was an act of bravery on the order of the keynote speaker at a PLO dinner making jokes about Ariel Sharon. — Ann Coulter

His growing lack of concern for the others hardly surprised him, whereas previously he had prided himself on being considerate. — Franz Kafka

I went through a lot of my life not being mindful of how I was living it. I wasn't mindful environmentally, or whether I was on track. — Roz Savage

Keep the other person's well being in mind when you feel an attack of soul-purging truth coming on. — Betty White

True wisdom is being able to say 'it is what it is' with a smile of celebratory wonder on your face. — Eric Micha'el Leventhal

Being able to write an idea down succinctly doesn't make that idea any better than one which rambles on a bit. It just comes to the point sooner. — Simon Travaglia

Writers have to be tenacious to the point of being pathological. Rejection and criticism is assured. — Mary Lawrence

I stay where I am for just one second longer, for one second reveling in the feeling of being held, touched with tenderness, even if it isn't real. — Cindy C. Bennett

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

Being an author is to have a toe in the creative pool and a foot in the vat of commerce. — Fennel Hudson

Being an entrepreneur is simply going from one mistake to the next. You must have the fortitude to continue on. — Robert Kiyosaki

If you insist on being determined by the past that's your game, but the fact of the matter is it all starts right now. — Alan Watts

Happiness and suffering do not depend on being poor or rich, they depend on having the right or wrong understanding in our mind. — Ajahn Chah

I definitely use my music to kind of alleviate my stress and get me through specific moments in time where I'm just being really tough on myself. — Idina Menzel

If I miss anything, it's being able to hang out in the city of New York meeting people and talking to them on the corner. — Grace Paley

When you tour, it's so hard on the body. Being in one place is cool. It's a more stable environment. — Britney Spears

Change is painful, moving on is painful but nothing is more painful then being were you dont belong — Na

I started getting interested in the notes that I could hear being generated when I hammered on while playing a classical guitar. — Fred Frith

I've been accused of being too flexible, too willing to mold myself to men, and that's something I'm constantly working on. — Jane Fonda

The months of being disingenuously friendly and the resulting self-hatred taught me that self-confidence cannot be based on the approval of others. — Mark Twight

I never thought about movies. I never thought about Hollywood. It was just being on the stage and being in New York. — Chris Eigeman

She had preferred being on the plane, detached from the earth, the illusion of sitting still. — Jhumpa Lahiri

If you ask me, taking on risk and being more daring is a real important part of creativity. — Deborah Meier

I'm going to brand myself on you so that whenever you dress, wash, or even think of being with someone else, all you'll feel, see and want is me. — Donna Grant

Beauty is being the best possible version of yourself, inside and out. — Audrey Hepburn

People go on about the first time being important, but it's the second time that really matters. Or the second person, anyway. — Nick Hornby

At times we just want to become selfish. — Avijeet Das

A huge amount of what goes on in the Middle East has to do with people being fed really bad information. — Jimmy Wales

On some occasions the bodies of the martyrs who had been devoured by wild beasts, upon the beasts being strangled, were found alive in their stomachs. — Eusebius

Being a real writer means being able to do the work on a bad day. — Norman Mailer

Graffiti is usually a protest - ink on walls - or has a reason for being naughty or aggressive. — Cy Twombly

He was awfully good at being aristocratic. Alexia, on the other hand, was only good at being autocratic. Not quite the same thing. — Gail Carriger

There is still refinement needed - we are working on being able to do the same things at lower light levels and with a larger field of view. — Stefan Hell

Being in love has the same effect as being on drugs. — Natalie Ansard

When we experience conflict or dissatisfaction, we are being called on to develop something in ourselves that is weak, hidden, or unknown. — Jett Psaris

Retirement may be looked upon either as a prolonged holiday or as a rejection, a being thrown on to the scrap-heap. — Simone De Beauvoir