As early as the autumn of 1862, I was made very happy by being sent to school.
It would be hypocritical of me to use being female in some ways, and diss being female in other ways. It's part of the programme.
It is obvious that taking the country from a state of war to being a lawful state won't be easy.
I really love to act; I love everything about it. I've never had this addiction to being known. I mean, sure, if you go into acting, there's part of you that is saying, 'I want attention' but I was brought up to work to deserve attention, and it is the work, not the trappings that are important.
As a child, my mother had instilled in me a feeling of being born for a purpose.
The press pool was taking bets on how many months I would last. There was nobody in the state who thought I had any shot at being a good senator.
Pollock said several times that he couldn't separate himself from his art. Not knowing much about modern art when I began to read about him, I was much more his persona - his struggles as a human being - that was interesting to me.
Why are we here? I think many people assume, wrongly, that a company exists solely to make money. Money is an important part of a company's existence, if the company is any good. But a result is not a cause. We have to go deeper and find the real reason for our being.
I grew up where the repercussion of you having an opinion was being 'cocky,' or people would be mad at you. And I have finally learnt that it is better for them to be mad at you and disagree than you be so mad at yourself all of the time for not speaking up.
President Obama is in no danger of being judged by history as an eco-radical.
I have the luxury of being a little boy... To me, the most important thing in life is to be a human being. Second is acting.
Break-ups are hard for anybody, but it's particularly tough when it's being documented and you see the person's picture everywhere. Most people don't have that added problem when they break up with someone.
They're not posing as being Jesus Christ all the time.
It's bad taste to be wise all the time, like being at a perpetual funeral.
Oh, the miraculous energy that flows between two people who care enough to get beyond surfaces and games, who are willing to take the risks of being totally open, of listening, of responding with the whole heart. How much we can do for each other.
When I was little, I didn't like being left on my own in the dark.
I'm not really very comfortable being hit on at all.
I think being a mother helps keep your feet on the ground. There's very little dignity in parenthood. It's a great leveller.
Because of the fact that we've been through so much, we're going to appreciate every step of being parents. I think we're going to savor it and cherish it and we're going to be the best parents we can be.
The thing about being black and having a different accent, in the beginning, is that it makes you foreign.
One year, we tried to deep-fry a turkey. It must have been really humid outside, because the temperature of the oil got thrown off. It ended up being slow-cooked in oil - black on the outside and raw on the inside.
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
I hear my songs being sung by females before I change them and make them into my voice.
My mother was against me being an actress - until I introduced her to Frank Sinatra.
Look, I think if you talk down to a kid or aim specifically at a kid, most kids aren't gonna like it, really, because most kids can feel when you are being patronizing.
Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure - that of being Salvador Dali.
I just love being in the U.K.
An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail.
John D. Rockefeller said that he found friendships based on business to be far more long lasting and profitable than the reverse. I think there's something to that. A company can end up being very Confucian, where the good of the individual is subjugated to the good of the whole.
While America has always been and always will be a safe harbor for those being persecuted by tyrannical governments we must be vigilant to ensure those individuals are not taking advantage of America's generosity and good will.
There were a lot of signs being thrown at me, a lot of angels I was meeting, inspiring me to get back into show business.
I've always been interested in how fast-moving our identity is and that I've never been able to pin down who I truly am. That inspires me to write, because I feel like that cements me a bit, in that I find my identity in being an artist.
Positive feelings come from being honest about yourself and accepting your personality, and physical characteristics, warts and all; and, from belonging to a family that accepts you without question.
The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear so.
I'd rather not have a moment when I'm known for my looks; being funny and interesting lasts longer.
Being taken for granted can be a compliment. It means that you've become a comfortable, trusted element in another person's life.
