Quotes About Being

Man would be "otherwise." That's the essence of the specifically human.

It's not the basic Ithat the poet is afterbut the essential you.

He is summoned not by her desire but by the fact of her existence.

Man, when he does not grieve, hardly exists.

Yes, I will try to be. Because I believe that not being is arrogant.

Monty] talks about Fritz Perls and the Gestalt theory. The here and now is the only time that exists. And being yourself. Not accepting yourself, not taking yourself for granted. Being yourself. Your self. Monty defines 'normality' as a contententment with who you are.

Embracing your authentic self is medicine for the soul.

No matter where you go, there you are. —BUCKAROO BANZAI

God has many names, though He is only one Being.

Only to be mindful, therefore, is to be truly alive.

Every living being has the potential to become a Buddha: someone who has completely purified his or her mind of all faults and limitations and has brought all good qualities to perfection.

We're always observing, and we're cautious people. We really want attention, but at the same time, we're ashamed of wanting attention. All those bizarre qualities of being outside are necessary for being a writer.

Mindfulness is a quality that's always there. It's an illusion that there's a meditation and post-meditation period, which I always find amusing, because you're either mindful or you're not.

It only seems that there is something more important for you to do than to just quietly be yourself.

The earth is the very quintessence of the human condition.

Listening to Chris Moyles on Radio 1 is the most miserable thing any human being can do, but attending awards ceremonies isn't far behind.

First have being in your mind. Make real in your mind then bring that being into reality. The genius is he who sees what is not yet and causes it to come to be.

I love being part of these giant, epic movies. I take great pride in being part of them.

I get a lot of advice from my dad about how I should be as a human being, but as an actor, I think he'll give me advice once I'm doing a film for him.

I wanted to be a hero, then I wanted to be an actor. But always I wanted to be respected as a good human being.

Behind a remarkable scholar we not infrequently find an average human being, and behind an average artist we often find a very remarkable human being.

Become who you are!

Physiologists should think before putting down the instinct of self-preservation as the cardinal instinct of an organic being. A living thing seeks above all to discharge its strength--life itself is will to power; self-preservation is only one of the indirect and most frequent results.

Everything goes, everything comes back; eternally rolls the wheel of being. Everything dies, everything blossoms again; eternally runs the year of being. Everything breaks, everything is joined anew; eternally the same House of Being is built. Everything parts, everything greets every other thing again; eternally the ring of being remains faithful to itself. In every Now, being begins; round every Here rolls the sphere There. The center is everywhere. Bent is the path of eternity.