B Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with B. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Being friends with your master doesn't stop your slavery, it stops your desire to be free.”
“Being friendzoned is like standing near fire. You stand there to seek some warmth, but get burnt instead.”
Source: Finding Juliet
“Being frightened of things is worse than the things themselves.”
Source: The Collected Works of Lucy Maud Montgomery: 20 Novels & 170+ Short Stories, Poems, Letters and Memoirs (Including The Complete Anne Shirley Series, Chronicles of Avonlea & Emily Starr Trilogy): Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of Windy Poplars, Rainbow Valley, Rilla of Ingleside, Emily of New Moon, The Story Girl, The Golden Road, Pat of Silver Bush, The Blue Castle & many more
“Being from a classical environment, I've always been provoked by classical musicians thinking that classical music is so much greater art than pop. I've always been annoyed by that.”
“Being from a country like Iran which unfortunately right now is like the worst country to be from in America, you still want to be an American. When you actually sit down and talk to people, you just realize people are people, you just make friendships.”
“Being from a divorced family almost felt like a scarlet letter at times. And I denied it for a long time.”
“Being from a minority culture, I realised the importance of looking at non-Western cultures in a positive way.”
“Being from a very traditional Chinese-American family, my parents believed the only options to have a successful life were to be a doctor, a lawyer, an engineer or a business person.”
“Being from Africa is the best thing that could have ever, ever happened to me. I cannot see it any other way. All of my fundamental principles that were instilled in me in my home, from my childhood, are still with me.”
“Being from Australia, I've never even touched a gun. It's so not a part of our culture.”
“Being from Baltimore, I'm a crab cake snob, and I'm very particular on where I eat my crab cakes.”
“Being from New York, I wonder why am I inspired by bluegrass and Earl Scruggs? But when I look at the whole history of the banjo, I feel really good about it, including the Earl Scruggs part.”
“Being from New York, there's three things you know about Hollywood. You know about the Hollywood sign, Sunset Strip and Hollywood Boulevard with the stars.”
“Being from North Carolina, it's kind of slow-paced. There's not too much going on there, whereas in New Orleans, there's always something going on. I just love all the people, going out to dinner and enjoying anything I want.”
“Being from Orange County is in a lot ways very much like being from the Midwest.”
“Being from Staten Island and Brooklyn, I'm used to eating pasta and meatballs every single day.”
“Being from Texas, I didn't know anything about gangsters and people like that, I had no fear of people.”
“Being from Texas, I would say I favor a pair of jeans you can wear some boots with.”
“Being from the Midwest, I would say that I like that East Coast mentality, it's more direct. What you see is what you get.”
“Being frozen into the passive position of an object whose very existence depends on the eye of its beholder turn the educated modern Western women into a harem slave.”
Source: Scheherazade Goes West: Different Cultures, Different Harems
“Being frugal, conscious of making money, is not a negative thing. That sensibility of creating value and finding value and reinvesting in those customers is what separates great restaurants from the average ones.”
“Being frustrated is disagreeable, but the real disasters of life begin when you get what you want.”
Source: Reflections of a neoconservative: looking back, looking ahead
“Being fully appreciative of the essence of the moment is a worthy goal and pursuit along the path of life.”
Source: Life Is A Circus
“Being fully in the present, you experience the timeless. In the timeless, you find your true self.”
“Being fully present is the best guarantee for a bright future.”
“Being funny in life is a lot more like judo. It's using the energy.”
“Being funny is a gift, and, when done well, is an art form.”
“Being funny is a symptom of what's underneath. You're pumping out all that energy because something else is going on inside you, some opposing force, something uncomfortable.”
“being funny is a way of being liked and a way of dealing with sadness.”
“Being funny is not the same as being happy.”
“Being funny is one of my greatest strengths. I can make girls smile when they're down, and when they're having a good time, I can carry on the joke.”
“Being funny should be an incidental byproduct of trying to get to something truthful, not a destination in itself.”
“Being funny wasn't a career choice growing up, it was my way out of situations; a way to survive another day.”
Source: I Am the New Black
“Being funny, in some ways, is about being connected to psychology.”
“Being funny, it turns out, is like being a bank. It's a confidence trick. As long as everyone believes in you, you are fine.”
“Being gay and being a woman has one big thing in common, which is that we both become invisible after the age of 42. Who wants a gay 50-year-old? No one, let me tell you.”
“Being gay doesn't mean that you are less than anybody else. It's just who you are.”
“Being gay has nothing to do with the three gold medals or the three MVPs or the four championships I've won. I'm still the same person. I'm Sheryl.”
“Being gay is a fundamental part of my being - the core of who I've always been, and the thing that I had repressed and run from all my life.”
“Being gay is a natural normal beautiful variation on being human. Period. End of subject. Therefore, any argument which says differently is an immoral supremacist one. Call it out as such. ... Be outraged, offended, angry and intolerant of any discussion or any one who describes you as unequal, undeserving or unnatural for being just as you are.”
“Being gay is harder than being black. I didn't have to come out black. I didn't have to tell my parents about what its like to be black.”
“Being gay is immutable.”
“Being gay is immutable. Maybe someday we'll figure out more of the science and it will be changeable, but we have no leads so far.”
“Being gay is just one aspect of my very complicated life. I do not wear it on my sleeve.”
“Being gay is like glitter, it never goes away.”
“Being gay is natural. Hating gay is a lifestyle choice.”
“Being gay is not a political accomplishment in itself. It's not enough to constitute a political platform.”
“Being gay is not a Western invention. It is a human reality.”
“Being gay is nothing but another way to live your life.”
“Being gay not only violates natural morals and values; however, it also holds in contempt for that; indeed, it characterizes as the opposite of natural beauty, as lacking in physical coordination. Accordingly, the lust for sex cannot beautify life without natural matching.”