B Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with B. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Being present, whether with children, with friends, or even with oneself, is hard work. But isn't this attentiveness - the feeling that someone is trying to think about us - something we want more than praise?”
Source: The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves
“Being present. The mind is like a butterfly that flits from one flower to the next. Seldom do we find ourselves nestled in the excuisite and eternal ocean of here and now. When you are, you can connect with your true self that is beyond the chattering of your mind. When you take the effort to focus your drifting consciousness to become fully awake to the present moment, you will discover the glorious light that dwells within you.”
“Being President is a little like being the grounds-keeper at a cemetery: there's plenty of people below you but no one's listening.”
“Being president is as difficult as writing the perfect poem. And being president is as effortless as writing the perfect poem. Always a Reckoning, my first collection of poetry, was described by Booklist as 'keenly evocative.'”
“Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but to stand there and take it.”
“Being president is like running a cemetery: you've got a lot of people under you and nobody's listening.”
“Being President is like the man who was tarred and feathered and ridden out of town on a rail... A man in the crowd asked how he liked it, and his reply was that if it wasn't for the honor of the thing, he would much rather walk.”
Source: Speaking of Abraham Lincoln
“Being president isn't anything like reality TV.”
“Being president looks like the worst job in the world.”
“Being president means leaving one's name in the history book of which few men are authors. It is my fortune to be blessed with a proud name, one that parents will employ for generations to instill the values of honesty, independence, and above all, courage in their sons.”
“Being president of a major public university is the most political nonpolitical office around.”
“Being president of the University of California is like being manager of a cemetery: there are many people under you, but no one is listening”
“Being president of too many well-meaning organizations put my father into an early grave. The lesson in this was not lost on me.”
“Being pretty and nice does not make a good wife or husband. You have to also consider if the person loves God.”
Source: Love's Direction
“Being pretty crazy while being chased by the National Enquirer is not good. The British tabloids were the worst.”
“Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.”
“Being pretty successful, I can, of course, afford some luxuries. But I realize again and again how we have to disillusion ourselves of the idea that these things are going to give us real satisfaction.”
“Being prime minister is a lonely job... you cannot lead from the crowd.”
“Being prime minister isn't the only job in life! As far as I'm concerned, I could live in a village and be satisfied.”
“Being privileged to work hard for long hours at something you think is worth doing is the best kind of play.”
“Being pro-abortion is like telling a man dying of thirst in the desert that he really doesn't want water, whilst you have an unlimited supply.”
“Being pro-life doesn't save babies, acting pro-life does.”
“Being pro-life is a basic perspective of everything I do.”
“Being pro-life is an essential part of being a writer.”
“Being proactive about your development, and being disciplined to do this regularly, will revolutionize your professional and personal life.”
“Being proactive and intentional will enable you to create a positive experience for yourself and others.”
Source: The Art of Action: 8 Ways to Initiate & Activate Forward Momentum for Positive Impact
“Being proactive involves taking the initiative to identify and solve problems rather than waiting for problems to occur and then reacting to them.”
“Being proactive is being in control.”
Source: 360 Quality Engineering Towards Zero Defect Product in Manufacturing Process
“Being proactive is more than taking initiative. It is recognizing that we are responsible for our own choices and have the freedom to choose based on principles and values rather than on moods or condition. Proactive people are agents of change and choose not to be victims, to be reactive, or to blame others.”
Source: The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness
“Being producer you're still going to have to sell somebody who's going to give you the money on the idea and everything like that. But it does give you a little bit more control if you're thinking in that creative process; it gives you more control to tell the story you want to tell rather than sort of just reading a script that somebody else wrote and says, "Yes, please, you can hire me for this job." So it's a little bit more hands-on, a little bit more closer to the heart.”
“Being productive and being busy are not necessarily the same thing. Doing things won’t create your success; doing the right things will.”
“Being productive gives people a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment that loafing never can.”
Source: Staying Up, Up, Up in a Down, Down World: Daily Hope for the Daily Grind
“Being professional is just really clearly the way to go and helps you on the road to longevity.”
“Being promoted to a top position in your organisation, or even being elected to public office, does not suddenly endow you with financial literacy, if you did not acquire and develop it, earlier in your life.”
“Being properly dressed and groomed for a meeting is the first step in demonstrating that you not only care about your own credibility, but you are keenly aware of how you could be perceived by others. Above all, you understand that you are, in fact, the face of your institution.”
Source: The Power of Civility: Top Experts Reveal the Secrets to Social Capital
“Being properly prepared is one of the biggest assets in business and in athletic competition.”
“Being proposed to all is very nice and all that sort of thing, but it isn’t at all a happy thing when you have to see a poor fellow, whom you know loves you honestly, going away and looking all broken-hearted, and to know that, no matter what he may say at the moment, you are passing quite out if his life”
Source: Dracula
“Being protective is important.”
“Being proud and being nationalistic are, for me, completely different things.”
“Being proud isn't bad, unless it's hurting others.”
“Being proud of something is a very tricky word and I sometimes think it has a bad connotation. I don't feel proud, I feel grateful. I'm lucky.”
“Being proud of who we are as people is more important than cutting into ourselves to create this false idea of beauty.”
“Being psychic does not necessarily mean seeing an event that has not yet occurred. It is rather seeing the inner nature of something.”
“Being published in Arabic is a strong and consistent wish I have. I live in the Middle East and want to be in some sort of an unpragmatic dialogue with my neighbors.”
“Being published is not a necessary validation or a path everyone wants to take with their work. Writing—and finishing—a novel is a great thing in itself, whether or not the book is published, or becomes widely-read or not.”
“Being Puerto Rican, born and raised on the streets of New York, you go, 'Wow, you're still friends with your ex, man? Really? That's weird.' I don't play that.”
“Being pulled that long and that hard for a 12-hour day gave me migraines. It's what they used to do before there were facelifts for actresses – you know, Joan Crawford's whole career was this. Then the makeup is like Earl Scheib auto body paint sprayed on my face.”
“Being punished doesn't mean you should miss out on being loved.”
“Being pure in conduct also includes honesty and integrity in dealing with our fellowmen. A Christian should be known in his neighborhood or place of business as an honest person.”
Source: Billy Graham in Quotes
“Being pursued, while easy, is purposeful. Intentional. Deliberate. It's not about getting a guy's attention--it's a process of ensuring that he's "the one."
Of all the men holding glass slippers, he has to be your perfect fit.”
Source: The Cinderella Rule: A Young Woman's Guide to Happily Ever After