B Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with B. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Being religious without knowing the cross is like owning a Mercedes with no motor. Pretty package, but where is your power?”
Source: Grace for the Moment: Morning and Evening Devotional Journal
“Being remembered for something doesn’t always require a huge sacrifice. It doesn’t need a bringing- the-sea-to-the-desert kind of effort. It’s about the little things; finding and excelling at your purpose and welcoming the world into the art you create out of your purpose.”
Source: Unforgettable: Living a Life That Matters
“Being remembered is all anyone can ask from a lost love.”
Source: Ilustrado: A Novel
“Being remembered, and remembered so kindly, touched him more than he would have thought possible.”
Source: Clockwork Princess
“Being reproached for giving to an unworthy person, Aristotle said, I did not give it to the man, but to humanity.”
“Being Republic is more important than being Sovereign”
“Being repulsed continually hardened her,”
Source: Wuthering Heights
“Being resilient is so much easier when you’re surrounded by the right people.”
“Being resilient is the essence of my life.”
“Being respectful of extraordinary work that has happened in the last thirty-five years is not the same thing as it reflecting my values. I'm not sorry that gays can now enter the military and I'm not sorry that we can marry, but frankly I come from a moment in time, a radical vision in time that never made marriage or the military my criteria of success.”
“Being responsible and disciplined and healthy really matters.”
“Being responsible and taking care of your body is truly how you make your pay cheque, how you excel and succeed in your lifelong goals, so for me it's just an everyday lifestyle.”
“Being responsible for another human life terrifies me, because I kill plants.”
“Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.”
Source: My American Journey
“Being responsive is like being emotionally anchored in the calm depth of the sea, where the waters are clear and still no matter what’s happening on the surface.”
“Being retarded in school is how long term sucess works.”
“Being reveals itself in all its beauty, splendor, and mystery “to him who contemplates it reverently.” ... What's the most beautiful part of the world, the part that has the greatest dignity? It’s not really a part but a person – it’s every person. Personal being is the greatest wonder of the cosmos.”
Source: The One Thing Is Three: How the Most Holy Trinity Explains Everything
“Being reviewed is being condescended to by your inferiors.”
“Being rewarded for anything other than the quality of their work is the fastest way to screw-up a writer-and it isn't only new ones who suffer from that.”
“Being rich ain't what it's cracked up to be. It's just worry and worry, and sweat and sweat, and a-wishing you was dead all the time.”
Source: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
“Being rich and coming from a distinguished family background doesn't guarantee happiness, Abby. In fact, it might make happiness harder to find because you have to live up to akk that expectation.”
Source: Pearl in the Mist
“Being rich and famous has never been my goal at all. I love to act and I want to be able to do really great parts.”
“Being rich and famous isn't all happiness and at times the pressures have got to me.”
“Being rich and famous seems to have its ups and downs. That's the price you pay for being troubadours and clowns.”
“Being rich and miserable has got to be better than poor and unhappy.”
“Being rich and powerful does that to you. You don’t get a chance to offer any clarification because people dare not ask you a thing. They would prefer to hear someone else’s half truth, then make up the other half, and then whisper a twisted version in someone else’s ear. The whole matter gets distorted in no time, so much so, that it no longer resembles the actual facts.”
Source: Tied to Deceit
“Being rich and thin isn't everything.”
Source: We Are Still Married: Stories and Letters
“Being rich has never stopped anyone from being greedy.”
Source: Dark Horse
“Being rich is a good thing. Not just in the obvious sense of benefitting you and your family, but in the broader sense. Profits are not a zero sum game. The more you make, the more of a financial impact you can have.”
“Being rich is a lot more than having money to burn, being rich means knowing the power of money and still working to earn something which money can't buy.”
“Being rich is an obstacle to loving. When you are rich, you want to continue to be rich, and so you end up devoting all your time, all your energy, in your daily life to stay rich.”
Source: True Love: A Practice for Awakening the Heart
“Being rich is an untalented artist’s consolation prize.”
“Being rich is having money; being wealthy is having time.”
“Being rich is having time. The less stuff you own the more time you have for what truly matters.”
“Being rich is living life on your own terms - according to your possibilities, not your limitations.”
“Being rich is not about how much money you have or how many homes you own; it's the freedom to buy any book you want without looking at the price and wondering if you can afford it.”
Source: Role Models
“Being rich makes you lose interest in a lot of things.”
“Being rich means you get to worry about everything except money.”
“Being rich or famous does not equate an effective life”
“Being rich or famous is the only profound thing that some people have ever said.”
“Being rich/wealthy is being in touch with the fullness of life. When you are open to the present moment, what comes in, is a gratitude for "what is". When you are aligned with the present moment, there is a peace that comes, so it is like you are experiencing life for the first time, when you become present. When you are in a state of gratitude for what is ... that is really what being wealthy means”
“Being right can stop all the momentum of a very interesting idea.”
“Being right doesn’t mean you win. You win by establishing credibility, a relationship, and trust.”
“Being right half the time beats being half-right all the time.”
“Being right is less important to us than the freedom to be wrong.”
“Being right is massively overrated, especially when it comes at the expense of being compassionate and kind.”
“Being right is not necessarily the mark of goodness.”
Source: Visvavatan: 100 Demilitarization Sonnets
“Being right is not too difficult. Your choose your perception. You select your information. You leave out what does not suit you. You drag in some general-purpose value words. You throw in a sneer or two about the opposition, and you are a fine fellow who made a fine speech.”
“Being right is one more good reason for not succeeding”
“Being right keeps you in place, being wrong forces you to explore.”
Source: Where Good Ideas Come From