Top 1200 Being Assertive Quotes & Sayings - Page 4

I seem to be able to go from part to part without being recognised, which I like. When I was little, I resented it with every fibre of my being when Ma was recognised. Another way of looking at celebrity, though, is it's being famous for being brilliant at something.

Being a human being without forgiveness is like being a guitarist without fingers or being the diva without a tongue.

But I'm more of a recluse when it comes down to being a writer and being a creative person rather than being a celebrity.

The writing became a hobby in the background: it took a back seat to parenthood and being a person and being a human being.

Good taste has everything to do with being cultured and being refined, and if art has to do with anything, it has to do with being human.

Being 'poor in spirit' (a Christian virtue) means being detached from things - being able to possess goods without being possessed by them. It meansputting people ahead of possessions - and seeing material things only as instruments for serving God and the needs of others.

Being a father is certainly a task. But the best one that I could ever ask for. Being home, being with the family, that's what it's about...

There's a difference between being a fundamentalist and being al-Qaeda and being Muslim. It's absurd to think otherwise.

Happiness is attained by three things: being patient when tested, being thankful when receiving a blessing, and being repentant upon sinning.

It took a while for me to figure out how it all fit in, being a mother and being a woman and being a rock singer.

As a jealous man, I suffer four times over: because I am jealous, because I blame myself for being so, because I fear that my jealousy will wound the other, because I allow myself to be subject to a banality: I suffer from being excluded, from being aggressive, from being crazy, and from being common.

I loved being a child. If I do have a talent, it's not so much being an artist, but it's being able to remember back to that time.

One grows accustomed to being praised, or being blamed, or being advised, but it is unusual to be understood.

My experience in relation to taking on the preachers of hate was saying to them it's compatible being British, being Western, being Muslim.

So being a senior player, being a goalkeeper, being a team member, I think saving the ball is my first main priority.

I did it to myself. It wasn't society... it wasn't a pusher, it wasn't being blind or being black or being poor. It was all my doing.

Being a rapper is about being cool, but being a comedian, you're not supposed to be the coolest guy.

The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart. And being thoughtful. And being generous. Everything else is crap!

Being comedic is a skill, because there is a fine line where the context is important. And being dramatic is just being honest and real in that moment.

What interests me is being alive and being with friends that I care about and being as creative as I can given circumstance.

It's amazing: it's so cool being from Brampton, Ontario, and being able to travel the world and being embraced by so many countries.

To me, being a woman in 2016 means having a voice, being unique, being true to yourself, and finding a way to be of service.

Women would all be better off if we realized we didn't have to choose between being an intelligent being and a sexual being.

Being stupid and compassionate are not conflicts. Being mean and being funny and having something to say are not a conflict.

I got a lot of crap for being named SZA but not being affiliated with Wu-Tang, and being a girl.

Ever since Freud, being alone has been considered something of a psychological failure. The point, according to Freudian theory, is to be able to love and connect. But I don't believe that at all. I think that being alone and being coupled and being in a group are all natural states in which people can thrive.

99.9% of being a good parent is just being present with your child. On the flipside of that, 100% of being happy is just being present.

You come to God not by being strong, but by being weak; not by being right, but through your mistakes.

Being with my kids is really important to me, being a good dad and being around a lot.

I know that being in the entertainment business... my first son, I had to sacrifice being away, being on tour a lot and I wasn't really present.

I have a massive divide between being a competent human being and being completely hopeless, when it comes to logic.

Being bisexual, being bipolar, being biracial - it's been used to define me, but I am desperate to be indefinable.

When you reach 50, what you care about is being honest, being accurate, and being an example.

What I love about being an actress is being able to really look into myself and understand another human being.

I think I felt pretty alienated, being bigger, being mixed race, being of lower socioeconomic standing.

When I think of my version of a role model, it's not about being the perfect Samaritan; it's just being out there and being honest and happily imperfect.

If we approach other people understanding our own value, being confident in who we are, being centered and grounded, it's actually easier for us to connect with them because we can listen more deeply and we can express ourselves more authentically without fear of being judged or not being enough.

I realized that there's this fine line between being personal and being general and being alienating.

The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart. And being thoughtful and being generous. Everything else is crap.

I think it's interesting that the opposite of being active in yoga is not being passive. It's being receptive.

I was very excited to hone in on John Goodman. Casting John first really set the tone. He's very good at being terrifying and being hilarious, and I loved the idea of that character not being merely 'moustache-twirly'. I enjoyed being scared by him.

Being an Orlando Magic dancer was definitely one of the most exciting times of my life. Being on the team was really like being in a sisterhood.

The human being is not a fallen being in need of redemption but rather a forgetful being who must be reminded of God and his own nature.

Gratitude, generosity and humility are inherent characteristics of one who is present. When you awaken, you will realize that everyone and everything has the same right to be here as you do. This includes every human Being, every tree Being, every flower Being, and every other kind of Being.

Because nonbeing longs for being, on occasion it creates a stronger sense of being than being itself.

There's nothing worse, I guess, than being black in an all-white church or being southern and being a liberal.

God wants my life to be about being successful and being happy and blessing other people and being blessed.

Being alive and being a woman is all I got, but being colored is a metaphysical dilemma I haven't conquered yet.

[On his heroin addiction:] I did it to myself. It wasn't society...it wasn't a pusher, it wasn't being blind or being black or being poor. It was all my doing.

I literally went from being unable to play my rent to being on a plane the next day, being paid peanuts.

Since I was a schoolboy, I've been used to being recognized on the road by old and young, and being bantered with and, indeed, being taunted.

I got songs about being broke, being on welfare, being poor, Section 8.

I'm somebody who looks at things through the lens of being a wife and being a mother and being a United States Marine.

I could find faults with all my albums because that's just a part of being an artist - it's hard being a human being, isn't it?

I went from being a guy who was sparingly being used on television to being the World Heavyweight Champion and the focus of a lot of the storylines on Smackdown.

For me, a lot of my fondest memories of being in the music business were being in the studio with The Doobs and being part of that organization and being a part of that music.

I really think that being yourself, being original, being outside the box is starting to be appealing to people.

I am more or less happy when being praised, not very comfortable when being abused, but I have moments of uneasiness when being explained.

Being too thin. Being bigger. I've been criticized for being on both sides of the scale.

I grew up around hip-hop so I didn't think it was about being cool or being black or being white or whatever.