#being

One ever feels his twoness - an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder. ↗

— W. E. B. Du Bois

#american #asunder #being #body #dark

I do sometimes look back at things I've written in the past, and think, 'I just don't remember being the person who wrote that.' ↗

— Brian Eno

#being #i #i do #in the past #just

I suppose I am reluctant about being any sort of 'star' and I didn't particularly want to be portrayed as one. ↗

— Brian Eno

#am #any #being #i #i am

Nearly all the things I do that are of any merit at all start off just being good fun, and I think I'm sort of building up to doing something else quite soon. ↗

— Brian Eno

#being #building #doing #else #fun

Some people are very good at being 'stars' and it suits them. I'm grudging about it and I find it annoying. ↗

— Brian Eno

#annoying #being #find #good #i

Now, drama is quite useful at helping us to understand what our position is and, conversely, we might then understand why our theatre is being destroyed. ↗

— Edward Bond

#conversely #destroyed #drama #helping #might

When I was young, an eccentric uncle decided to teach me how to lie. Not, he explained, because he wanted me to lie, but because he thought I should know how it's done so I would recognise when I was being lied to. ↗

— Brian Eno

#being #being lied to #decided #done #eccentric

Human beings crave freedom at their core. ↗

— John Ensign

#beings #core #crave #human #human beings

The election in Iraq clearly demonstrates that Iraqi people are like people everywhere. They desire to create a future in an environment that is safe and allows them to reach their full potential as human beings, whatever that potential may be. ↗

— John Ensign

#beings #clearly #create #demonstrates #desire

Next to being witty, the best thing is being able to quote another's wit. ↗

— Christian Nestell Bovee

#another #being #best #next #quote