#being

Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases. ↗

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

#ceases #desire #heard #his #knowledge

We are born, so to speak, twice over; born into existence, and born into life; born a human being, and born a man. ↗

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

#born #existence #human #human being #into

I imagined being a famous writer would be like being like Jane Austen. ↗

— J. K. Rowling

#being #famous #i #imagined #jane

Mr. Obama plans to boost federal spending 25 percent while nearly tripling the national debt over 10 years. Americans know that this kind of spending will have economic consequences, including new taxes being imposed by the new progressives. ↗

— Karl Rove

#boost #consequences #debt #economic #federal

In fact, you couldn't give me anything to make me go back to being a teenager. Never. No, I hated it. ↗

— J. K. Rowling

#back #being #being a teenager #fact #give

Human beings tolerate what they understand they have to tolerate. ↗

— Jane Rule

#human #human beings #tolerate #understand

Politics is human beings; it's addition rather than subtraction. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

#beings #human #human beings #politics #rather

I always had a fantasy of being a chef, because I like kitchen life. ↗

— Geoffrey Rush

#because #being #chef #fantasy #had

I guess I've been fortunate in having an ongoing film career while being based in Melbourne. I'm happy to commute. A day on a plane. Come on. It's easy. ↗

— Geoffrey Rush

#been #being #career #come #commute

I was never a leading man. I've always been in the outer concentric circles in the company, being a character actor, which is a good place to be. It gives you that diversity. ↗

— Geoffrey Rush

#always #been #being #character #character actor