#being

The pleasure of jogging and running is rather like that of wearing a fur coat in Texas in August: the true joy comes in being able to take the damn thing off. ↗

— Joseph Epstein

#august #being #coat #comes #damn

Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of his own thoughts, he holds the key to every situation. ↗

— James Allen

#being #choice #every #himself #his

A man is not rightly conditioned until he is a happy, healthy, and prosperous being; and happiness, health, and prosperity are the result of a harmonious adjustment of the inner with the outer of the man with his surroundings. ↗

— James Allen

#being #conditioned #happiness #happy #harmonious

I think being funny is not anyone's first choice. ↗

— Woody Allen

#being #being funny #choice #first #funny

I have bad reflexes. I was once run over by a car being pushed by two guys. ↗

— Woody Allen

#being #car #guys #i #once

But you know, I still had a dream of being able to go back home and tour. ↗

— Luther Allison

#back #being #dream #go #had

Me being a skinny guy, I could crawl into the steel pit. ↗

— Luther Allison

#could #crawl #guy #i #into

I do some concerts. At the moment, I'm being helped a lot by a gig I play in London, which is Pizza Express. ↗

— Mose Allison

#concerts #express #gig #helped #i

I'm not interested in dating. I like being with my own best friend, me. Certain women, particularly older women, cannot believe I like going to a social event by myself. But I do. ↗

— Gloria Allred

#believe #best #best friend #cannot #certain

I also wanted to express the strength of cinema to hide reality, while being entertaining. Cinema can fill in the empty spaces of your life and your loneliness. ↗

— Pedro Almodovar

#being #cinema #empty #entertaining #express