Becoming Quotes - Page 34

I dreamed of becoming a scientist, in general, and a paleontologist, in particular, ever since the Tyrannosaurus skeleton awed and scared me.

When I stop becoming, that's when I worry.

Love combined with wisdom is bliss, and that is devotion. Devotion is a strong bond, a sense of belongingness. Everybody is born with it. It’s just like becoming a child again

We must wish either for that which actually exists or for that which cannot in any way exist or, still better, for both. That which is and that which cannot be are both outside the realm of becoming.

Becoming a public figure gave me a platform to help people.

Though there are lessons that can be learned about becoming a great leader, most exist inherently in the bellies of those who lead.

Fine, just don’t eat my mom, okay? She’s had a bad enough life without becoming the Bride of Dracula.” – Nick

Innocence is impossible when people have never had the choice of becoming corrupt by dominating others.

Really, becoming a writer sounds more like a mental illness than a professional choice.

My music must reflect whatever's going on in my mind, and my life needs to evolve for me to discover who it is I'm becoming.

When it comes to their capacity to screw things up, computers are becoming more human every day.

Nothing about becoming indispensable is easy. If it's easy, it's already been done and it's no longer valuable.

Becoming a superstar takes about 10,000 hours of hard work.

You have a lot to learn before becoming a champion. Once you are champion, you must accept the consequences.

Weight was the thing I hyperfocused on. It went from me losing a few pounds to slowly over time losing more and more weight and becoming more and more focused on it.

It was becoming clear to me that I shouldn't bother to get too attached to anything. Turn your back and you lose it. Just like that.

I've had a terrific life, from building one company to be the second largest company in the securities industry and merging that into American Express, and becoming president of that company.

If you're thinking of becoming a critic, why not make other plans?

How can you ever hope to know the Beloved Without becoming in every cell the Lover?

There is no right and wrong, and precepts are for fools. Every thing is just as it is! And we must experience things without condemning them, because if we condemn them, then we are becoming too involved.

In this new world economy, national boundaries are increasingly becoming obsolete.

If you are courageous enough to be still, you are a step closer to becoming empowered.

One of the best things that happened for me as a playwright is becoming a comic-book writer.

It is now becoming clear that everything can - and probably did - come from nothing.

That's one of the ways language evolved, by some very obscure form becoming common usage. And I must say that I'm very intrigued by use of language and slang, and criminal underground terms.