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We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for such, but for what we are capable of being.

If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer. But if he spends his days as a speculator, shearing off those woods and making the earth bald before her time, he is deemed an industrious and enterprising citizen.

Henry David Thoreau

It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being much more sensitive.

I never learned to verbalize an abstract musical concept. No thank you. The whole point of being a serious musician is to avoid verbalization whenever you can.

Virgil Thomson

Being

I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down.

The teacher of history's work should be, ideally, not simply a description of past cultures, but a performance of the culture in which we live and are increasingly taking our being.

William Irwin Thompson

Americans know as much about Canada as straight people do about gays. Americans arrive at the border with skis in July, and straight people think that being gay is just a phase. A very long phase.

Unauthorized access to computer systems is already a serious crime in a few states and is currently being addressed in many more state legislatures as well as Congress.

So maybe I can go back to being a Gardeners' World addict again.

Ken Thompson

Being

World

Nobody wants to open a business near a Superfund site and risk being sued.

I don't think people understand that being poor means you have to work from dawn until dusk just to survive through the day. I think there's some notion that poor people lie about all day not doing anything.

My appearance has changed a lot over the years, but it has far more to do with how I feel about being a woman.

Being a decathlete is like having ten girlfriends. You have to love them all, and you can't afford losing one.

I did study the art of being a barber because I wanted to figure out what my routine would be. Do you start in the front or back? Top or bottom? Swivel the chair or walk around? What I did discover is there's no such thing as the perfect haircut!

Being an American musician means being adventurous.

Michael Tilson Thomas

American

Being