We cannot suppose therefore that God has made an order of beings, with such mental qualities and powers, for the sole purpose of being used as beasts, or instruments of labor.

— Thomas Clarkson

We can trust ourselves to know when our boundaries are being violated.

— Melody Beattie

What's really sad is that a lot of very talented people are being forced to do things that are very embarrassing, and I don't intend to be one of them.

— Boy George

When did the future switch from being a promise to a threat?

— Chuck Palahniuk

When I turned about 12 or 13, I realized that being funny wasn't about remembering jokes. It was about creating them.

— Paul Merton

When you become famous, being famous becomes your profession.

— James Carville

Winning is the science of being totally prepared.

— George Allen

Wisdom is knowledge which has become a part of one's being.

— Orison Swett Marden

Women ought to have representatives, instead of being arbitrarily governed without any direct share allowed them in the deliberations of government.

— Mary Wollstonecraft

Yes, you must have the courage of being free.

— Jose Carreras