Being Quotes · Page 173

What is the use in being a celebrity if you can't use the platform to help?

— Amber Riley

I have a new appreciation for how fit martial artists are. There is so much energy being exerted when you fight.

— Tom Payne

I can't imagine being on one of those shows where people have to look nice.

— Josh McDermitt

I have never feared of being typecast as I tried to do different roles on television.

— Kiku Sharda

There are several different traits that make up a person's identity. For me, being Vietnamese American is the entirety of who I…

— Jeannie Mai

The thing about being a Disney kid, though, that's always going to be in my past. So there's no point in trying…

— Jenna Ortega

I really don't want my daughters to know me for being that guy who sings songs.

— Dan Reynolds

It makes me bounce out of boxing, I put all my spare time into being a dad.

— Rocky Fielding

I've always been a Dracula/vampire aficionado, being half-Romanian myself. Dracula has always been close to my heart - in fact, I have…

— Ray Wise

I have been accused of so many things that are so untrue. Some of those accusations persist despite their being entirely false,…

— Paula White

My only non-acting job was being a barista at Coffee Bean. While I was in college, and I had a blast! I…

— Troian Bellisario

I grew up being called Eamonn-Martin-Dermott-Declan because I was the youngest of the boys and Mum would go through all their names…

— Declan Donnelly

A human being at rest runs on 90 watts. That's how much power you need just to lie down. And if you're…

— Geoffrey West

For breakfast, I usually have a slice of bread with some homemade jam made from fruit from the garden; the type of…

— Dries van Noten

I can't go without Vegemite, a salty spread from Australia. I put it on toast, and it brings me back to being…

— Phoebe Tonkin

I've got a pretty wide range of stuff that I'm interested in in life. But producing... it gives me a lot more…

— Mark Wahlberg

When who you are naturally is not only considered a sin, but you're reviled for being that human being and you don't…

— Billy Porter

I was being rejected all the time. Agents would say, 'I don't think you're the type they're looking for.' I was always…

— Heidi Klum

I think reality TV for dancers has changed for the better. There are more opportunities and the platforms that we are being…

— Laurieann Gibson

Being on a successful show is kind of like being a sea turtle. Every year, sea turtles lay hundreds and hundreds of…

— Keiko Agena

All it takes to become president is money and a certain kind of power. Being president is the first thing I can…

— Todd Rundgren

The whole idea of being mesmerized and not in control of your own actions is fascinating and a little spooky. I remember…

— Chris Van Allsburg

One of the things about being a minority actor is that you don't have that opportunity as some of your counterparts to…

— Georg Stanford Brown

I didn't grow up thinking I'd be a decorator. Design is my greatest passion, and it naturally just pulled me down the…

— Nate Berkus

The work of being a citizen is hard and annoying, but it can pay off.

— Zephyr Teachout

We have to keep advocating for women's rights, wherever they are being pushed against wherever it happens anywhere in the world.

— Linda Thomas-Greenfield

I want to be sure I'm being myself. I don't want to follow something because someone's like 'do this, it's popular.'

— MO

A lot of fighters underestimate me. And what do you know? They end up being on the canvas.

— Andy Ruiz Jr

I was a model for eight years. That's the deal: People look. But I didn't like being looked at and never seen.

— Beau Garrett

I had a lot of doubt coming into my career about being an elite point guard in this league.

— Kemba Walker

I am very far away from being angry. I really don't get angry most of the time. I am a patient person.

— Barun Sobti

Whether I'm sat next to a pop star or in the middle of a stand-up show, I'm interested in saying the thing…

— Simon Amstell

I loved being in Bombay. It was a pretty thrilling place to walk around and explore.

— Dan Futterman

I'm somebody who looks at things through the lens of being a wife and being a mother and being a United States…

— Amy McGrath

I still take a lot of pride in being able to write my own songs. My story's coming from me.

— Dua Lipa

President Obama does not usually accuse Republicans of being too hawkish.

— Ari Melber

Being from California, my parents are very eco-friendly and I feel like I've been nurtured by a tree-hugger family in a way.

— Xander Schauffele

I really like being in a really big family. It's always so noisy and loud and it feels like we are one…

— Joanna Page

Values are so individual that everyone has distinctive form of theirs.

— Ilkin Santak

My earliest memories are being pinned to a fence with a switchblade.

— Quincy Jones