Being Quotes · Page 184

I love writing about the summer between high school and college. It's the last gasp of really being a teen.

— Sarah Dessen

The atheist, by merely being in touch with reality, appears shamefully out of touch with the fantasy life of his neighbors.

— Sam Harris

It was difficult being a neutral broadcaster - in the people's eyes - because of my association with the Celtics.

— Tom Heinsohn

The thing that transforms something from being an idea to being a physical reality is work.

— David Longstreth

Being a son to the greatest parents of all is up there with hopefully being a decent friend to some.

— Valentin Chmerkovskiy

I would like to be remembered, if I am remembered at all, as being a catalyst for change in the world, change…

— Rupert Murdoch

It's not always about playing the lead. It's also about being associated with an important and good film.

— Nikita Dutta

I'm terrified - of doing a bad job, of disappointing audiences. Of being washed up at 37.

— Cole Escola

Being tall has a major impact in general. It takes some courage to be as big as you are - to live…

— Sigourney Weaver

Being on 'Nashville' and working with some incredible people like T-Bone Burnett and Buddy Miller - so many wonderful, incredible musicians that…

— Jonathan Jackson

October of 2011, Occupy protestors descended upon McPherson Square, and they decided to stay. Despite the clear language of the law, these…

— Trey Gowdy

People attach too much to the idea of being a model, that you can only be a certain way to have done…

— Jamie Dornan

Doing one movie every two years is about all I can handle 'cause, being the creator at '30 Rock', my year there…

— Tina Fey

I live on the edge of Bath. It's really lovely, but its very loveliness freaks me out a bit. It's peaceful, a…

— Alison Goldfrapp

The real challenge of being a flight attendant is getting people out. The training requires that they demonstrate they can evacuate an…

— Philip Greenspun

The adrenaline of being somewhere no one has ever been before is, or at least not for thousands of years, is quite…

— Tony Robinson

I'm an absolute fan of Angela Bassett. I think she's a great, great actress. In the biopics, she is so moving. She's…

— Arnaud Desplechin

I want to write my own stuff, and, you know, it would be nice to put myself in it. But I would…

— Hari Kondabolu

When I was younger, I did a TV show in the U.K. for a couple years, and I learned a lot from…

— Richard Madden

Taste is one of the five senses, and the man who tells us with priggish pride that he does not care what…

— E. F. Benson

My father was famous for his photographic memory. He was in the OSS. They trained him to be captured on purpose and…

— Mark Helprin

When we are fully conscious and aware, we actually know when we are about to overreact. When we are mindful, we have…

— Elizabeth Thornton

Nick and Nate Diaz. We're different people, we have different personalities. But I have mad respect for them because that is them.…

— Benson Henderson

Being a display pilot is probably the thing I've been most proud of in my life. Don't really fly anymore now though.…

— Gary Numan

I didn't mind being in school. But I was usually uninspired and always late. I did what I had to, but not…

— Robyn

I love what I do; I love what is being given to me. I am comfortable with it, and I love the…

— Nushrat Bharucha

I fear human beings, because we cannot predict the swings of a human being. They are capable of doing anything. I really…

— P. T. Usha

If your ratings are high and there's money being made, you're allowed to be a perfectionist in television.

— Dan Harmon

I used to ride horses when I was younger. Ponies were my life. I miss being fearless.

— Talulah Riley

If people can finally recognize you on radio without being told who it is, that's what you aim for.

— Johnny Marr

I had to live through being a woman who thought men always had a one-up... I knew I didn't like it. I…

— Whitney Wolfe Herd

I know firsthand how our being such a rural state presents challenges to healthcare.

— Cindy Hyde-Smith

To win the title, after being in the ring for five years? It felt like I'd really achieved something.

— Kelly Kelly

I will not counter the insanity of the PATRIOT Act with an overblown fear of my rights being taken away.

— Penn Jillette

When you're young is the one time when you get to indulge in being morose and take yourself most seriously.

— Mitski

I'm enormously proud of being the ancestor of a convict. That's mad, isn't it, but I really am.

— Anne Reid

That's one of the good things about being recognisable - if you need a quick escape, the cabbies will take care of…

— David Hasselhoff

In tournament weeks being No 1 doesn't do anything for me. I don't get an extra stroke. It doesn't really matter at…

— Scottie Scheffler

I feel like being vocal on social media, especially working in an industry that is very Eurocentric.

— Indya Moore

I have never been attracted to increasing my popularity or hireability by being on Instagram.

— Katherine Langford