Being Quotes · Page 198

I might be a natural show-off but being your best mate's best man is a different kettle of fish.

— Declan Donnelly

From the standpoint of me being a diva, you talk to my teammates and coaches from Little League. Nobody will say that.

— Geno Smith

Being successful is about professionalism, and chewing gum is unprofessional. Its also a huge pet peeve of mine.

— Tabatha Coffey

I talked about a rematch with Velasquez in respect. He was a great champion and did a lot for the sport, so…

— Fabricio Werdum

Being a dad you realise that it's not about you any more. All the cliches are true I think.

— Tom Fletcher

I just think there was a time when the good thing about being disabled was you got out of stuff.

— Alex Brooker

You can accuse me of being a terror suspect, but I can prove to you that I'm not.

— Hasan M. Elahi

Being exhausted is all part of the fun. I'm cool with it. I'm not going to wish that it would slow down.

— James Bay

One of the reasons that I take such joy in being a trustee of the New York Public Library is the love…

— Jessye Norman

I think that's what being a good teammate is, and I think that's what creates a good environment for the locker room.…

— Channing Frye

At least when I was a kid and a reader, I loved the feeling of wondering whether or not something was real,…

— Leigh Bardugo

Being beyond politics, I am able to examine the role of the media without worrying about the indignant harrumphing that emanates from…

— Julia Gillard

I had often wondered how to best decolonize my people... It must be done one human being at a time. Without that…

— Russell Means

Far from being a mere consequence of winning, strong team spirit is an essential ingredient of sporting success; it comes before, not…

— AB de Villiers

My personal opinion is that you can't be racist towards white people. You can be prejudiced about them, but being prejudiced isn't…

— Jo Brand

People always had something to say about the fact I was odd looking, bigger than other people, that I was awkward. When…

— Alison Moyet

Our customer base isn't just people saying, 'I'm an environmentalist, I'm in my Birkenstocks, I went to Woodstock.' Solar is a bipartisan…

— Lynn Jurich

Choreography is amazing. I'm still a dancer, yet I transitioned into choreography then as a Creative Director. All of these creative elements…

— Laurieann Gibson

I always wanted to be a film-maker when I was younger, not an actor. I was an eight-year-old who dreamed of being…

— Jonah Hill

I'm not going to lie, the first three years of being in the group, I would look for trolls. I would search…

— Leigh-Anne Pinnock

Forget being 'discovered.' All you can do is write. If you write well enough, and are stubborn enough to embrace failure, and…

— Jess Walter

I am haunted by what my life would have been had I not had the courage in my early twenties to leave…

— Said Sayrafiezadeh

Obama ran as sane and decent, as though we were electing a mood, and not necessarily a set of policies. Unfortunately, Obama…

— Charlie Pierce

“When we are content, our daily actions are infused with a quiet satisfaction that we share with those around us. We become…

— Louisa Thomsen Brits

I just got sick of not being able to raise money for a movie - that's what happens, so I just made…

— Campbell Scott

I'm a big hip-hop fan since being a kid. It was the first music that spoke to me and made me feel…

— Sean Paul

I shaped my reputation in this business and this outlook in this business being singularly focused on the task at hand.

— Mike Tomlin

I think being part of Pentatonix has helped my arrangement style a lot, and that's helped me expand myself.

— Kevin Olusola

Being a big guy, I've got to shore up the paint a lot more. It's my job.

— Roy Hibbert

I love capitalism. It rewards me for being brave - it awards me for being innovative and thinking out of the box.

— Henry Rollins

Being a dad is the best thing that ever happened to me. It changed my life entirely.

— Jake Busey

I felt very comfortable about myself when I was much heavier. I feel much better about myself from being fit.

— Jeff Garlin

Step by step, brick by brick, the edifice of India's legislature is being destroyed.

— Arun Jaitley

People refer to me as part of the MCU, as opposed to just being this actor. Honestly, it's an honor.

— Jacob Batalon

In L.A. you hear all these stories of people being filmed in their own homes through their windows. I think that is…

— Freida Pinto

Its true that I never ever got a chance to shoot in Jaipur, despite it being one of the most sought-after locations…

— Rahul Roy

Being in an indie band is running a never-ending, rewarding, scary, low-margin small business.

— Jack Conte

Even when every Tom, Dick and Harry was calling for my head, I still felt I could get better at being captain.

— Alastair Cook

I found it hard being a full-time mum and take my hat off to anyone who can do it.

— Laura Fraser

When I was seven years old I played the flute, then by 11 I quit being a musician and got into Djing.

— Jonas Blue