Being Quotes · Page 204

Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The moment you know how, you begin to…

— Agnes de Mille

I have no problem being mainstream. I grew up in the '90s when the mainstream was amazing.

— Jack Antonoff

Being a Brady comes with it's pleasures and its baggage. I'm not one given to a lack of privacy and invasion.

— Christopher Knight

A lot of celebrities are afraid of being out of sight, out of mind. I'm the complete opposite.

— Rob Van Dam

It's about showing the kids from your city that you are worth believing in. It's about being the man your family prayed…

— Kyler Murray

Baltimore's just like, it's like being in prison but being on the yard the whole day.

— JPEGMAFIA

I love being a mother; I hate being a housewife - the cooking, the laundry - because it takes away time I…

— Marcia Gay Harden

I don't speak particularly well. That's one of the consequences of being extremely ugly.

— Chris Martin

Many more people saw me on TV than will ever get to see me on stage, but I do love being in…

— Tyne Daly

“The atoms of our body, as well, flow in and away from us. We, like waves and like all objects, are a…

— Carlo Rovelli

When I was in my teens, I was very, very keen on being the author of a book. What the book was…

— Tom Stoppard

It's a very strange experience being on set of 'Breaking Bad;' you never know what's coming next for your character. I feel…

— Laura Fraser

If we want to reduce poverty and misery, if we want to give to every deserving individual what is needed for a…

— Nikola Tesla

I had spent years thinking about one thing while I was doing another. I had, in fact, prided myself on being able…

— Jane Smiley

I want to throw my best pitch and I want to throw it a certain way, regardless of where the runners are.…

— Patrick Corbin

Being a journalist, being exposed to the world, to social injustice, to intolerance, growing up here, under apartheid, benefitting from that, has…

— Lauren Beukes

People who were gay were pitied and ridiculed by my parents - they had no modern sense of people being allowed to…

— Miriam Margolyes

I believe I'm one fight away at all times from getting a title shot and being up there.

— Ryan Bader

There is a certain amount of dissatisfaction that goes with knowing your time, talent and abilities are not being properly used.

— Zig Ziglar

I fancied being a lead singer. I've always done a lot of vocals, but obviously, Freddie is the lead singer.

— Roger Taylor

How often do you wake up thinking about all that you have achieved in life?

— Andrew Julesstar

Hygiene is important. That's one of my failings. So I'm always being called on that.

— Dan Aykroyd

Performing is not the most natural function of a human being, I'm convinced.

— Michael Penn

I'm kind of resistant to being told no, not being wanted. It fills me with energy.

— Christine and the Queens

'The Outsiders' died on the vine being sold as a drugstore paperback.

— S. E. Hinton

I might look successful and happy being in front of you today, but I once suffered from severe depression and was in…

— Ji-Hae Park

I mean, being sweet is one thing, but having a little loot is another. I like the combination.

— Da Brat

I'm very lucky that being in the Bachelor world gives you a platform.

— Nick Viall

I am very different as a parent to new kids. My work changed from being rooted in the sky to being rooted…

— Peter Eisenman

Everyone can relate to being bullied. Everyone can relate to wanting to fit in and being part of a clique.

— Lacey Chabert

There's nothing wrong with the feminine, there's nothing wrong with being vulnerable.

— Weyes Blood

Being a drag queen out on the subway or out on the street is still not the most safe thing you can…

— Aquaria

I wanted to connect to audiences' intelligence, focused on being a dependable actor and not a star.

— Arjun Mathur

I am not vindictive, but very forgiving. Despite being wronged, I never took revenge on anyone.

— Rituparna Sengupta

There's a loss of autonomy that comes from not being able to own the wealth you've earned.

— Monica Johnson

I like being a chameleon and doing things that are just so different that people will be like, 'Oh, that's him?'

— Corey Hawkins

One of the few benefits of being a journalist is that you're not in the Army.

— P. J. O'Rourke

There's a huge cloud of shame around art and business being seen as bedfellows.

— Amanda Palmer

Being a parent is beautiful chaos and not at all like how you imagine.

— Kathryn Hahn

I'm not terribly conversant with children's literature in general. I tend to read books for adults, being an adult.

— Lois Lowry