Being Quotes · Page 232

I was very invested in being smart and thought to be smart was more important than accomplishing anything in life.

— Carol S. Dweck

I'm hyper-focused on loss. But I know it's just the impermanence of being here.

— Ryan Adams

It's important for women to work. They need to keep their independence, to keep earning and being challenged.

— Tamara Mellon

My goal is to not fit in. My worst nightmare is being the baby version of another artist.

— Daniel Caesar

I encourage the study of music. And the immersion. 'Cause my life has been so enriched by being involved in music as…

— Clive Davis

I remember how hard it was to play at Anfield being an opposition player.

— Diogo Jota

I like being able to go to a local pub and have great food and particularly love pubs that welcome my dogs.

— Kevin Spacey

After my first play, I realised that comedy was my forte - rather than being a dukhi heroine, I would rather do…

— Poonam Dhillon

If I want to average 32 points a game, I can do that easily. It's just eight, eight, eight, eight. No problem.…

— Patrick Ewing

I love being a mommy, and I love being an artist, and I love being a singer and an actress and making…

— Melora Hardin

“When thinking is overrated And friends are easy to make, Check if it's too complicated Knowing yourself somehow... Inner peace's not hard…

— Ana Claudia Antunes

Some people figure that if they're part of a gang then they have less of a chance of being killed, because they…

— Ross Kemp

I know for me like I have a reputation of being kind of tough, I have a reputation of also being the…

— Nia Long

There is definitely a need for increasing capacity in higher education; a large part of this is being met in the technical…

— Pallam Raju

I remember being in college knowing I didn't want to go anymore. I wanted to try and become an actor. There is…

— Jake Gyllenhaal

I try to be like a forest, revitalizing and constantly growing... Kids would tease me, calling me 'Little Bush.' But... I thought…

— Forest Whitaker

I love being a dad. I'd do it full-time if I didn't have to make a living.

— Bobby Cannavale

It's nice being married to someone who likes to read because you can indulge in geeky conversations about books.

— Sophie Dahl

Being that team player, all of my thoughts are about the team. What can I do for the team?

— Shaquill Griffin

This is something that young girls dream of, playing for Team U.S.A. and being an Olympian.

— A'ja Wilson

I'm in a business that invites narcissism, self-involvement, and egos being blown out of proportion.

— Michael Keaton

Most actresses began their career as glamorous pin-ups before being noticed for their acting talents.

— Sameera Reddy

I love being a father. It's one of my big jobs is just being a parent. It's one of my favorite things…

— Aaron Taylor-Johnson

It's been hard being on the Internet and not being respected by people in Hollywood.

— Colleen Ballinger

I wanted to be the greatest woman guitarist alive. I had fantasies about being a female Jimi Hendrix.

— Phoebe Snow

I can remember living in the housing projects and being broke like it was yesterday.

— Kenny Troutt

I like being on camera, performing, seeing what people have in common.

— Eddie Huang

Elvis is symbolic of a lot of things, dreams coming true being one of them.

— Elizabeth Berg

I think everyone knows what it is like being in love. It's never a smooth thing. Whether you are happily together or…

— Olly Alexander

Audiences don't need to be patronized by being shown in period things how much people smoked.

— Kathy Burke

There's a creative freedom with being under the radar. But I guess if you're too under the radar, you get canceled?

— Casey Wilson

I have gotten more flak for being a conservative Republican than I have for being trans.

— Caitlyn Jenner

If I die prematurely I shall be saved from being bored to death at my own success.

— Samuel Butler

Technically, I've learned that having good legs and wind is good for being on stage. You have to be in shape and…

— Louis C. K

Sweden usually don't play good against the poor teams. We like being the underdogs.

— Freddie Ljungberg

I felt self-conscious going out in the street prior to ever even being in a movie. That's just me.

— Jesse Eisenberg

Being an actor is like being a student, and I plan to get top grades.

— Shweta Tripathi

You can't be mad at people for being funny and putting on cool pants. You can get pants, too, if you want!

— Rachel Sennott

Some girls like to say one thing and mean another. And me being who I am, I'm very straightforward.

— Zayn Malik

Wolfgang Tillman's stunning large-scale pictures, being shown for the first time, were so offhand I failed to see them as art.

— Jerry Saltz