Being Quotes · Page 259

The idea of calling out a performer for being performative is mind-numbingly redundant as an exercise. Performing is a performer's job.

— Matty Healy

Which is worse - being a has-been or being the guy interviewing a has-been?

— Bobcat Goldthwait

I realised I was a 'star' when my first film Dil Deke Dekho was released after being rejected before. It was a…

— Asha Parekh

The position is: the Gaelic language is no longer the native language; it is dead, yet food is being brought to the…

— Patrick Kavanagh

Loving people does not require you to stay silent when you see something that merits being called out.

— Kirsten Powers

I will stand up on issues as they arise, making sure that the voices of Georgians are always being heard.

— Stacey Abrams

Stuart Murdoch is a really special human being - really creative, but also really kind and gentle.

— Hannah Murray

The power of being in the physical presence of another person delivers real benefits.

— Henry Cloud

I make time to exercise. It's not being indulgent. I think it's got a lot to do with your ability to manage…

— Ginni Rometty

I profoundly do not believe that the United States could make things better in Syria by being there. And we have an…

— Ben Rhodes

We talk about quantum weirdness and things being in two places at once, but it all involves atoms and molecules, stuff we…

— Aaron D. O'Connell

As a playwright, you can cover a lot of waterfront without being able to hold your own against an expert in any…

— Tom Stoppard

Magneto is classically known for being, like, a caricature of a supervillain who gives a lot of speeches, likes to fly up,…

— Emma Dumont

Perhaps 'Big Bang' fans feel so protective of the show because it is, despite being a hit show on a big network,…

— Johnny Galecki

We could not guard every water pipeline from being blown up and every tree from being uprooted. We could not prevent every…

— Moshe Dayan

We're all burdened by our history of racial inequality. It's created a kind of smog that we all breathe in, and it…

— Bryan Stevenson

Rolodex of Hate' is basically how I ended up being so hateful. It's a look inside.

— Bianca Del Rio

There's no shame in being romantic at all. I think people want to feel that sense of romance, which is rarely even…

— Colin Trevorrow

It has been tough being a mother of two daughters without a co-parent because I think I was a child myself, as…

— Georgia Holt

“There is one clear urgency in your life that you must never neglect, and that is — you must be yourself.”

— Bryant McGill

I love being married: you don't have to go out, you don't have to be on the prowl, and you don't have…

— Aviva

I don't like being watched, and I don't like being told what to do, so acting is a very poor professional choice.

— Hong Chau

Naturally, you always want to play, but it's about being successful - no matter how this is achieved.

— Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

Part of me is nonhuman and eccentric, which is what a hobbit is, and I don't mind being eccentric.

— Orson Bean

I'm actually enjoying the touring life, although the worst part is being away from my three young children.

— Chesney Hawkes

Me, personally, I don't really care about as far as being the highest-paid receiver, man. It's a number.

— Julio Jones

Being a Mets fan is like lending someone a lot of money and you just know that you'll never get paid back.

— John Oliver

I hope I can compete in one or two Olympics in my career. Of course I would like to win a medal,…

— Patrick Chan

I just look to work my very best and be humble, because being humble is the most important thing.

— Gianluigi Donnarumma

There is dignity in being a celebrity. Let us not lose that dignity.

— Sanjay Leela Bhansali

I love being outside with my boys, playing tag or trying to keep up with them.

— Jennie Finch

It's rare that you see Latin families being portrayed as intelligent, sophisticated, and powerful entities.

— Camila Mendes

I've definitely experienced someone not being the person they've shown themselves to be online.

— Zara McDermott

All stars are businessmen. Once you decide to become a star, you are talking about money, fame, and being successful.

— Kamal Haasan

Because Dad was famous, I was so used to being identified as 'John Huston's daughter' that I couldn't think of myself as…

— Allegra Huston

I don't think I am doing any injustice to my fans by not being accessible socially.

— Akshaye Khanna

I want to play against the best, and that's what I'm doing, just going out there and being focused, just competing every…

— Kawhi Leonard

We Hindus have a long-recognised tradition of being religious liberals by nature.

— Subramanian Swamy

I knew that people disliked me, and there always will be, but that's the price you pay for being in the limelight,…

— Tyler Hamilton

Fighters never realise when it is time to walk away. They can't leave the buzz and adoration that surrounds being champion.

— Joe Calzaghe