Being Quotes · Page 285

I've used songwriting as a tool, I've used it as a way of being able to talk about how I feel.

— Calum Scott

For writers: don't hold back. Be weird. Be sentimental. Be melodramatic. Take the risk of being not-cool, not-hip.

— Andrew Sean Greer

I hear my songs being sung by females before I change them and make them into my voice.

— Jack Antonoff

If you're adapting to the way the game is being played, then you're more fluid.

— Jaren Jackson, Jr

Being productive at your craft is important. Being productive in your devotion to grow as a human is essential.

— Robin S. Sharma

Getting to share the ring with guys I idolized is never going to stop being surreal for me.

— Seth Rollins

For me, writing is like being taken on a walk by a footnote: It's amazing where you end up.

— Ben Schott

You won't ever see me being totally sexy on 'Rookie Blue.' It's not right for the character, anyway.

— Missy Peregrym

It seems to me that most things that are being made are designed for young people. There aren't that many depictions of…

— Peter Capaldi

I believe we could see a North American Union formed. Why else are our borders with Mexico and Canada being left wide…

— George Noory

If consumers are strong, if consumers are protected, if they can trust the marketplace and feel confident that they're not being cheated…

— Richard Cordray

I'm a lesbian. Yup. Hundred percent. Hundred percent. I remember being in college, and I had fallen in love with this woman,…

— Christine Quinn

I'm not a Russian sympathizer, but after being in Russia for that long many years... like, look... they way they think isn't…

— Diana Taurasi

As for me, I was a lonely kid, with few close friends until I was an adult - even when I might…

— Laura van den Berg

I've had injuries that have hampered my career but that is part and parcel of being a footballer. You just have to…

— Jack Rodwell

Being a leader doesn't mean you created something or you did something great in the past or some other person has given…

— James Altucher

Being in a rock band, I feel a certain responsibility to have a weird haircut. I mean, who else gets to do…

— Win Butler

I feel compassion is so important to develop in ourselves. It's one of the most important elements of being a human being.

— Ellen Burstyn

I want to do horror and action, and I'm only being slightly facetious.

— Parker Posey

I grew up in suburban New Jersey in a transitional area that was surrounded by farmland that wasn't being cultivated.

— James Balog

I don't care what I do - act, stand-up, write, direct - it doesn't matter as long as I'm being creative and…

— Jeff Garlin

I'm just saying that being in this business is not easy, and it's definitely not for everybody.

— Michael Sorrentino

Part of being not only a liberal but also a human is to make your own decisions.

— Margrethe Vestager

The problem with being in the public eye for a long time is there are 20 years worth of looks to come…

— Louise Nurding

We are used to women's narratives being defined through the male perspective. I challenge that as a concept.

— Danai Gurira

Money is being made programmable. That's a fundamental change with implications we can still barely see.

— David O. Sacks

My parents live near the ocean, and I've spent a lot of time walking through the water at night, being around the…

— Win Butler

I frequently dream of being on these horses' backs and running across a field. And the horse and I are one.

— William Shatner

Mbappe can play down the middle but he is the world champion from being out wide.

— Marcel Desailly

On my show, nobody's being paid more than me. I don't ask what they're being paid - I just make sure they're…

— Noel Fielding

Especially in front of my dad, I don't like being weak. I don't like crying in front of my dad because I…

— Fran Kirby

There is something special and different about being a father to twin daughters.

— Ken Jeong

I was - the last protest I was at was in Genoa, where I got tear gassed, and I hate tear gas,…

— Noreena Hertz

There's something innately funny and warm about being Jewish. I think it's something to be embraced and respected.

— Ari Graynor

Frankly, a lot of candidates have no problem being sold to the highest bidder if it means they will win.

— Jason Kander

“So where do you go? Back to the bottle And back to a tiny room somewhere. And wait. And wait, and wait.…

— Charles Bukowski

I'm afraid of only two things: being lazy and being cowardly. I get up early in the morning and go to work.…

— David Mamet

We all know showbiz isn't easy, but being a comic - especially being a female comic - can be quite punishing.

— Judy Gold

I hope to keep being competitive until I retire, and I hope that's here. It's Barca or nothing.

— Gerard Pique

To me, being in the studio is one of the most exciting parts about being an artist.

— Jamie Lynn Spears