Being Quotes · Page 295

At the very beginning, being a parent did impact how I go about this business.

— Noma Dumezweni

Secular societies establish tolerance by being equally non-accommodating toward all religious demands within the public sphere.

— Gad Saad

I'm an African. I was brought up here; my home is here. Being an Afropolitan, I am here to stay.

— Binyavanga Wainaina

I feel like I have to go out there and keep on entertaining, keep on dancing and keep on being me.

— Rich Swann

Coming out of college, I got a lot of notoriety for being the old-school center.

— Jahlil Okafor

To me, punk is about being an individual and going against the grain and standing up and saying 'This is who I…

— Joey Ramone

Something I stand for is being brave enough to invest in creative ideas that I firmly believe in and bringing those to…

— G-Eazy

I'm comfortable with being a voluptuous woman because I'm not going to be a size two and that's ok with me.

— Hayley Hasselhoff

I came from a council estate in the '80s which was predominantly black, white or Indian. Being Chinese mixed race we instantly…

— Gok Wan

It's about being fair. It's about Black Lives Matter. Yes, they matter. Everybody counts or nobody counts, and I think if more…

— Michael Connelly

If talking about arts means being pretentious, a bit like being a wine critic, then I don't feel comfy with that. You…

— Mary Beard

The life of the individual believer, his personal salvation, and personal Christian graces have their being, bloom and fruitage in prayer.

— Edward McKendree Bounds

The joy of my career is I've been very blessed to be able to be an actor in major films, television, theater,…

— David Suchet

What scares me? I kind of believe in ghosts. I believe they can wander around, so that scares me. But the stuff…

— Annabeth Gish

Indeed, if our ancestors of millions of years ago hadn't learned how to care for one another and hunt in packs, they'd…

— Robert Shea

I never thought I'd be an expert at sword fighting, I never thought I'd be an expert in protein powders - I'm…

— Liam McIntyre

I love watching Marty Scorsese's films, but they always make me feel terrible about being a man.

— Martin Donovan

Both my mother-in-law and Rajiv made it easy for me. I feel very Indian and am not conscious of being an Italian…

— Sonia Gandhi

I love just being at Lincoln Center - it's so New York! Those fountains!

— Margo Martindale

You can't be in a bubble being a producer. You have to keep up on what's happening at all times.

— Greg Kurstin

While there is no cure, cystic fibrosis is so close to being a livable disease. There is a lot of hope.

— Max Carver

Being an alternate is probably the hardest thing I've ever had to do in gymnastics.

— MyKayla Skinner

I'm a woefully flawed human being, but I'm trying to do the best that I can with the gifts that I've been…

— Jonathan Roumie

With a label, pressure is added. Being independent, you don't feel a lot of pressure.

— Jorja Smith

Playing at Birmingham helped me grow as a goalkeeper: it made me better all round, being a regular part of a team.

— Joe Hart

I believe in being completely open to the most unlikely explanation.

— Genesis P-Orridge

When coach puts me in, when my number's being called, I'm gonna be ready.

— Cordarrelle Patterson

I can honestly say that being a United States Senator has been the honor of my life.

— John Ensign

I'm used to going out amongst giants and being the smallest linebacker.

— Rohan Marley

The reason I'm scared of flying is because I'm not in charge. Being so far out of control terrifies me.

— Jack Garratt

Personally, my general winter rule is that, if I'm not being paid to leave my apartment, then I'll be damned if I'm…

— Kat Timpf

What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that…

— Dan Quayle

Sometimes being an actor is kind of demanding in very different ways.

— Casey Affleck

Being in a new country, learning a new language - it isn't something that scares me.

— Stacy Martin

Being 40 and having three kids puts lots of things in perspective and helps me stay grounded.

— Sophie Gregoire Trudeau

I spent half my life being hurt. The leftovers of hurt are an automatic gesture, like a dog that salivates.

— Oleg Cassini

My son, he understands being an athlete and being a student-athlete and how important it is that those two things go hand…

— Rohan Marley

I really love being an artist, but I make my money from songwriting.

— MNEK

I do not subscribe to the 'Trump is crazy like a fox' thing. I think that's being too generous.

— Valerie Plame

Being able to invest in myself and my company, I can make more money.

— NLE Choppa