Being Quotes · Page 306

I have based my game all around being professional and working hard and that has helped me get through the tough times.

— James Ward-Prowse

Being a non-athletic person, I had to strengthen my core, arm and leg muscles before learning the wrestling moves.

— Wamiqa Gabbi

I don't want to become a rhetorical speaker. My effectiveness is mastering all of the data and being able to respond.

— Norman Finkelstein

I got along with people very well at every job I had, people liked me and I liked them and I loved…

— Barbara Corcoran

You know what takes effort? Being kind. Being patient. Being respectful.

— Jake Tapper

For me, working alone is being able to express, which is the artistic part.

— Kevin Parker

In the scheme of life, being moved aside from a job, however much you love it, is a small thing.

— Katty Kay

Everybody needs money, obviously, but that's far from being the most important thing in the world to me.

— Demian Maia

I remember taking my mom and dad to the premiere of 'The Inbetweeners Movie' and being really nervous. My mom was like,…

— Laura Haddock

Being asked by Oprah Winfrey to be on her show and do her eyebrows in 2006 - to me, that was like…

— Anastasia Soare

I have made a career of bumbling around places, stumbling on landmarks and generally being quite haphazard and shambolic about the way…

— Bill Bryson

In philosophy, they talk a lot about humans being actual organic machines, and the idea of free will is something that we've…

— Joel Kinnaman

All of the cultural nuances and the traumas and the complexities that come with being a third-culture kid, these are all nuances…

— Simu Liu

If you build a career on being a beautiful young woman, that's going to be a short career. I have to establish…

— Amanda Donohoe

Being a food show and being me, I always kicked it up a notch, which means I would always elevate the spice…

— Emeril Lagasse

I am so grateful that I accepted the offer to do 'CSI,' but it was like being shot out of a cannon,…

— Ted Danson

Being a South Indian from Paramakudi, I know I wouldn't be considered for awards many times.

— Vikram

Srideviji was a great human being, a fabulous dancer, a tremendous actress and above all, a wonderful mother.

— Jaya Prada

I'll go to see movies, but I also love being at home on my couch and pausing every 10 minutes to pee.

— Tim Heidecker

I am aware of the words 'national treasure' being attached to me occasionally. It just makes me feel old.

— Paul Weller

As a woman, you can't go through life making any decision without being massively scrutinized in any shape or form. It's horrendous.

— Charlotte Crosby

That feeling of being powerless, apart from making some tactical changes, is tough for somebody like me.

— Joey Barton

Don't let that 'mom' word fool y'all... Her being my biggest critic was the best thing for me, actually.

— Zion Williamson

I have a hard time being happy, and I think a lot of creative people suffer with that when life gets real…

— Shane McAnally

Success is not just about being a hard worker, it is about becoming a smart worker.

— Manushi Chhillar

The perils of success at a young age is being afraid to make a mistake.

— David Harbour

I thought being a cowboy would be a terribly romantic thing to do. But it wasn't. I shoveled a lot of stalls.

— Bob Weir

When I was a kid, thinking of just being near a Beatle was an unattainable dream.

— Steve Lukather

I dreamed of being a professional skater once. I wanted to be a Korean Olympic skater, but I wasn't good enough, so…

— Song Joong-ki

What drives me is really just being able to be a blessing to someone, you know. I really enjoy that, and as…

— Sheila E

I never get upset about what I read in the newspaper. I realize that every human being can make a difference in…

— George Foreman

Luxembourg has a track record of being successful when it takes risks. You need to take on risks to be successful.

— Etienne Schneider

The days of the NME being like, 'This is your new favorite band, and here's one song' - that's over.

— Matty Healy

The greatest musical instrument given to a human being is the voice.

— Dayananda Saraswati

As a kid, I would push my shoulders forward in order to hide my heart from being hurt.

— Daniel Breaker

I think there's so much honor and integrity and beauty in being able to be who you are.

— Sara Bareilles

You know, I did not like being famous. It was a stressful and ugly time, and I'm glad it's over.

— Diablo Cody

I've seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are. It reveals who you are.

— Michelle Obama

It's a heavy feeling being in Washington. There are so many important issues at risk. You're in a fighting stance every day.

— Kirsten Gillibrand

I know the feeling of growing up and not being able to relate to the people onscreen or never really seeing myself.

— Jenna Ortega