Being Quotes · Page 311

When you travel like we do, a holiday is simply being able to sleep in your own bed.

— Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

I find screenplays easy to write, my novels being very visual. You see what people look like. The physical action is described.

— John Irving

I wanted to show that Martin Luther King was simply a human being, not a god, not a saint.

— Ralph Abernathy

That's the one thing about being in India. You get to experience superstardom. In England, no one bothers you, really.

— Jofra Archer

I certainly had times when I thought this wasn't going to work out, but just being a working actor felt like a…

— Anna Gunn

I was really jealous of people who went through life as being somebody else's number one priority.

— Carl Nassib

Chiru and I always knew we'd end up being with each other. Our families have known each other for a long time.

— Meghana Raj

Being a part of golf history with Seve, in any way, is unbelievable.

— Jon Rahm

I just think if I can go from being a homeless kid with a dream of being in the biggest band in…

— Nikki Sixx

The only thing in life that really gives me any peace is just being lost in the process of creating something, whether…

— Ellar Coltrane

I get interested in the various ways that music is being done in the culture, and some of it I like thoroughly…

— Chick Corea

For a while, I got a kick out of people asking me what I was up to and being able to say,…

— Mat Fraser

My favorite hobby is being alone. I like to be alone. I also like dancing, fishing, playing poker sometimes and vegetable gardening…

— Emanuel Steward

When I started off riding, you dream about being champion jockey. Then I wanted to be champion jockey again. Then I wanted…

— Tony McCoy

I got out of the business because I went from being the biggest artist on my record label to someone they didn't…

— Billy Squier

Think about it: You're trying to raise cash to save an endangered animal. You've got orphaned pandas getting 3 trillion YouTube hits,…

— Stephen Rodrick

I always thought of indie-rock as being rock music by bands that were on independent labels, and that's a great thing.

— Britt Daniel

Once you become poor, tired and time-constrained, you become a much better human being.

— Caitlin Moran

I wouldn't say being in a film with The Rock was 'motivating.' 'Terrifying' would be a more accurate description.

— Luke Evans

Don't count on Congress. Laws come into being because people on the ground demand it.

— Terri Sewell

I love being here in Sacramento. The fan interactions, it's kind of like being at Kentucky.

— De'Aaron Fox

As cliched as it sounds, music is my only form of expression. So I have to be honest with myself, and with…

— Little Simz

Being a strong woman is very important to me. But doing it all on my own is not.

— Reba McEntire

I like being able to ask tough questions, to learn from someone who knows more than me.

— Patrick Cantlay

I love heights. I love speed. I'm on the verge of being a pyromaniac. Maybe my phobia is boredom.

— Erin Wasson

Being on your own is such an interesting thing when you're coming out of a pandemic.

— Rachel Zegler

I saw all of my supporters being like, 'She's the People's Princess! She's Princess Diana!' At first, I was confused.

— Ice Spice

I love being onstage. I love the relationship with the audience. I love the letting go, the sense of discovery, the improvising.

— Stephen Colbert

My first memory is of being on the set of a commercial when I was 3.

— Brock Pierce

People say if you're being bullied don't go online. But we don't tell a women not to walk the streets.

— Nicky Morgan

I went to college in North Carolina, so something about being in the East Coast is home for me.

— Ashlyn Harris

Obviously, being in the league for so long, you do have something to offer as a coach.

— John Stockton

Everybody talks about the FA Cup being special, and now I know from personal experience it is really special to be involved…

— Aaron Ramsey

Like everyone else, when you start out you must begin from a position of being completely unknown. No option.

— Jim Kerr

It was very cool to be honored and be acknowledged in that way for the first time ever, being nominated for an…

— Sheila E

I'm not being asked to conform to some prior expectation of what a Congress member is, but I'm just getting to be…

— Katie Porter

The two together are a really great combo: the family life and then being able to go play some shows and write.

— Vonda Shepard

Being in the studio, for me, can be a miserable experience - I can really psych myself out.

— Michael McDonald

I adore being able to go to the Oscars and know every single person at the party afterwards.

— Mario Testino

Often I think of personal behavior and judgment errors as being superficial wounds.

— Steve Tisch