Being Quotes · Page 312

I don't mind being compared to anyone and it doesn't make any difference to me.

— Sherlyn Chopra

I guess my comfort zone as a writer is diametrically opposed to my comfort zone as a human being.

— Jennifer Egan

Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just execution.

— Hank Aaron

Being prepared helps you feel more confident at the doctor's office. Think about what you want to ask and write those questions…

— Andie MacDowell

Being a mother of two myself - and two small girls - I think that single parenting is hard.

— Sarah Clarke

In New York, you have the street; in the U.K., we have the beach. I end up being like a migrating bird,…

— Martin Parr

When other people say, 'Oh you're so-and-so's friend, brother, or husband,' it's reductive to the point of being white noise.

— Casey Affleck

I miss being the focal point of the team - the guy everyone looks to for decisions. And guidance.

— Alastair Cook

You're going to be successful or you're not going to be successful. You have to handle success and not being successful in…

— Julio Jones

In school, when we lived in New Jersey, we went to Broadway a lot, so I saw a lot of Broadway plays,…

— Jordin Sparks

Being a famous singer or an international singer - that's my dream, too, but my main goal is to be a real…

— Charice Pempengco

Since I'm not a journalist, I talk about issues that encourage an interchange of ideas through conversation while also being entertaining.

— Thalia

I'm the same as I am on the field as I am off the field. It's not an act. I can't be…

— Joe Flacco

I keep trying to explain to people that the archetype of intelligence is not Dustin Hoffman in 'The Rain Man;' it is…

— Eliezer Yudkowsky

My dad was abusive. And so he would say, 'You're my favorite.' Being a favorite of an abusive parent is not really…

— Kendrick Sampson

Being number one is different from winning a big title. Number one is when you worked one whole year to get to…

— Jannik Sinner

Probably the only thing that I really don't like about being an old guy is so many of the people who understand…

— J. J. Cale

If you're a femme woman in a hardware store and someone won't let you pick up a hammer, the work of gendering…

— Torrey Peters

Being alone by oneself is much better than being alone with another.

— Vikrant Parsai

I started balding at age 17 and after first being sad, I really embraced it.

— Jason Alexander

I'm not a big fan of there being voiceovers in movies. I really prefer it when the film tells it story.

— Salman Rushdie

That's one of the advantages of being an inventor and tinkerer - I have everything I need to make what I need.

— Lonnie Johnson

Years ago, when I first started being a big star, I had fans that were fanatical. It was when 'Jolene' was a…

— Dolly Parton

I'm a happy human being when I'm overloaded with stuff to do, but I got stuff to do.

— Donal Logue

The thing about being an actor is that you're acting. It's not that big of a deal of to play someone different…

— Cameron Monaghan

Being on set in front of the camera, it makes me happy and extremely grateful whenever I'm in front of the camera.

— Sanya Malhotra

I enjoyed being in movies when I was a boy. As a child you're not acting - you believe.

— Roddy McDowall

Some of the joy in acting is switching it up: being able to do something that's different than what you've been doing.

— Susan Kelechi Watson

Speculative joy, the joy derived from being right and being rewarded, may well be similar to the rush felt by a winning…

— Michael Steinhardt

Just because my song was being played on the radio didn't mean I had a load of money. You don't get royalties…

— Tones and I

One of the things about my ministry is that I have never branded myself as being above the people or superior to…

— T. D. Jakes

I was never destined to be a movie star, and I'm happy not being one.

— Rudy Boesch

I'd like to thank Christy Brown just for being alive. I'd like to thank Christy's mother. Anyone who gives birth 22 times…

— Brenda Fricker

I'm a hands-on dad. I love my kids more than anything. It's very important to me. I'd give myself a 10 out…

— Dominic Purcell

When I turned about 18 or 19, I was really ready to, like, stop being - stop being seen in this, like, perfect light.

— Hilary Duff

Everyone does what they believe they need to do in order to survive in this business, 'survive' being the operative word.

— Joe Morton

One of the exciting and enjoyable aspects of acting is being in the environment with another actor.

— Dominic Cooper

Being fired for bad performance or for having an alter ego that posts incredibly racist stuff is not cancel culture.

— Thomas Chatterton Williams

Being able to adjust - to any fighter, no matter what pressure he can give me - I'm going to show I…

— Kell Brook

I love music so much I love what I do. I work very hard at being the best musician I can be…

— Diana Krall