Being Quotes · Page 325

I studied and grew as a man so that the situation of being wrongly accused wouldn't define me.

— Brian Banks

The public doesn't mind people living together without being married, providing they don't overdo it.

— Marilyn Monroe

Whether I'm sat next to a pop star or in the middle of a stand-up show, I'm interested in saying the thing…

— Simon Amstell

I'm somebody who looks at things through the lens of being a wife and being a mother and being a United States…

— Amy McGrath

I still take a lot of pride in being able to write my own songs. My story's coming from me.

— Dua Lipa

I loved being in Bombay. It was a pretty thrilling place to walk around and explore.

— Dan Futterman

Values are so individual that everyone has distinctive form of theirs.

— Ilkin Santak

I really like being in a really big family. It's always so noisy and loud and it feels like we are one…

— Joanna Page

Being retired is one thing, but staying retired is another. Even when I announced my retirement, I'm sure people thought I was…

— Joe Calzaghe

There is an incompatibility between being glamorous, young and a woman and using my brain. The official version is there is no…

— Maiwenn

When I have to compete with John Coltrane and Miles Davis and Louie Armstrong on iTunes, which I'm doing now, that's a…

— Robert Glasper

In improvising, you've got your scale; you've got the notes that are going to sound good with other notes, the intervals that…

— Eleanor Catton

In fiction, you are not limited by real facts. You can manipulate reality; you can invent without being disloyal to the essence…

— Mario Vargas Llosa

If you see someone being hurt, if you see someone being harmed, and if you see someone that's not in a safe…

— Josie Totah

Just coming into the NBA is difficult, but after the first couple of games - getting my feet wet and being out…

— De'Aaron Fox

“There comes a time in each life like a point of fulcrum. At that time you must accept yourself. It is not…

— John Fowles

President Obama does not usually accuse Republicans of being too hawkish.

— Ari Melber

Being from California, my parents are very eco-friendly and I feel like I've been nurtured by a tree-hugger family in a way.

— Xander Schauffele

That thing about being an icon, the fifth Beatle, I just found it so freaky.

— George Best

Only the last two planes, I think, had any shot of being intercepted and taken down on 9/11.

— Richard Ben-Veniste

I always defined myself in terms of my talkativeness, and being without a voice hits me in a number of ways.

— John Diamond

My earliest memories are being pinned to a fence with a switchblade.

— Quincy Jones

I'm getting guarded like nobody else in the country is being guarded, scouted on like no one else in the country is.

— Trae Young

I trialled at Chelsea and didn't get in. Something about me not being big enough, I've heard. But Arsenal found out and…

— Emile Smith Rowe

I truly believe that the privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.

— Viola Davis

One of the things I definitely think of as a driver of me is fear. And it's fear of failure, fear of…

— Jocko Willink

Going out on to the pitch and being mentally free is a massive thing.

— Adam Lallana

What's so powerful about the Psalms are, as well as they're being gospel and songs of praise, they are also the blues.

— Bono

Being an entrepreneur is not for the faint of heart. It is a high-risk, high-reward proposition.

— John C. Bogle

I thought nothing would ever happen for me. My whole life had been geared toward being a singer, and it wasn't clicking.

— Vonda Shepard

It's my livelihood, and while I'm doing my livelihood, I take it very seriously. But I don't wear being an actor like…

— Ken Wahl

I remember getting flowers and champagne for being one of the first black artists on MTV. That was a big deal.

— Tionne Watkins

If I'm winning and looking impressive and being on the scene, the fans are going to start demanding bigger fights.

— Daniel Jacobs

I think being negative is being positive. You can't improve without stating the problem.

— Mike Yaconelli

Being a non-swimmer, I've never been excited by the sea so avoid it on holidays.

— Donald Sinden

People tell me that Hollywood loves new faces, but I don't know. They're probably just being nice.

— Jack Davenport

When you make shorts, people don't get paid. It's mostly about being diplomatic that you're going to do a masterpiece of short…

— Gaspar Noe

I don't mind being the one people talk about. It doesn't weigh on me.

— Neymar

I think it's good to be a little more fearless in saying what you feel. In not being scared of the repercussions…

— Oscar Isaac

I'll take a carb any day of the week, but if I'm being pressed, then I'm sort of into the standard bagel.

— Dan Levy