Being Quotes · Page 330

You can't play this game without being fit, and without being mentally fit and ready.

— Mardy Fish

Certain stereotypes are being broken: that only people with a certain profile can be actresses or be on the cover of magazines.

— Yalitza Aparicio

Listen, I'm somebody that finds joy in being judgy and funny and ripping on someone.

— Stassi Schroeder

You can be aware and educated and informed, but you've got to place emphasis on being compassionate, having empathy and understanding.

— Stacey Dooley

The thing a writer has to avoid is being the 'voice' of his people and pretending he can speak for them.

— Derek Walcott

I enjoy business, being an entrepreneur on every level. I really enjoy it.

— Damon Dash

Being a Southerner, I'm interested in sex, violence, religion and all the things that make life interesting.

— Karin Slaughter

I'm very aware of self-deprecation being used as a glorification of certain behaviour and I try to avoid it.

— CMAT

You cannot go to someone who is 65 or 70 years of age and tell 'em, 'This program that you retired relying…

— Marco Rubio

I am the product of living in dictatorships. And someone who's lived in dictatorships and not being allowed to be themselves, it…

— Teresa Heinz

It is difficult, but you need to be honest with yourself as an athlete, and have a team telling you the right…

— Alexander Gustafsson

The writing of 'The Ladykillers' was fun. But once it goes out of your hands it's not fun, 'especially for someone who…

— Graham Linehan

“Λαθράνθρωπος, οι = ἂνθρωπος/οι, που λαθραῖα συν~κατα~λέγονται στο εἲδος των ἀνθρῶπων ~ Lathranthrope, Lathranthropes = the person or persons that get smuggled into being included within the Human species neology by Ale3ia”

— Ale3ia

There's something in my voice tonally that's like a boy, so I started being able to do boy voices and to be…

— Pamela Adlon

I'd always used humour as a weapon, as a protection. But being able to make people laugh is a way of not…

— Michelle Gomez

Lyft is focused on the customer - the driver - as GM is. I've talked many times about our goal being, 'How…

— Mary Barra

My collaborations tend to be pretty organic. It starts off with me being a fan first.

— Flying Lotus

When I model, I use every single muscle in my body. Being fit and physical lets me know that control.

— Elsa Hosk

A lot of singers find a musical genre people like and stick with it. That's being a conformist. I sing ballads, rock,…

— Thalia

That era of designers being away with the fairies is gone... You've got to live in the real world.

— Giles Deacon

The Christian image of God is that of a rational being who believes in human progress.

— Rodney Stark

I'm not a policy wonk, and I don't dream of being a political operative.

— Clint Howard

I was Corinne Bailey. I added on Rae, my husband's name, when I got married. There's no hyphen. Stops it being posh!

— Corinne Bailey Rae

After being signed for 'Madras Cafe,' I joined Jogi Singh's acting classes, where I learned the basic nuances.

— Raashi Khanna

I changed my mind about being a famous pop star when I realised that it meant I'd never be able to get…

— Lisa Jewell

Being a nice girl from the Mid-West, my inclination is always to give in and say yes because I want people to…

— Cindy Crawford

I don't think I've the luxury of being weak. Being strong is my only option.

— Shweta Basu Prasad

I'm always most comfortable in the studio. It's my comfort zone. I love being there, and I love making records.

— Nayvadius Cash

I like being... in Kansas City. People are extremely nice, extremely passionate about the Chiefs.

— Patrick Mahomes

There is a pressure in this country that comes from being a boxer with an Olympic medal and then turning pro.

— James DeGale

I'm tired of being thought of as Miss Goody Two-Shoes... the girl next door, Miss Happy-Go-Lucky.

— Doris Day

I'm certainly no hardcore backpacker, but I do enjoy being out in the woods for a few hours.

— Paul G. Tremblay

When I'm finished doing music or whatever, I want people to remember me as just being great.

— Young Dolph

One of the nice things about being busy is it makes you focus on what's important to you and how you use…

— Lorne Michaels

For me, it's always an organic process. I don't personally reach out to artists without the music being created first.

— Romeo Santos

Being cast as the voice of Rainbow Brite for the relaunch of this iconic show is truly an honor.

— Emily Osment

The first time I was paparazzi'd, I thought I was being investigated for an insurance claim.

— Portia de Rossi

The cool thing about being different in this industry is that you get different roles; you aren't pigeonholed the same way.

— Danielle Macdonald

I started writing my own plays, and I would sell out, but after everything was said and done, I'd break even. That's…

— Steven Michael Quezada

I would not think twice about being part of any incarnation of the 'X-Men' films.

— James Marsden