Being Quotes · Page 340

With imitation being the sincerest form of flattery, I went out there and wanted to be Shawn Michaels 2.

— Christopher Daniels

The best part about being a champion is going out and defending your belt, so that's what I plan on doing and…

— Robbie Lawler

The change from being undercover to coming out into the open was a bit of an adjustment.

— Gina Haspel

A strong saying is not afraid of criticism, because it includes all the answers to criticism.

— Ilkin Santak

For me, I've got no interest in being a celebrity, and I have no interest in doing photographs, going to this party…

— Ella Woodward

I do whatever I need to do to get into character. Sometimes it's being incredibly quiet, and sometimes it's being loose and…

— Brendan Sexton III

I have felt great advances in my poetry, the main one being a growing victory over word nuances and a superfluity of…

— Sylvia Plath

I hate being called an 'icon.' I just don't like it. That's all there is to it.

— Edmund Hillary

Ali helped raise black people in this country out of mental slavery. The entire experience of being black changed for millions of…

— Reggie Jackson

The two biggest threats to international security in 2013 are Iran getting a nuclear weapon, and Iran being bombed to stop it…

— David Miliband

I'm probably the furthest from being romantic that you've ever seen; I'm not even close to being romantic in any way until…

— Brian McKnight

Being anti-establishment doesn't make you a particularly deep, cogent or original thinker any more than being traditionalist makes you a slavish dolt.

— Norah Vincent

As a liberal, I am morally obligated to be pragmatic. What good do I do poor people, elderly people, people who are…

— Barney Frank

You do not want to be in a creative organisation with everybody being like-minded and stroking each other's creative egos. You want…

— Cate Blanchett

I think that being Jewish has generated an extremely strong sense of the importance of family. If I look at my Scandinavian…

— Susanne Bier

My parents gave me a small telescope, then I built my own, and one thing led to another. So that's how I…

— Dimitar Sasselov

Rafael Benitez is the best coach I have had. I don't know if I'd have joined Napoli without him being there.

— Pepe Reina

I can't imagine anything worse than being in a position that you're not allowed to live your life privately.

— Mark Strong

Love is not about finding the right person, but about being the right person

— Bryant McGill

Being a playoff team that got championships, it's going to bring something different out of you.

— Willie Cauley-Stein

I had my moments of being humiliated, and then I had moments of doing something humiliating. I'm glad I lived out both…

— Adam Sandler

Honestly, being a doctor could make you more close minded than regular people.

— Alex Chiu

I was a really involved dad - not because I'm such a wonderful person. I like being a dad.

— Michael Keaton

His claim to his home is deep, but there are too many ghosts. He must absorb without being absorbed.

— Willie Morris

Everyone's got talent at the level we're at. But being a smart, tough football player - there's a huge premium for that.

— Julian Edelman

As a human being, as a person, you can't make a decision based on what other people are going to think.

— Dion Waiters

Even though we were selling more records than a lot of pop acts, we were being treated like the redheaded stepchildren.

— Martie Maguire

If someone's OK with being the 'transgender girl,' that's fine, but that's not me.

— Jazz Jennings

I get excited by being in the studio and could never get burnt out in there.

— Jamie Hince

With Ronaldo being one of the greats, probably one of the best players ever, it's going to be an honour to hopefully…

— Trent Alexander-Arnold

What interests me is being alive and being with friends that I care about and being as creative as I can given…

— Chevy Chase

I've been compared to so many people - Streisand, Celine - it doesn't bother me. Why worry about being compared to the…

— Lara Fabian

Phil Jackson is a mastermind, and he knows how to keep his team from being complacent.

— Kenny Smith

My name has been cleared after being blacklisted even though it was for no fault of mine.

— Nikita Thukral

Being a widower is not that groovy when you lose someone you really love, and you have to go out and date…

— Pierce Brosnan

The beautiful thing about being independent and having my own label is I can say whatever the hell I want.

— Tech N9ne

If your city's being populated by highly educated twentysomethings with choices, you're probably going to succeed.

— Mick Cornett

I am not fond of attention and fame; I don't like being noticed by anyone or being a popular person.

— Rimi Sen

I'm taking it one fight at a time. But I always see myself being victorious.

— Sage Northcutt

The main thing is I've tried to get better at everything - that includes the attacking side, being a threat, and taking…

— Owen Farrell