Being Quotes · Page 102

The fact of the matter is the West Wing never gets fully renovated because nobody wants to vacate it. And so you…

— Ben Rhodes

Supremely, spiritual directors/mentors/pastors are persons who have a sense of being 'established' in God. Otherwise they are too dangerous to be allowed…

— Anonymous

The transponder requirements have three major sections, namely the chip; the antenna; and the assembly of the chip and the antenna onto…

— Mike Marsh

I feel very much that I am a human being, with human limitations, and I need to respect that.

— Phoebe Philo

Look at the Chandra Levy case. It's become a Star Chamber. The major networks, the cable networks, they're being prosecutors. They're judges…

— Ray Bradbury

I did the whole struggling actor thing and lucked into being in the right place at the right time and getting involved…

— Drew Seeley

Disparity is Australia's worst social problem. Thousands of lives are slowly being crushed, while billions are wasted on thousands of little initiatives…

— Andrew Forrest

The only thing I think about is helping the team, respecting all my team-mates, not being selfish.

— Juan Mata

You can see how different artists work, from writing to recording, just from being in the studio environment with them.

— Robert Glasper

Now I'm no biologist, but it seems to make a lot of sense that slow lives, as well as being enjoyable, are…

— Tom Hodgkinson

As an Independent, she has no party backing... Her being the first Independent president trumps the fact that she's a woman. It…

— Geena Davis

You don't go into being a chef for the money.

— Anne Burrell

I think what I'm most proud of about myself away from the pool, is being OK on my own.

— Ellie Simmonds

Nothing about being white describes who I am.

— Rachel Dolezal

It was sad leaving the BBC; not quite like being divorced, but you don't leave after a period stretching from 1960 to…

— Richie Benaud

All things being equal, if we could simulate the same scenario, he has a lot more difficult task. He's elected to swim…

— Mark Spitz

Do not join encounter groups. If you enjoy being made to feel inadequate, call your mother.

— Liz Smith

I still love working. I still love being in the mix of things.

— Judy Sheindlin

I knew I wanted to be an artist, but I never took music lessons. I was just playing around in front of…

— Lykke Li

When one is young, aspiring to play for the country, doing well, any hindrance, like injury or being out of form, can…

— Yuvraj Singh

When I was a boy, I used to stay with a school friend in Bexhill, in Sussex, which was then well-known for…

— Craig Brown

Being with the family, running downstairs and opening presents, it was always fun with my brothers.

— Rob Gronkowski

When you are performing a piece of music, you are doing everything you can to emote and convey a message, while still…

— Justin Tucker

I wasn't great at a lot of stuff, but I was good at not worrying about being a wrestler.

— Shawn Michaels

To be able to change from being essentially a bad guy into a really hot babyface overnight is very hard to do.

— Jake Hager

Initially, the best thing about being in L.A. was the girls - they loved me. It was like being a pop star.

— Ben Miller

I only work once or twice a year for about a month, so I have a lot of free time. But I'm…

— Rory Culkin

I don't think I'll ever become comfortable with just being here. I always want to take it further.

— Big K.R.I.T

The problem with being an actress is there's a lot of rejection.

— Leah Pipes

I had no intention of being an actor.

— Nelsan Ellis

I'm sure I went through a stage when I resented being Indian because in every other manner, in terms of cultural reference…

— Sanjeev Bhaskar

Part of the reason that I left the Pumpkins is because it was becoming all-consuming. Being the only member of that band…

— Jimmy Chamberlin

And it's important that when you're dual-nationality, you're with a group of lads that you enjoy being with.

— Rob Page

I'm thinking about being the best I can be at ESPN in the studio.

— Chauncey Billups

It is just nice to meet people, talk to them and get involved. Being social doesn't mean just going to a bar.

— Shibani Dandekar

Being a hybrid maker off and on over the years, I'm very comfortable with the idea and have been the subject of…

— David Bowie

Football coaching and the management profession is being ripped apart by owners and chief executives.

— Tony Adams

Writing is not work. In fact, theres nothing better. Writing is something that if the music business went completely away tomorrow -…

— Toby Keith

I've played four characters now, my latest one being Sandor the gypsy.

— Thayer David

We are inhibited from aggression by the presence of another face, another person. We're aware that we're with a human being. On…

— Sherry Turkle