Being Quotes · Page 184

I was never born to write. I was taught to write. And I am still being taught to write.

— Atul Gawande

For golf, being in the Olympics is a big boost. More so for Indian golf.

— Jeev Milkha Singh

I went to journalism school, so sometimes writing the script of 'Being Mary Jane' is me putting my journalism hat on.

— Mara Brock Akil

To me that is what the Odyssey is all about, it's about being in the world and unexpected challenges and dangers are…

— Bettany Hughes

An idea that is not dangerous is not worthy of being called an idea at all.

— Elbert Hubbard

I knew I'd love being a mom, but it's so much cooler than I even thought it would be.

— Annie Wersching

There's no being wrong in seeing something in art, only being disagreed with.

— Jonathan Safran Foer

Being in 'Coronation Street' is only going to make me a better actor.

— Rob James-Collier

I'm always made a little uncomfortable by studies that assert that Millennials are the most narcissistic generation in history. To me, being…

— Robin Marantz Henig

People categorise people as being disabled, and it's basically whatever you put your mind to, you can do, and everybody that has…

— Verne Troyer

If the message of Jesus was love, hope and compassion, and I can bring that to more people by being a more…

— Diogo Morgado

I think that one of Tim's great qualities and abilities is in what seems like a thumbnail sketch to get something quite…

— Albert Finney

Most of my playing style is very on point - the tapping, just by nature of being rhythmic, is tight - so…

— Marnie Stern

What's kept Java from being used as widely as possible is there hasn't been an Open Source implementation of it that's gotten…

— Brian Behlendorf

Without there being some national strategy, it is difficult for educators to know what kinds of engineers or technicians to produce and…

— Ha-Joon Chang

We had some rough times in TNA. We had some pay issues, and this and that, they were some other issues. But…

— Bobby Lashley

“Hygge is a quality of presence and an experience of togetherness. It is a feeling of being warm, safe, comforted and sheltered.…

— Louisa Thomsen Brits

It's always exciting to see different cities I love, and go on tour buses. It's so much fun to travel. My favorite…

— Jackie Evancho

There are lots of similarities between being a writer and a lawyer: to tell a story to a jury, hold their attention,…

— John Mortimer

I've only auditioned for one non-culturally specific role. I went through drama school and studied classic texts and played lead roles in…

— Shari Sebbens

From the stage, I can reach a large audience, and you learn from being on stage how much a song reaches, what…

— K'naan

Brands like Starbucks came along and talked about their brand as itself being a community, the idea that Starbucks is what they…

— Naomi Klein

I think people involved in politics make good actors. Acting and politics both involve fooling people. People like being fooled by actors.…

— Donna Brazile

Size matters in fiction, but so does lack of size. Everything else being equal, fat novels tend to be perceived as serious,…

— Walter Kirn

Trap is being added to everything. It seems like every genre wants that bit of trap to what they're doing.

— Zaytoven

One of my greatest fears is not being able to change, to be caught in a never-ending cycle of sameness. Growth is…

— Matt Dillon

If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense. I am just…

— Dalai Lama

I've always dreamed of being a superhero, and I actually got to play one!

— Lucas Till

The one thing that's going to get you through this business is having strong roots, being grounded and knowing what is true.

— Sally Hawkins

Turns out you have a really fun time if you go to work every day and focus on being silly and funny…

— Hannah Murray

I respect the Grammys, being a writer. But me being an artist representing hip hop? No.

— Rick Ross

I ended up being exposed to cinema that a lot of other kids wouldn't have been exposed to.

— Lee Unkrich

I was certainly typecast for a while on television because I was always being cast as the 'compassionate mother' or whatever.

— Michael Learned

“Happiness goes beyond the stretch of your lips. Heart strings can play happy but the soul of the heart is the truth…

— Goitsemang Mvula

To take something in the Emirates Stadium is far away from being easy but we don't think about that.

— Ralph Hasenhuttl

Relationships have been a way of life and I don't regret being in one ever.

— Prateik Babbar

I feel like pace is a huge part of being successful through preseason and then on into the season.

— Danny Amendola

Judging a child taking his first steps for not being able to run a marathon is shortsighted.

— Tyler Winklevoss

I've chosen television because of the quality of material that I'm offered, not being a writer, so I've turned a lot of…

— David Nutter

Being a doubles player, without any support, we don't have any godfathers in doubles.

— Jwala Gutta