Being Quotes · Page 215

Before being elected to Congress, I oversaw the Cook County Hospital System as a Cook County Commissioner for 10 years.

— Mike Quigley

Despite being in showbiz, I have a very real approach to my life. It plays off with my social life.

— Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

This has been a dream of mine since I was a kid... I'm passionate about being a world champion, believe me.

— Kell Brook

Being brave enough to just be unapologetic for who you are, that's a goddess.

— Banks

Birthday Alarm was a very simple site based on being reminded of your friends' birthdays.

— Michael Birch

As a screenwriter, you're always being told: a good scene is one where somebody wants something, the other one doesn't want to…

— Celine Sciamma

I've gotten better at calling out coverages, communication, and being vertical when they're attacking me in the paint.

— Ivica Zubac

Being the other woman is a very unhappy situation to be in and I wouldn't want to be in that situation ever.

— Esha Deol

I just think if I can go from being a homeless kid with a dream of being in the biggest band in…

— Nikki Sixx

The only thing in life that really gives me any peace is just being lost in the process of creating something, whether…

— Ellar Coltrane

Simply being secretary of state didn't allow Clinton to authorize herself to deviate from the requirements of retaining and transmitting classified documents,…

— Ken Cuccinelli

But in Hollywood especially, I think the most exciting thing for me is to finally see that LGBTQ parts are being played…

— Scott Evans

Being from the industry can only take you that far. Eventually, the audience is only interested in what you bring to the…

— Kunal Kapoor

The most fun moments are being on the stage and seeing how the crowd reacts to your music. The energy of the…

— Nayvadius Cash

I feel it's okay to want to ghost. It's okay to not want to see someone after one date, but I think…

— Julio Torres

I've been doing documentaries for about 25 years and want to continue to do that, but I love the idea of working…

— Rory Kennedy

Being able to rely on the matches I've won - at first they surprised me - but I've slowly been able to…

— Madison Keys

Exercise is about being grateful for the body you have and sustaining the life you have.

— Nicole Ari Parker

When I was 11, I knew that I wanted to write a kid's book and tell the world what it was like…

— Marlee Matlin

To be Catholic is the only way of being fully and utterly Christian.

— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Everybody starts off in the same place going into sport; you don't go into any sport being good at it.

— Luke Campbell

I know the feeling of being in the postseason and losing. It's not fun.

— Manny Machado

Mufti sahab, apart from being my father, was one of the tallest leaders of the state and the country.

— Mehbooba Mufti

When I was younger, I was very vocal to the point of being strident in my views.

— Gillian Jacobs

I think that the future of currency is digital, and Bitcoin has a good shot at being the currency of the future.

— Adam Draper

I guess that's one of the benefits of being sick. Your wife lets you have a big-screen TV in the living room.

— Fred DeLuca

Being a point guard in this league, you have to balance out people - the emotions and stuff like that.

— Patrick Beverley

People are always surprised to see clues to my being a normal kind of guy. As if I'm somehow letting the team…

— Nick Cave

I had done some flimflam movies, but I didn't understand what being an actor meant anymore.

— Liam Neeson

The News of the World made me more famous than being in Atomic Kitten.

— Kerry Katona

When you see stories about women that aren't being told by women, it can make you feel like you don't exist.

— Petra Collins

With lyrics, being a poet gave me a different approach than other people.

— Jamila Woods

YA, I feel, is so accurate to what it is like be a teenager and the realities of being a teenager and…

— Lana Condor

I don't like being restricted. When I climb, I feel free and unrestricted; away from any social commitments.

— Ueli Steck

I always feel guilty for having a day off because I feel like I'm not being productive.

— Cher Lloyd

I wouldn't call being a chef gratifying in a lot of ways. It's an act of love.

— Alex Guarnaschelli

I just always had this feeling inside me of always being nervous and afraid of situations.

— Jonathan Knight

Being able to move all over the place is going to help me a lot and also playing special teams.

— Deebo Samuel

That's the great thing about being a teenager. You think you're a genius.

— Daveed Diggs

I really try to pride myself on route running, catching and being able to be a mismatch anywhere on the field.

— Christian McCaffrey