Being Quotes · Page 222

Being a foreigner - especially a white and relatively wealthy one - in poor, underdeveloped countries is inherently fraught.

— Chesa Boudin

For me, especially running for office, being on Twitter is a fundamental part of my job.

— Brianna Wu

That's what I really love about glamour and drag; it's about celebrating femininity and fun, while being really provocative.

— Violet Chachki

Oh, humiliation is poisonous. It's one of the deepest pains of being human.

— Pierce Brosnan

It's tough out there, but obviously I have a lot of great memories and a lot of pride for being a part…

— Daryl Morey

You will always have politics being pushed towards multiracial politics because you have to field a team.

— Lee Hsien Loong

Being transgender is easily the most boring and human aspect about me.

— Ethel Cain

For me, the whole idea of performance is not being self-aware, and then sort of just experiencing.

— Jeff Baena

Even though wrestling is getting more popular - wrestling being more popular than it was five years ago is like being the…

— Jim Cornette

I maintain also that substances, whether material or immaterial, cannot be conceived in their bare essence without any activity, activity being of…

— Gottfried Leibniz

A fit body gives you confidence. And there's nothing more impressive than a great attitude, which you can wear on your sleeve.…

— Virat Kohli

My portfolio consists of many companies I find fundamentally undervalued in which I expect activism to play a role in the value…

— Whitney Tilson

I don't think there was any point where I was like, 'I want to be an actor for the rest of my…

— Ella Purnell

Being able to afford everything you desire is not, by any means, the worst thing that can happen to you. But, depressingly,…

— A. A. Gill

I'm very vain about my performance. I want to give as honest a performance as I can. But I'm not so worried…

— Claire Danes

I've always been a bad flyer, but I don't let it get in the way of travelling. I love stepping off the…

— Louise Nurding

So in one leap we had gone from being a friendly society to something almost professional.

— Neville Marriner

Being nomadic isn't sustainable forever. I've gotten to be really good at it.

— Haley Bennett

Whenever I write the scenarios for my games, I don't necessarily envision them being liked or being wonderful for everyone.

— Yoko Taro

Please know that being 80 is not a scary thing. When you're 80, your life is much freer.

— Yoko Ono

I've been irresponsible many, many, many times and that has resulted in my being fat.

— Kirstie Alley

Being on set is just a unique and surreal experience, and it's one I always dreamed about having. And then I had…

— Shannon Purser

I don't have a problem with being overweight. That's fine. But there's a thin line between being unhealthy and overweight.

— Bhumi Pednekar

I was at Everton from the age seven. Being there 14 years meant any move was going to be big.

— Jack Rodwell

If people can't relate to something, there's no use of the song being there.

— Johnny Van Zant

I remember going to friends' houses and being fascinated when they got into fights with their siblings.

— Annie Murphy

I don't care about awards and all the attention being a 'celebrity' gets you. It's just part of the job.

— James Corden

Part of being a really good chef or cook is being able to fix disasters.

— Damaris Phillips

To me comedy is like being a magician, once they know the rabbit is coming out of the hat they won't care.

— John Bishop

I assume everything I'm saying in an email or saying on the telephone is being looked at.

— Michael Moore

Being excitable and passionate is what makes you look good because if you're engaged in what's going on, you radiate youth.

— Alexa Chung

I'm proud of being part of the Mexico attack, and I want to show who I am.

— Raul Jimenez

I'm very comfortable being naked. It's one of my favorite things to do.

— Nadine Velazquez

I'm very comfortable with failure. I'm very comfortable being the guy who disappoints people.

— Steven Soderbergh

The Affordable Care Act's contribution to longer and healthier lives is being overshadowed by the individual mandate question.

— Maya Wiley

The best chance we have of being successful is to not slip up and keep working hard to get three points on…

— Trent Alexander-Arnold

Being a teacher is back-breakingly difficult work. It is also extremely important work.

— Timothy Noah

I really love being onstage - that's kind of home base - but I love the camera, too. I love it all.

— Anthony Zerbe

To be existing at all is beautiful simply because of how complicated and unexplainable being alive really is.

— Rain Dove

Being a WWE superstar is about giving, and I think there's a few guys who get that.

— Big Show