Being Quotes · Page 226

Yes, I worked hard to put together an experimental show on a budget of zero. But I was not being exploited by…

— Tom Green

I know how good I can be. I'm not being big-headed. I think all players have to have that confidence and self-belief.

— Jack Grealish

Introverts like being introverts. We are drawn to ideas, we are passionate observers, and for us, solitude is rich and generative.

— Laurie Helgoe

Only when we are sick and tired of being sick and tired do any of us do something different.

— Amanda de Cadenet

For me, the best part of being in a band is playing shows, all the raw energy.

— Chino Moreno

I know my time is limited as far as being a player. That's something I've already accepted and come to peace with.

— Ben Wallace

A co-founder is like being somebody's parent: You want to make sure your offspring thrive.

— Caterina Fake

Being in the profession of acting, I definitely have to be a people's person and socialise when it's an absolute necessity.

— Lara Dutta

When Radar goes home, Peg and Erin go down to meet him. Erin sees Radar in uniform and calls him Daddy. It…

— Mike Farrell

The hypothesis of matter's being at first evenly spread through the heavens is, in my opinion, inconsistent with the hypothesis of innate…

— Isaac Newton

Humans are not the fastest or the strongest animals on the planet, but when it comes to survival, we have had the…

— David Perlmutter

Music is contagious and everywhere and democratic, and that's what drew me in. I was interested in acting and being a director,…

— Christine and the Queens

The merger of globalization and the I.T. revolution means new products are being phased in and out so fast that companies cannot…

— Thomas Friedman

If I had married someone wealthy when I was young, I would have sunk like a stone. Being skint makes life quite…

— Anna Chancellor

An American, a Negro... two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone…

— W. E. B. Du Bois

I like my life alone. I mean, I love being with friends, and I love kissing and loving someone to pieces. But…

— Sarah Silverman

Sometimes I hear records that are being recorded at the absolute highest quality, and I just don't like the sound of it.

— Jon Hopkins

I've experienced being properly lost in my desires, and it's really influenced my writing.

— Christine and the Queens

Being able to deliver a great set up is just as important as being able to deliver a punchline.

— Omid Djalili

I don't fight creativity. I don't fight against not being creative. If I'm not being creative, I'm not forcing it.

— Ziggy Marley

I think, even though homophobia still exists, there is much more of a dialogue and a taboo around being homophobic.

— Jacqueline Woodson

I did the first 'Oxygene' on an 8 tracks tape recorder with very few instruments, with no other choice than being minimalist.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

My problem with being an actor was that I was far too shy to actually do it.

— Bruce Robinson

Being a teacher was great, but it wasn't what I wanted to do, so it was ultimately crushing.

— Greg Davies

I wanted to live further but wanted to do something special. I took it upon myself to remover the tag of being…

— Arunima Sinha

I've worked with Tim Burton five times, and it's just like being part of a family; life doesn't get much better than…

— Christopher Lee

When the FOIA law was first being discussed, every federal agency opposed it.

— Tom Fitton

Being a musician is quite cerebral - there's a lot of sitting around.

— Corinne Bailey Rae

The wonderful thing about being an American writer is you've got this vastness to draw from.

— David Means

I just think falling in love and being married completely changes your life in so many ways.

— Gabby Barrett

Being considered a fashion star is wonderful. It's definitely a bonus thing.

— Lupita Nyong'o

At 16, I was drawing cartoons, and I wanted to carry on being a cartoonist.

— Charlie Brooker

I was in love with the idea of being in love with a woman way before I was actually in love with…

— Jimmy Carr

I don't want to put up this act of being a voracious reader, which I am not.

— Ajith Kumar

Honestly, being in a band with two guys has prepared me so much for when it's time for me to get married!

— Hillary Scott

The biggest success for an artist is to know that his work is being recognised around the world.

— Devi Sri Prasad

I never wanted to be the guy people looked at. I don't think of myself as being a celebrity; it's too mortifying.

— Johnny Depp

Seriously, I don't think there's any right way to do anything apart from if you're just being you; then it's a sincere…

— Imogen Poots

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

— Jake Hager

I don't think it's good to focus on being celebrated but to celebrate yourself.

— Winnie Harlow