Being Quotes · Page 240

The athlete has the advantage of being able to advertise in the media what he wants to do when he retires.

— George Mikan

There's a difference between being excited about a trend and being excited about what God is already excited about.

— Trip Lee

I think of myself as a plain human being who happens to be an American.

— Laura Z. Hobson

The more religious a state is, the more it resembles its religions example of hell on the earth.

— Ilkin Santak

I thought the attractions of being an astronaut were actually, not so much the Moon, but flying in a completely new medium.

— Neil Armstrong

It's really important to differentiate between being sceptical and cynical.

— Tyler Henry

I think I'm afraid of being happy because everytime I'm happy, something bad always happens.

— Anonymous

More than being a star, I want to be an actor. This may sound cliched but that is how it is.

— Jaideep Ahlawat

When I was coming home from school as a youngster, and I saw my dad's car in the driveway, I would go…

— Joe Torre

I think it must be awful not to work. My only point in being idle is to rest so that I can…

— Betty Field

Being a wannabe auteur and my favorite filmmakers being part of the dead canon of European, Japanese art-house masters, I want to…

— Robert Eggers

I am always someone who follows the research more than my self-interest. It certainly has not been in my self-interest to defend…

— Warren Farrell

In terms of being vulgar, I don't think you need to be violent unless it's slapstick, violence to yourself. That can be…

— Andy Dick

I sometimes feel I would like to do crazy things with 'Endgame,' where someone says something, but the words, instead of being…

— Simon McBurney

Being asked to memorise a script in one day when you have dyslexia is the same as having a broken foot and…

— Kaya Scodelario

We're involved in a very large study that's federally funded and being done with Kaiser Permanente, and saliva is a very non-invasive…

— Elizabeth Blackburn

I give President Trump credit for being the first to invest in infrastructure.

— Nicole Malliotakis

I'm not scary. It's scary for people to see someone being nonconformist.

— Keith Flint

Certain emotions just take you to the notes - being furious, heroic, sad, erotic, when rain comes.

— Jeff Buckley

Part of being in New York is being able to brag about what used to be there.

— Colson Whitehead

You know how kids dream of being soccer players or actors? Well, my dream was to be a sushi chef.

— Nobu Matsuhisa

Being a parent is too complicated and emotional a task for magical techniques and miracle cures.

— Ron Taffel

The contrast of being in the spotlight when you're very young and then suddenly not can be really bad for your mental…

— Romesh Ranganathan

Brexit is actually a step back in the sense that you are going back from being connected to being on your own.

— Arundhati Bhattacharya

I still want to direct. That's my main love, and that comes from being obsessed with subtleties and people.

— Riley Keough

Going to Africa was being able to take my volunteering and my passion for hospice one step further.

— Torrey DeVitto

The only thing worse than domestic violence or abuse is being accused of it when you haven't done it.

— Joy Taylor

Being an aspiring - and, I would say, at times failed - emcee teaches you how to deal with rejection.

— Zohran Mamdani

We have always a roll to play in any community, and we have to do it - it's being part of a…

— Julie Payette

There's things you can say about me, but here's what you can't say about me: that I'm not being genuine.

— Leah Remini

I am excited about being a part of the Whip Team, and I am grateful to Congressman Steve Scalise for his appointment.

— Ronny Jackson

Being a white South African, I enjoyed the better things that that country gave to a small percentage of its population.

— Dave Matthews

It can be tough to turn things down, but as an actor, being in demand is a nice problem to have.

— Nicola Walker

I am very proud to represent my country and the honour of being captain.

— Jack Butland

I've always been - you know, my personality is motivating and encouraging. And so I'm just being who God made me to…

— Joel Osteen

“The most common form of despair is not being who you are. -Soren Kierkegaard”

— Louisa Thomsen Brits

I've been accused of being too flexible, too willing to mold myself to men, and that's something I'm constantly working on.

— Jane Fonda

The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck.

— Channing Pollock

Imagine being the parent of a six or seven-year-old who needs a transplant and there is no match. I understand now what…

— Andy Cole

I do love being at home. But when it's forced, it's a little bit different.

— LaMarcus Aldridge