Being Quotes · Page 246

Showing women being scientists on television can have a great impact on who actually goes into science as a profession.

— Kerry Bishe

I can't keep somebody from being a star, and I can't make somebody a star, and nobody can.

— Dolly Parton

I always believed in burning up the government's political capital, not being Mr Safe Guy, you know?

— Paul Keating

The challenge is to balance the technical elements and what is required of us with being artists and telling a story.

— Tessa Virtue

If a third of Americans' time is being spent online, why is only a quarter of ad dollars spent there? It's not…

— Susan Wojcicki

I love being shown evidence of a rule-flouter, because it makes me feel ever so righteous and holy.

— Grace Dent

I wanted to do '2001' from Hal's perspective. What it finally ended up being was 'Final Destination' in space.

— David Hewlett

We all have pretty much similar dreams, and at the root of all those dreams is being able to be in control…

— Alexa Von Tobel

I do remember being teased by my cousins on my mom's side for not being black enough. And then I'd spend the…

— Lauren London

Man, if you're gay we can be friends. If you're straight, we can be friends. I'm not gay, I don't plan on…

— ASAP Rocky

Despite my mother saying I have been destined to be an actress my whole life, I remember being the kid who grew…

— Shantel VanSanten

Sometimes I was so busy being tuned in to outside ideas, expectations, and demands, I failed to hear the unique music in…

— Sue Monk Kidd

I just think that the Victoria's Secret girl values herself by the way she looks. And that might be linked with being…

— Edie Campbell

Being away from my family for six months a year - even if it was in the beautiful surroundings of Guadeloupe in…

— Ben Miller

Design is about point of view, and there should be some sort of woman or lifestyle or attitude in one's head as…

— Vera Wang

Financial decision-makers at every level are recognising that fossil fuel investments risk their returns being undermined by stranded assets.

— Barry Gardiner

Not being able to make an escape when you can't locate your right leg is horrible!

— Alex Brooker

I am in awe of Ken Jennings's accomplishments, as all 'Jeopardy!' fans are. Simply being compared to him is an honor.

— James Holzhauer

Living up to the Deol surname means being tough, and this is a big challenge in itself.

— Bobby Deol

I shifted my attention to South because I felt I was being overexposed in the TV medium and my characters were also…

— Sudha Chandran

You need fear and doubt to drive you on. Without it, you end up living in the past and being happy with…

— Tony McCoy

My mom being a psychotherapist, I've been brought up with that whole psychoanalytical terrain.

— Helena Bonham Carter

Running for president is hard. But it's good preparation. Because being president is a lot harder.

— Mark McKinnon

Because I'm married and like being at home, I'm labelled as a Stepford wife.

— Holly Willoughby

I remember seeing 'Spinal Tap' at a young age and being like, 'That's how you perform comedy.'

— Bill Hader

You can have Asians being leading men that are sex symbols. You can have leading women powering through.

— Henry Golding

I love being part of huge mega blockbusters, and I love being a part of small independent films and small stage.

— Natalie Dormer

I felt like I would have never got a better start other than AEW. That's me being very honest.

— Jade Cargill

Being around my local community, seeing how many pubs are closing down there, it hurts me.

— Jimmy Bullard

I don't want to be set in music my whole life. I want to experience some of my youth not being Tom…

— Tom Misch

Bits are fake conversations comedians have because they are uncomfortable being vulnerable with other human beings in any way.

— Chris Gethard

We do get a lot of sexist tweets and comments, things about a woman's place being in the kitchen, not on the…

— Karen Bardsley

The idea of being able to polish something for nine months - it's the perfect way to hone your film.

— Paul W. S. Anderson

I'm very proud being Puerto Rican. I'm American. That is what America is made of - people from different lands.

— Jose Feliciano

I reckoned my accent and class would count against me; I didn't see actresses as being working-class.

— Maxine Peake

Whatever roles were being offered to me I selected from them and here I am.

— Randhir Kapoor

I had been a ballet dancer and never could make a living, and just being so excited that I got to, all…

— Lea Thompson

Of course I love being in love - but it is marriage that really fulfills me. But not in every case.

— Zsa Zsa Gabor

When I was 12, I was probably writing 'Twilight' fanfic, and somewhere someone was reading it being like, 'This is really disturbing.'

— Rachel Sennott

One of the best parts of being a writer is getting to peer into other worlds - even if you aren't going…

— J. Courtney Sullivan