Being Quotes · Page 272

Everything lives and lasts by the inner necessity of its being, by its own nature's need.

— Richard Wagner

Being a professional player, you just want to control what happens on court and let the other stuff take care of itself.

— Tim Henman

Spending time in airports and planes is probably my least favourite part of being a tennis player.

— Johanna Konta

One thing Britons have always been celebrated for, and that is being able to stick it out in a tight place.

— Robert Baden-Powell

I went from being the shy weirdo to the class clown in a couple of years.

— Thomas Middleditch

It's the feeling of being lifted out of my life into another world that is the thrill of writing fiction.

— Jennifer Egan

I've learned so much from Mourinho and love being in his team and learning new roles.

— Andre Schurrle

I think there are really great movements happening in Portland. It's nice being in a place that supports itself and stands on…

— John Gourley

One of my ongoing messages is the importance of families not being polarized. It's important to talk about routines and bring everything…

— Jo Frost

I remember I had to have steel toecaps because my nana said, 'They'll last,' and I remember being bullied because my shoes…

— Angela Rayner

My experiences with gender bias are probably the norm. What I found was that expectations of women were simply lower, and this…

— Heather Bresch

I just go out there and play. I don't know if it's being young and not getting calls, or some other circumstances.…

— Kevin Love

You know, at that age you want to show everyone else how wild you are. It's a combination of being bored, looking…

— Mike Judge

All I really care about is that I'm being honest and I'm real and I'm coming from a real place. There's a…

— Josh Homme

This industry is quick to stereotype. People had started talking about how I was primarily being part of women-centric movies. I didn't…

— Taapsee Pannu

You hear about actors being late and all that sort of stuff, but you never find that with an actor who's directed,…

— Clint Eastwood

I see people as being what their personality is at the moment of expression.

— Ryan Trecartin

But sports carried me away from being in a gang, or being associated with drugs. Sports was my way out.

— LeBron James

I lived in constant terror of being asked a question in class. Even if I knew the answer, I was never able…

— Frederick Banting

My musical tastes were horrendous. I was just listening to whatever was on the radio. I wasn't being nourished musically at all.

— Natalia Lafourcade

People are appreciating my work and I am being offered a lot of things.

— Radhika Madan

I remember being 13 or 14, being like, '25 is the year that I'm old.'

— Alana Haim

Being a success in the world, having total control of one's life, is about being able to take or leave things.

— Giles Coren

Being a hardcore old-school comic book lover, it took me a while to accept the need for comic book movies.

— Genndy Tartakovsky

Just being able to go out to dinner at the trendiest restaurants - in Italy, I can't do that.

— Andrea Pirlo

I went from living my life anonymously for 58 years to being a public figure known globally in a matter of minutes.

— Chesley Sullenberger

The multiverse being released, we always knew that is where 'Loki's story was going to end.

— Kate Herron

Your probability of being a billionaire is higher if you don't make that your goal. Just focus on making a company that…

— MrBeast

I draw the line at filth and crude language. It seems to be an excuse for not being funny.

— Rolf Harris

Essentially, all life on the planet is coming from the earth. Whether it is a human being or an earthworm, it is…

— Jaggi Vasudev

Being a rock & roll star has become as legitimate a career option as being an astronaut or a policeman or a fireman.

— Trent Reznor

It's in my dreams, being champion and staying champion and being one of the major champions in the sport.

— Keith Thurman

I've had my fair share of words being twisted and articles being sliced and diced.

— Shooter Jennings

Being spontaneous at times is a must. Being spontaneous all the time is a crazy person.

— Ryan Hansen

I had a lot of ups and downs. Being an immigrant in this country is incredibly difficult.

— Karine Jean-Pierre

The beauty of being a curvier girl is that we're all shaped so differently.

— Ashley Graham

People do struggle to meet a partner in the 21st Century with online dating and people not really being who they seem…

— Anna Richardson

The truth is that I already went from being a jiu-jitsu fighter to being a complete fighter.

— Brandon Moreno

I really believe that I've been a better parent from being a working mother.

— Adena Friedman

What is marriage anyway? How do you define it? I think, for me, it's being friends.

— Princess Michael of Kent