Being Quotes · Page 281

Often I think of personal behavior and judgment errors as being superficial wounds.

— Steve Tisch

Being in the studio, for me, can be a miserable experience - I can really psych myself out.

— Michael McDonald

I don't mind being compared to anyone and it doesn't make any difference to me.

— Sherlyn Chopra

I'm not being asked to conform to some prior expectation of what a Congress member is, but I'm just getting to be…

— Katie Porter

It was very cool to be honored and be acknowledged in that way for the first time ever, being nominated for an…

— Sheila E

Like everyone else, when you start out you must begin from a position of being completely unknown. No option.

— Jim Kerr

The two together are a really great combo: the family life and then being able to go play some shows and write.

— Vonda Shepard

I went to college in North Carolina, so something about being in the East Coast is home for me.

— Ashlyn Harris

I suppose being quite young and being thrust quite dramatically into a large public arena skewered my vision of what it means…

— Orlando Bloom

I loved the idea of playing cello whilst beatboxing, and I ran with it. I didn't realize that it would put me…

— Kevin Olusola

I probably use email the most. I dunno if that counts as an app. I try to stay off my electronics as…

— Nathan Parsons

One of the things that I do that I've found from being newly married is that my husband and I, we go…

— Sherri Shepherd

I was a shy little kid, and getting up in front of people and making them laugh and being able to carry…

— Jeff Dunham

He instilled in me to be patient and understanding - my father would always hold me accountable, he taught me the importance…

— Ray J

Running my fund in 2008 felt a little like being Noah. Noah builds his ark, and he puts his family on the…

— Steve Eisman

As human beings, we are addicted to novelty. Part of being stylish is surprisingness. Part of being an artist is surprisingness. If…

— Grayson Perry

Everybody talks about the FA Cup being special, and now I know from personal experience it is really special to be involved…

— Aaron Ramsey

Obviously, being in the league for so long, you do have something to offer as a coach.

— John Stockton

Being alone by oneself is much better than being alone with another.

— Vikrant Parsai

I started balding at age 17 and after first being sad, I really embraced it.

— Jason Alexander

That's one of the advantages of being an inventor and tinkerer - I have everything I need to make what I need.

— Lonnie Johnson

Years ago, when I first started being a big star, I had fans that were fanatical. It was when 'Jolene' was a…

— Dolly Parton

I'm not a big fan of there being voiceovers in movies. I really prefer it when the film tells it story.

— Salman Rushdie

I miss being the focal point of the team - the guy everyone looks to for decisions. And guidance.

— Alastair Cook

When other people say, 'Oh you're so-and-so's friend, brother, or husband,' it's reductive to the point of being white noise.

— Casey Affleck

If you're a femme woman in a hardware store and someone won't let you pick up a hammer, the work of gendering…

— Torrey Peters

Probably the only thing that I really don't like about being an old guy is so many of the people who understand…

— J. J. Cale

Being prepared helps you feel more confident at the doctor's office. Think about what you want to ask and write those questions…

— Andie MacDowell

In New York, you have the street; in the U.K., we have the beach. I end up being like a migrating bird,…

— Martin Parr

Being a mother of two myself - and two small girls - I think that single parenting is hard.

— Sarah Clarke

Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just execution.

— Hank Aaron

I guess my comfort zone as a writer is diametrically opposed to my comfort zone as a human being.

— Jennifer Egan

I'd like to thank Christy Brown just for being alive. I'd like to thank Christy's mother. Anyone who gives birth 22 times…

— Brenda Fricker

Just because my song was being played on the radio didn't mean I had a load of money. You don't get royalties…

— Tones and I

Speculative joy, the joy derived from being right and being rewarded, may well be similar to the rush felt by a winning…

— Michael Steinhardt

One of the things about my ministry is that I have never branded myself as being above the people or superior to…

— T. D. Jakes

I was never destined to be a movie star, and I'm happy not being one.

— Rudy Boesch

I enjoyed being in movies when I was a boy. As a child you're not acting - you believe.

— Roddy McDowall

Some of the joy in acting is switching it up: being able to do something that's different than what you've been doing.

— Susan Kelechi Watson

Being on set in front of the camera, it makes me happy and extremely grateful whenever I'm in front of the camera.

— Sanya Malhotra