Being Quotes · Page 308

I was not bitter by not being allowed to play in the major leagues. I just said, 'The time has not come.'

— Buck Leonard

Being robbed hurts - not physically, but from what it does to your pride.

— John Boyega

The feeling of being interested can act as a kind of neurological signal, directing us to fruitful areas of inquiry.

— B. F. Skinner

It is always exciting when you find someone who is really enthusiastic about being half of a comedy team.

— Seth Rogen

I love that brown people are being more and more represented on screen.

— Raymond Ablack

I was never born to write. I was taught to write. And I am still being taught to write.

— Atul Gawande

For golf, being in the Olympics is a big boost. More so for Indian golf.

— Jeev Milkha Singh

Being a part of '12 Years a Slave' has been one of the most profound experiences of my life.

— Lupita Nyong'o

Too many companies are running their business into the ground, I would argue, by being myopically short-term focused on the shareholder.

— Paul Polman

We've got SEAL teams in the field that are very close to net zero in terms of energy and water, so they…

— Ray Mabus

Nina Simone sacrificed so much to be as bold as she was about being black and about being female in an era…

— India Arie

I've never seen America as being one place, but I think the record industry people I've spoken to - although they will…

— Sean Booth

Being in my more senior years now, you hope somewhere along the track that you're going to get to collide with a…

— Geoffrey Rush

I never wanted to be famous. I want to be more famous than I am so I can get the roles. I…

— Johnathon Schaech

From the point of view of being in the public radar, comedians have less problems than other actors. Action movie stars like…

— Robin Williams

Hugging has been a social hot potato for a while. On the one hand, we are increasingly aware of touch being good…

— Susanna Reid

I went to journalism school, so sometimes writing the script of 'Being Mary Jane' is me putting my journalism hat on.

— Mara Brock Akil

There's no being wrong in seeing something in art, only being disagreed with.

— Jonathan Safran Foer

An idea that is not dangerous is not worthy of being called an idea at all.

— Elbert Hubbard

I knew I'd love being a mom, but it's so much cooler than I even thought it would be.

— Annie Wersching

To me that is what the Odyssey is all about, it's about being in the world and unexpected challenges and dangers are…

— Bettany Hughes

Trap is being added to everything. It seems like every genre wants that bit of trap to what they're doing.

— Zaytoven

Being in 'Coronation Street' is only going to make me a better actor.

— Rob James-Collier

I've always dreamed of being a superhero, and I actually got to play one!

— Lucas Till

If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense. I am just…

— Dalai Lama

One of my greatest fears is not being able to change, to be caught in a never-ending cycle of sameness. Growth is…

— Matt Dillon

I respect the Grammys, being a writer. But me being an artist representing hip hop? No.

— Rick Ross

Turns out you have a really fun time if you go to work every day and focus on being silly and funny…

— Hannah Murray

The one thing that's going to get you through this business is having strong roots, being grounded and knowing what is true.

— Sally Hawkins

I ended up being exposed to cinema that a lot of other kids wouldn't have been exposed to.

— Lee Unkrich

“Happiness goes beyond the stretch of your lips. Heart strings can play happy but the soul of the heart is the truth…

— Goitsemang Mvula

I was certainly typecast for a while on television because I was always being cast as the 'compassionate mother' or whatever.

— Michael Learned

To take something in the Emirates Stadium is far away from being easy but we don't think about that.

— Ralph Hasenhuttl

Relationships have been a way of life and I don't regret being in one ever.

— Prateik Babbar

I feel like pace is a huge part of being successful through preseason and then on into the season.

— Danny Amendola

Judging a child taking his first steps for not being able to run a marathon is shortsighted.

— Tyler Winklevoss

Being a doubles player, without any support, we don't have any godfathers in doubles.

— Jwala Gutta

I've chosen television because of the quality of material that I'm offered, not being a writer, so I've turned a lot of…

— David Nutter

I am very much in favor of women's rights, being a woman myself, and I support intelligent, successful, independent working women.

— Gal Gadot

Being in a band is very much like a startup. You start in a garage. You hope to get interest from investors,…

— Kevin Jonas