Being Quotes · Page 312

Being considered a fashion star is wonderful. It's definitely a bonus thing.

— Lupita Nyong'o

At 16, I was drawing cartoons, and I wanted to carry on being a cartoonist.

— Charlie Brooker

I just think falling in love and being married completely changes your life in so many ways.

— Gabby Barrett

I don't want to put up this act of being a voracious reader, which I am not.

— Ajith Kumar

I was in love with the idea of being in love with a woman way before I was actually in love with…

— Jimmy Carr

When the FOIA law was first being discussed, every federal agency opposed it.

— Tom Fitton

The wonderful thing about being an American writer is you've got this vastness to draw from.

— David Means

Being a musician is quite cerebral - there's a lot of sitting around.

— Corinne Bailey Rae

We thought being in a boy band was like the coolest thing ever. And this is before I even knew I could…

— Benson Boone

Truthfully, you're not your audience, so all that self-consciousness and all that - it gets in the way of you actually just…

— Zelda Williams

That being said, I often write into recipes techniques I learned in the restaurant kitchen. There are ways of organizing your prep…

— Sally Schneider

I don't know if quirkiness is kind. I don't know if quirkiness is mean. I don't know if quirkiness has emotion. It's…

— Martellus Bennett

The most important and urgent appeal we have to make is for an immediate cease-fire. Initial reports from the cease-fire talks being…

— Jan Egeland

To make extra money, my parents would sell eggs and chickens. I was very little. I remember a chicken's head being chopped…

— Michael Keaton

I don't have any terrific self-esteem issues but I do sometimes realise I've been too lucky and that I'm over-praised. It makes…

— Christopher Hitchens

My first real acting gig was probably playing Mamillius in my mother's 'Winter's Tale.' My mom and dad are both in theater,…

— Logan Marshall-Green

I did the first 'Oxygene' on an 8 tracks tape recorder with very few instruments, with no other choice than being minimalist.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

My problem with being an actor was that I was far too shy to actually do it.

— Bruce Robinson

I think, even though homophobia still exists, there is much more of a dialogue and a taboo around being homophobic.

— Jacqueline Woodson

I've worked with Tim Burton five times, and it's just like being part of a family; life doesn't get much better than…

— Christopher Lee

Being a teacher was great, but it wasn't what I wanted to do, so it was ultimately crushing.

— Greg Davies

I wanted to live further but wanted to do something special. I took it upon myself to remover the tag of being…

— Arunima Sinha

A co-founder is like being somebody's parent: You want to make sure your offspring thrive.

— Caterina Fake

Being in the profession of acting, I definitely have to be a people's person and socialise when it's an absolute necessity.

— Lara Dutta

Sometimes I hear records that are being recorded at the absolute highest quality, and I just don't like the sound of it.

— Jon Hopkins

Being able to deliver a great set up is just as important as being able to deliver a punchline.

— Omid Djalili

I don't fight creativity. I don't fight against not being creative. If I'm not being creative, I'm not forcing it.

— Ziggy Marley

I've experienced being properly lost in my desires, and it's really influenced my writing.

— Christine and the Queens

I know how good I can be. I'm not being big-headed. I think all players have to have that confidence and self-belief.

— Jack Grealish

Introverts like being introverts. We are drawn to ideas, we are passionate observers, and for us, solitude is rich and generative.

— Laurie Helgoe

Only when we are sick and tired of being sick and tired do any of us do something different.

— Amanda de Cadenet

For me, the best part of being in a band is playing shows, all the raw energy.

— Chino Moreno

Yes, I worked hard to put together an experimental show on a budget of zero. But I was not being exploited by…

— Tom Green

I know my time is limited as far as being a player. That's something I've already accepted and come to peace with.

— Ben Wallace

Being up in the game is always encouraging - you just have to keep the lead.

— Jaren Jackson, Jr

Being that my parents and I were immigrants to Canada, I didn't have the most lavish life growing up.

— Rupi Kaur

To be able to function in late capitalism without being a psychological wreck, it is necessary to accept the insane as standard.

— Mark Fisher

Any social movement throughout history has always been carried out by only 7% of population being passionately active in that.

— Paul Watson

'Creative director' is a catchall phrase for giving ideas. To me, it obviously means more than that. It's like being a counselor.

— Virgil Abloh

After being temporarily paralyzed, it puts a lot of things in perspective.

— Tyson Kidd