All Quotes

Being that I was raised in the Catholic faith, I am very careful about what I choose. I've turned down a lot of projects that... could have helped me a lot financially, and I've quit shows because of where they were going and because I feel like I have to be a role model for my kids.
‐‐ Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Being that I went to jail and came back, I went through a whole new experience in life. I went from being at the top to back down at the bottom again. In jail, you get stripped of your freedom and everything, so I experienced different things, learned more.
‐‐ Meek Mill

Being the 8th out of 10 kids, and being the one that stayed in trouble, I sort of became a momma's boy.
‐‐ Bo Jackson

Being the best at whatever talent you have, that's what stimulates life.
‐‐ Tom Landry

Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so.
‐‐ Robert Frost

Being the chief minister of a regional government is just a pastime compared with the hellish job of being prime minister of two different communities brought together.
‐‐ Elio Di Rupo

Being the Children's Laureate has been educational, sometimes hectic, but most of all, great fun.
‐‐ Malorie Blackman

Being the family's literate one, my wife doesn't watch television much, preferring third-world novels, though she'll sit in now and then when I have on Jon Stewart.
‐‐ Steve Erickson

Being the father of girls is a kind of illness, in its own way - since any guy who has tried to live in a house with a wife and two daughters is, without any doubt, going to go certifiably nuts.
‐‐ Steve Schirripa

Being the first FDA-authorized direct-to-consumer genetic test out there is revolutionary.
‐‐ Anne Wojcicki

Being the first to cross the finish line makes you a winner in only one phase of life. It's what you do after you cross the line that really counts.
‐‐ Ralph Boston

Being the first to do something like this also registers a lot of attention that the line might not have gotten if all four books had just appeared from one company.
‐‐ Mark Millar

Being the first woman speaker and breaking the marble ceiling is pretty important. Now it's time to move on.
‐‐ Nancy Pelosi

Being the gateway to a large city, St. Louis, I had felt from the very beginning that somehow this building should symbolize this sense of being a gateway.
‐‐ Minoru Yamasaki

Being the hot girl... you wouldn't want that. It's overrated. Being sexy is actually really boring to me. I'd rather be... I'd rather be interesting.
‐‐ Amelia Warner

Being the ideal of a strong woman means utilizing all the things that God gives you. People are always saying to me, 'You're a strong female, so why are you wearing a bikini on the cover of that magazine?' Being a strong woman is misconstrued to be something evil and ugly.
‐‐ Kelis

Being the keynote speaker at the convention this year is an honor I don't take lightly. I know I've got some big shoes to fill. Two conventions ago, the keynote speaker was a guy named Barack Obama.
‐‐ Julian Castro

Being the lead of the show and working a lot of hours - all good stuff, a tremendous education, incredible opportunity, it changed my life - it was a marathon, and by the end of it I was pretty beat.
‐‐ James Van Der Beek

Being the lowest one on the totem pole is sometimes the fun part to play.
‐‐ Stephnie Weir

Being the object of Alfred Hitchcock's obsession was horrific, but while he ruined my career, he could never ruin my life.
‐‐ Tippi Hedren

Being the offspring of English teachers is a mixed blessing. When the film star says to you, on the air, 'It was a perfect script for she and I,' inside your head you hear, in the sarcastic voice of your late father, 'Perfect for she, eh? And perfect for I, also?'
‐‐ Dick Cavett

Being the one woman in the room should not be seen as a victory. If there's only one of us in the room, we're still a token; we don't actually have an empowered voice. If there's two of us, we're still a minority. If there's three, then we're allowed to have a multiplicity of opinions.
‐‐ Kerry Washington

Being the only African American at this level in American Ballet Theater, I feel like people are looking at me, and it's my responsibility for me to do whatever I can to provide these opportunities in communities to be able to educate them.
‐‐ Misty Copeland

Being the only Asian-American in the State Legislature, I've had no choice but to reach across the aisle.
‐‐ Grace Meng

Being the only girl, I feel a lot of pressure. I try not to think about it, but I definitely get in the gym a lot more frequently towards awards season. The guys always look great. They're both great looking and wear a good suit and a great tie and some awesome shoes and they're good to go. I'm like, 'I don't know what to do!'
‐‐ Hillary Scott

Being the only man in the household with my mom definitely helped me grow up fast.
‐‐ LeBron James

Being the only non-Black was a unique experience. After a few weeks, you're not aware of skin color differences. You see the color; you're not blind, but it doesn't matter. You see the human being first.
‐‐ Ricardo Montalban

Being the only writer on a successful show is very rewarding.
‐‐ Steven Moffat

Being the person I am, you know, the size I am, being a woman, being a black woman, there's not a lot of roles for us.
‐‐ Amber Riley

Being the Queen is not all about singing, and being a diva is not all about singing. It has much to do with your service to people. And your social contributions to your community and your civic contributions as well.
‐‐ Aretha Franklin

Being the Republican front-runner was three of the most exciting hours of my entire life. I've come to grips with it, and the only lasting effect is that I refuse to go on a stage that has more than one podium on it.
‐‐ Rick Perry

Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful, that's what matters to me.
‐‐ Steve Jobs

Being the son of a father who works so hard, I always wanted to be able take a lot of load off of my dad so he can just relax.
‐‐ Romeo Miller

Being the son of a filmmaker, you are aware of a career as a director. You don't think of it as just movies, but as a life.
‐‐ Jason Reitman

Being the vice-captain, you see a lot of things on the field. You have to try and help the captain as much as you can and lead by example on the field. Small things like getting a run-out or taking a catch makes the other boys try and lift their standards. So yes, I do have an important role, even if I'm not captain.
‐‐ Yuvraj Singh

Being the world's greatest athlete just does not get it done on the golf course.
‐‐ Caitlyn Jenner

Being the youngest, I was a bit of a daddy's girl and sought attention from an early age by singing. I don't know where I got my voice, but ours was always a musical house.
‐‐ Kiki Dee

Being the youngest of five, you're adored, you're fueled with confidence.
‐‐ Martin Short

Being thought of as sexy makes one employable, but it's not going to last forever, so I try not to think about it. It's like something that exists outside of me.
‐‐ Richard C. Armitage

Being thrown out of this place is significantly better than being thrown out of a leper colony.
‐‐ Blake Edwards

Being tiny has been difficult for me in a business that regarded physicality as the most important part of your life.
‐‐ Estelle Getty

Being told about the effects of climate change is an appeal to our reason and to our desire to bring about change. But to see that Africans are the hardest hit by climate change, even though they generate almost no greenhouse gas, is a glaring injustice, which also triggers anger and outrage over those who seek to ignore it.
‐‐ Sigmar Gabriel

Being told that you are good at banter is like being told that you are a good person.
‐‐ Dar Williams

Being told to cut off and walk away from a child - I cannot imagine it. I think I'd rather die.
‐‐ Kate Winslet

Being too good is apt to be uninteresting.
‐‐ Harry S Truman

Being too thin. Being bigger. I've been criticized for being on both sides of the scale.
‐‐ Christina Aguilera

Being traditional is a choice for me. South Indian families bring up their children with a sense of freedom, self-respect and self-value. We do whatever we have to with earnestness and honesty, including being uninhibited. Yet we hold onto our roots.
‐‐ Vidya Balan

Being transgender, like being gay, tall, short, white, black, male, or female, is another part of the human condition that makes each individual unique, and something over which we have no control. We are who we are in the deepest recesses of our minds, hearts and identities.
‐‐ Linda Thompson

Being treated by a doctor who specializes in your kind of cancer is so important, especially for those of us who have rare or very rare cancers. They will have access to newer treatment options that may be offered only at big academic cancer centers, so you don't miss out on treatments that could help you.
‐‐ Kathy Giusti

Being trendy is dangerous. I've never been trendy, which is why I've never really fallen out of favour.
‐‐ David Bailey