Being Quotes

Happiness to me is simply not being unhappy.

As long as copyright is breached in Iran and international works are being freely published in magazines and newspapers, no one feels any need for Iranian works.

The allure becomes, "Can I make these rooms bigger?" Can I fill these 1,500-seat rooms? Then the allure is, how much, if we're being honest, how much can I squeeze out of it financially?

That's why we had Louis C.K. portray the harder line Communist, to accuse [Dalton] Trumbo of being a hypocrite.

Jayne Mansfield is making a career of being a girl.

Everybody is going to love me and this is not being cocky - this is just what I see.

There will always be a lost dog somewhere that will keep me from being happy.

Il y aura toujours un chien perdu quelque part qui m'empe" chera d'e" tre heureux. There will always be a lost dog somewhere that will prevent me being happy.

Being on a ship is something like being pregnant. You can sit there and do absolutely nothing but stare at the water and have the nicest sense that you are accomplishing something.

I may not amount to much, but at least I am unique.

To be responsible is to be the uncontested author of an event or thing.

Adults talk about being happy because largely they are not.

Be good only if being bad ain't more fun.

Being "in love" shouldn't cause stress; it should relieve it.

My older sister achieved her dream of being an artist. She's an illustrator living in Manhattan.

I never analyze stuff with comedy because it's boring. It makes you stop being funny. Just be who you are and do what you do, and you're either funny or you're not.

President Obama is in no danger of being judged by history as an eco-radical.

Instead of just being a band that's constantly replacing members, we figured we'd done all of the stuff we wanted to do. It seemed to make sense to see if we could live our lives without the band.

This can't be true but I remember it.

Cuban mechanics obviously have to be the best mechanics in the world.They're going to figure out all sorts of things to do.

Being memorable equals getting picked.

Surely the thing God enjoys most about being God is the thrill of being merciful, especially to those who don't expect it and often feel they don't deserve it.

By the way, I'm funniest when I'm not being funny. I'm better to laugh at than with, pretty much.

I just try to live a moderate life of always checking and trying to be the best person I can be and I'm in therapy and am always working on something.

I have no choice sometimes, but there's something about being alone. When I'm alone I might not speak for 24 hours, but you're totally seeing things. It's a pretty cool experience.

I'm just being myself. To me, that people are interested in Jenni, not necessarily the artist, but the woman it amazes me still.

Being a mother by far is my favorite and most important career.

You don't take a class; you're thrown into motherhood and learn from experience.

I like being a woman and having a womanly body.

I love kids and children, and I love being a mom.

But you are right, being stupid is not illegal. Otherwise half this town would be behind bars.

If you can’t take responsibility for your own well-being, you will never take control over it.

I think the best partner for you is someone who makes you want to be the best form of yourself.

I had a healthy appetite [being pregnant]. I got more healthy as time goes on, and they grew. I never let myself go.

Writing poetry is like always being in love. What masochism! What luxury!

For me, being a woman suits what I want to talk about and what my audience wants to hear. Maybe I'm a dying breed.

I can't watch other people doing comedy. As soon as somebody starts being funny I have to turn off because it upsets me. I get comedy indigestion. I just hate anybody else being funny. That's my job.

Even when I am forced to conform - we all are on many levels - that line is definitive. It says exactly what it means: Be an individual, you know? Be yourself.

I've never dreamed of being famous. The idea of it really scares me.

It's fear of being afraid that frightens me more than anything else.

Any actor who is being honest will admit there's always a small or large part of the real you in every character. It's impossible not to have that.

There is still a lot of football in me and I enjoy watching the players go out there and be the best players they can possibly be.

My wife is funny. And I dabble in it. So being funny is big around our house. But what's surprised me is my daughter can do an English accent. I don't know how she learned this.

I love being a dad. I just love it.

I never think that being a woman is so hard. Maybe don't think about your gender and be confident as you go forward rather than try to single yourself out as some underserved part of filmmaking.

Gatherings and, simultaneously, loneliness are the conditions of a writer's life.

If you want a baby, have a new one. Don't baby the old one.

I'm really good at being sarcastic with guys. That's the best way to hang out with them, because that's what guys . They don't want the quiet, prissy little things.

As far as being married and what it means to me... it's nice knowing that I have a partner in life and that someone's got my back.

To be honest, makeup is a big part of what I do for a living.