Quotes with non-being

Quotes 701 till 720 of 1961.

  • Richard J. Needham I used to look down on the world for being corrupt, but now I adore it for the utter magnificence of that corruption.
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  • Andy Warhol I used to think that everything was just being funny but now I don't know. I mean, how can you tell?
    Andy Warhol
    American artist (1928 - 1987)
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  • Bryce Dallas Howard I want to be the best actor that I can be; I want to be working in this business absolutely, and if that means being a movie star, then OK, that's fine. But to me, movie star, celebrity, all that stuff means something very different than being an actor.
    Bryce Dallas Howard
    American actress and filmmaker (1981 - )
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  • Alanis Morissette I want to walk through life instead of being dragged through it.
    Alanis Morissette
    Canadian-American singer, songwriter and actress (1974 - )
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  • Confucius I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.
    Confucius
    Chinese philosopher (551 - 479)
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  • Adam Clayton I was actually pretty shy in school. My defense mechanism was to be the class clown. I remember getting into a lot of trouble for being disruptive, and I was brought in front of the headteacher, who said: 'What's going to happen to you; what are you going to do when you grow up?' and I said: 'Well, I'm obviously going to be a comedian.
    Adam Clayton
    Irish musician (1960 - )
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  • Aleister Crowley I was asked to memorize what I did not understand; and, my memory being so good, it refused to be insulted in that manner.
    Aleister Crowley
    British occultist, writer, and mountaineer (1875 - 1947)
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  • Charles Manson I was crazy back when being crazy really meant something.
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  • Bill Hicks I was in a cab in New York. The cab had a sign, Please do not smoke, Christ is our unseen guest. This guy was reaching. I figure, if he could overcome being nailed to a cross, I don't think a Marlboro Light's gonna faze him that much.
    Dark Poet
    Bill Hicks
    American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist and musician (1961 - 1994)
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  • Bill Hicks I was in the unenviable position of being for the war, but against the troops.
    Love, Laughter and Truth
    Bill Hicks
    American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist and musician (1961 - 1994)
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  • Bryan Adams I watch everybody every night, from sitting down to being on their feet at the end, and I feel a sense of reinvention, of caring, presenting these songs in their purest form.
    Bryan Adams
    Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer and guitarist (1959 - )
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  • Lady Mary Wortley Montagu I wish you would moderate that fondness you have for your children. I do not mean you should abate any part of your care, or not do your duty to them in its utmost extent, but I would have you early prepare yourself for disappointments, which are heavy in proportion to their being surprising.
    Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
    English writer (1689 - 1762)
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  • Umberto Eco I would define the poetic effect as the capacity that a text displays for continuing to generate different readings, without ever being completely consumed.
    Umberto Eco
    Italian writer and critic (1932 - 2016)
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  • Anna Quindlen I would even go to Washington, which is saying something for me, just to glimpse Jane Q. Public, being sworn in as the first female president of the United States, while her husband holds the Bible and wears a silly pill box hat and matching coat.
    Anna Quindlen
    American author and journalist (1952 - )
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  • Diana Spencer - Princess of Wales I'd like to be a queen in people's hearts but I don't see myself being queen of this country.
    Diana Spencer - Princess of Wales
    Member of the British royal family, first wife of Prince Charles (1961 - 1997)
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  • Bea Arthur I'd never even been to Wrigley Field. I never even enjoyed baseball that much, but I loved being there, the crowd was lovely, and they all sang with me!
    Bea Arthur
    American actress and comedian (1922 - 2009)
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  • Beyonce Knowles I'm a human being and I fall in love and sometimes I don't have control of every situation.
    Beyonce Knowles
    American singer and actress (1981 - )
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  • Bryan Singer I'm actually part of a number of minorities. I grew up being a horribly awkward kid. A terrible student. And now I find myself as a filmmaker, and you feel kind of alone in the world because you're separate from everyone else.
    Bryan Singer
    American director, producer and writer (1965 - )
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  • Barbara Hershey I'm afraid of being lazy and complacent. I'm afraid of taking myself too seriously.
    Barbara Hershey
    American actress (1948 - )
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  • Burn Gorman I'm afraid the 'Doctor Who' door is probably closed because of me being in 'Torchwood.'
    Burn Gorman
    British actor and musician (1974 - )
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All non-being famous quotes and sayings you will always find on greatest-quotations.com (page 36)