B Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with B. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Being a retired major looks like an ideal thing to me. What a pity you couldn't eternally have been just a retired major.”
“Being a rock & roll star has become as legitimate a career option as being an astronaut or a policeman or a fireman.”
“Being a rock 'n' roll star ain't a part-time gig.”
“Being a rock musician is already like ego-tripping hardcore. You're self-consumed, and you're always thinking. It's really easy to say, "I'm going to write a song about this situation, and when I'm done, everyone will care." To everybody else, that's ego-tripping.”
“Being a rock star is being a rock star, I don't need to go into the details. What would you do if you were a rock star?”
“Being a rock star is like being a cult leader - you really have to be in your own religion.”
“Being a rock star is really a 24-hour-a-day job, and you really can't escape it.”
“Being a rock star was out of the question. I can't sing.”
“Being a rock widow is not my job, so I would hire people to do it for me.”
“Being a rockstar is the intersection of who you are and who you want to be.”
Source: Slash: The Autobiography
“Being a role model is a privilege.”
“Being a role model is about being true to myself.”
“Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating”
Source: Wooden: A Legacy in Words and Images (EBOOK)
“Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating. Youngsters need good models more than they need critics. It's one of a parent's greatest responsibilities and opportunities.”
Source: Wooden: A Legacy in Words and Images (EBOOK)
“Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating...too often fathers neglect it because they get so caught up in making a living they forget to make a life.”
“Being a role model, you just got to watch what you do.”
“Being a ruler is, contrary to popular notions, a calling of self-sacrifice. That is, if one wants to be a good ruler.”
Source: The Black Star of Kingston
“Being a runner means you are now 'free' to win and lose and live life to its fullest.”
“Being a runner, professional or recreational, means that you are part of a community that stretches across the globe.”
“Being a running back helped me tremendously. It taught me judgement in the defense and how to judge the football.”
“Being a safe person is something I've strived for. When all is said and done, I don't care to be remembered as a powerhouse. I hope to be remembered as a safe house.”
Source: Fostered: One Woman’s Powerful Story of Finding Faith and Family through Foster Care
“Being a sanctuary city, for the people of organize and run it, is a great source of pride. 'Social justice! Fairness, equality, diversity!" All the things that make liberals great people and make you a schlub. The more pressures and demands on their social services, the better people they are.”
“Being a scholar of stupidity, how might I avoid to thank a lot of people for their existence.
Carl William Brown”
Source: Aforismi. Volume quarto: Aforismi, massime, pensierini, riflessioni, battute, idee, motti di spirito, invettive, sentenze e paradossi. (I libri del Daimon Club)
“Being a sci-fi geek, it was just lovely to be on a show where I pretend I'm in outer space. That's always been my dream: to pretend to be out in space or actually be out in space.”
“Being a scientist and staring immensity and eternity in the face every day is as grand and inspiring as it gets.”
“Being a scientist helps to support both my life as a Jesuit and my belief in God.”
“Being a scientist is a special privilege: for it brings the opportunity to be creative, the passionate quest for answers to natures most precious secrets, and the warm friendships of many valued colleagues.”
“Being a scientist is like being an explorer. You have this immense curiosity, this stubbornness, this resolute will that you will go forward no matter what other people say.”
“Being a Scientologist, when you drive past an accident... you know you have to do something about it because you know you're the only one that can really help.”
“Being a Scotsman, I am naturally opposed to water in its undiluted state.”
“Being a screenwriter in Hollywood is like being a eunuch at an orgy. Worse, actually, at least the eunuch is allowed to watch.”
“Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life.”
“Being a scrub was undesirable and hard work, living in crowded conditions with no privacy and just being one of many. Undistinguishable.”
Source: Inside: Inside Out\Outside In
“Being a seasoned Londoner, Martin gave the body the "London once-over" - a quick glance to determine whether this was a drunk, a crazy or a human being in distress. The fact that it was entirely possible for someone to be all three simultaneously is why good-Samaritanism in London is considered an extreme sport - like BASE jumping or crocodile wrestling.”
“Being a seeker means no matter what the Vedas said, what Krishna or Shiva said, you have to know the truth in your own experience.”
“Being a self-employed means you work 12 hours a day for yourself so you don't have to work 8 hours a day for someone else.”
Source: Inside The Mind of an Introvert: Comics, Deep Thoughts and Quotable Quotes
“Being a senior doesn't automatically make one wise but the wise & foolish alike have things to teach us.”
Source: Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living
“Being a senior in high school means you're not only getting closer to adulthood, but also ready to start thinking about your dreams and aspirations, whether that's applying for college, joining the military, or seeing the world. It's never too early to start thinking of your future, so use these high school senior year quotes about following dreams to inspire yourself and those around. Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.”
“Being a sensitive empath is a beautiful thing as an artist, and it fosters a deep burning curiosity about why we do the things we do.”
“Being a servant will take you places where your talent will never take you.”
“Being a sex radical means being defiant as well as deviant.”
Source: Public Sex: The Culture of Radical Sex
“Being a sex symbol has to do with an attitude, not looks. Most men think it's looks, most women know otherwise.”
“Being a sex symbol is a heavy load to carry, especially when one is very tired, hurt and bewildered.”
Source: Marilyn Monroe: A Composite View
“Being a sex symbol is a heavy load to carry, especially when one is tired, hurt and bewildered.”
“Being a sex symbol was rather like being a convict.”
“Being a showrunner is tough, but it is incredibly rewarding and it is, without a doubt, the best job I've ever had.”
“Being a shy child, I always longed for a mask. Even in my adult life, I have glasses, they are my mask.”
“Being a siddha master is indeed a great accomplishment, but it is not the same as being enlightened. People confuse siddha masters, who have the power to perform miracles, with enlightened masters who can enter into samadhi.”
“Being a Sikh meant having to do what Mom and Dad said, and going to temple, and Mom and Dad choosing who I would marry. But going to an American school taught me that I was the one who's supposed to make those choices.”
“Being a Silent Brother is life, Clary Fray. But if you mean I remember my life before the Brotherhood, I do. Clary took a deep breath. “Were you ever in love? Before the Brotherhood? Was there ever anyone you would have died for?” There was a long silence. Then: Two people, said Brother Zachariah. There are memories that time does not erase, Clarissa. Ask your friend Magnus Bane, if you do not believe me. Forever does not make loss forgettable, only bearable.”
Source: Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls