#being

I fell into playwriting accidentally, took some classes in it, and also took creative writing classes, but I really didn't expect it to be a career because I didn't believe there was a way to make money as a playwright without being lucky and I didn't feel particularly lucky. ↗

— Orson Scott Card

#also #because #being #believe #career

I don't mind being compared to Whitney, there are people miles worse to be compared to. ↗

— Mariah Carey

#compared #i #miles #mind #people

And I try to be as diplomatic as I can, but it always ends up being a psychodrama up there on stage. ↗

— John Zorn

#being #diplomatic #ends #i #i can

I have a real dog-like mentality, in that it's like, 'Where is my next meal coming from? Am I ever gonna eat again? Will I ever write another song again? Will anyone show up for tour?' I think it comes from being really poor as a kid. ↗

— Neko Case

#am #another #anyone #being #comes

Being famous is great, it's not like bad or horrible or anything. ↗

— Dave Chappelle

#bad #being #being famous #famous #great

I have gone from being a 21-year-old with wide eyes to a 24-year-old woman. With success comes a lot of responsibility and power. ↗

— Vanessa Carlton

#comes #eyes #gone #i #lot

Let each become all that he was created capable of being. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#being #capable #created #each

That's the trouble with being me. At this point, nobody gives a damn what my problem is. I could literally have a tumor on the side of my head and they'd be like, 'Yeah, big deal. I'd eat a tumor every morning for the kinda money you're pulling down.' ↗

— Jim Carrey

#big #big deal #could #damn #deal

People need motivation to do anything. I don't think human beings learn anything without desperation. ↗

— Jim Carrey

#beings #desperation #human #human beings #i

The money can be a hindrance to someone like me because the danger is that you start thinking, 'Is that a $20 million take?' That kind of thing, and being self-critical. ↗

— Jim Carrey

#being #danger #hindrance #kind #like