#being

As my father used to tell me, the only true sign of success in life is being able to do for a living that which makes you happy. ↗

— Al Yankovic

#being #father #happy #life #living

I'm a fun person. I like cracking jokes and being completely nerdy. ↗

— Helena Christensen

#completely #cracking #fun #i #jokes

Democracy was supposed to champion freedom of speech, and yet the simple rules of table decorum could clamp down on the rights their forefathers had fought and died for. ↗

— E.A. Bucchianeri

#democracy #ettiquette #freedom #freedom-of-speech #funny

I'm a much better writer for being a father. ↗

— Chris Cleave

#better #father #i #much #writer

And to me, fame is not a positive thing. The idea of being famous is a lot better than the reality. It's fantastic when you go to premieres and people cheer you, but it's not real. And it's totally not my approach to get my name on a club door just because I can. ↗

— Tom Felton

#because #being #being famous #better #cheer

I don't think of my books as being biographies. I never had any interest in doing a book just to write the life of a great man. I had zero interest in that. My interest is in power. How power works. ↗

— Robert Caro

#being #biographies #book #books #doing

I think that's the key to being a director: to be able to get the shot and move on quickly. ↗

— Bobby Farrelly

#being #director #get #i #i think

I miss being governor. ↗

— Jeb Bush

#governor #i #miss

Clothes are such a strong part of who a human being is. ↗

— Kate Bush

#clothes #human #human being #part #strong

Me, I'd prefer to have a good reputation rather than getting press for being scandalous, getting drunk in public, staying out late and so on. ↗