#being

I stopped and gazed on the little dull man who was being paid to be a teacher of teachers. I turned and walked to the door, slammed it closed with a bang, and broken glass crashed to the floor. There was uproar behind me in the class, which did not interest me at all. ↗

— Burl Ives

#behind #being #broken #broken glass #class

It's hard being gay in Edwardian times. ↗

— Rob James-Collier

#edwardian #gay #hard #times

The occasion of this sadness is expressed in a word, but must be considered in many more, as being the principal concernment both of the Text and Time. ↗

— John Pearson

#both #considered #expressed #many #more

I didn't have to win, and winning wasn't important to me. Being world champion wasn't important to me. What was important to me was entertaining the audience, and whether that meant winning, losing, singing, or whatever it was on the live show we were doing every week, which was awesome, I was game for it. ↗

— Dwayne Johnson

#awesome #being #champion #doing #entertaining

I don't smoke marijuana anymore. I don't drink. Marijuana is a handicap. So is alcohol. Alcohol is a terrible handicap. But in spite of being a handicap, it shouldn't be criminal. ↗

— Gary Johnson

#anymore #being #criminal #drink #handicap

The great thing about being the son of Maya Angelou is that I had the good fortune to grow up around some of the greatest black artists, dancers, singers, musicians, and actors of our time. ↗

— Guy Johnson

#angelou #around #artists #being #black

Being selected Most Improved was a special individual award because when I speak to young people I always try to tell them the importance about it's not where you start but where you end up. ↗

— Kevin Johnson

#always #award #because #being #end

I would think flying would be pretty cool. You would be able to fly away from all your enemies and get where you're going much faster. But being invisible? You probably wouldn't use that for the good of man. ↗

— Randy Johnson

#away #being #cool #faster #fly

I enjoy being given a certain amount of freedom in order to interpret or to come up with stuff, but I do enjoy collaboration. I seek and thrive on projects where I am going to learn from the people I'm working with. ↗

— William Kempe

#amount #being #certain #collaboration #come

Of course, I also attribute some of my hearing loss to being in the infantry in World War II. It's probably a combination of heredity and noise exposure. ↗

— George Kennedy

#attribute #being #combination #course #exposure