Top 1200 Being Sober Quotes & Sayings - Page 12

I went from being a guy who was sparingly being used on television to being the World Heavyweight Champion and the focus of a lot of the storylines on Smackdown.

They [the Persians] are accustomed to deliberate on matters of the highest moment when warm with wine; but whatever they in this situation may determine is again proposed to them on the morrow, in their cooler moments, by the person in whose house they had before assembled. If at this time also it meet their approbation, it is executed; otherwise it is rejected. Whatever also they discuss when sober, is always a second time examined after they have been drinking.

God wants my life to be about being successful and being happy and blessing other people and being blessed.

I think it's interesting that the opposite of being active in yoga is not being passive. It's being receptive.

As a jealous man, I suffer four times over: because I am jealous, because I blame myself for being so, because I fear that my jealousy will wound the other, because I allow myself to be subject to a banality: I suffer from being excluded, from being aggressive, from being crazy, and from being common.

Good taste has everything to do with being cultured and being refined, and if art has to do with anything, it has to do with being human.

One grows accustomed to being praised, or being blamed, or being advised, but it is unusual to be understood.

Being a father is certainly a task. But the best one that I could ever ask for. Being home, being with the family, that's what it's about...

To me, being a woman in 2016 means having a voice, being unique, being true to yourself, and finding a way to be of service.

I think Dutch people are very sober. I don't know if it's the right word. Like, you have the most famous person walk by some Dutch people, and they're like, 'Oh, hello.' And they maybe take a photo, but most of the time, they'll respect you and leave you alone. And if you go to some other countries they will literally mob you, go crazy.

[On his heroin addiction:] I did it to myself. It wasn't society...it wasn't a pusher, it wasn't being blind or being black or being poor. It was all my doing.

I could find faults with all my albums because that's just a part of being an artist - it's hard being a human being, isn't it?

The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart. And being thoughtful and being generous. Everything else is crap.

Being wild can be wearing a silly hat. Being wild can be dancing weird. Being wild can be shooting people. What do I think being wild is? Nothing. Actually, the whole world is wild. Everything is wild.

I have gained so much more from my experiences of being open and loving humanity rather than being jaded and being closed-off.

I seem to be able to go from part to part without being recognised, which I like. When I was little, I resented it with every fibre of my being when Ma was recognised. Another way of looking at celebrity, though, is it's being famous for being brilliant at something.

Happiness is attained by three things: being patient when tested, being thankful when receiving a blessing, and being repentant upon sinning.

I was very excited to hone in on John Goodman. Casting John first really set the tone. He's very good at being terrifying and being hilarious, and I loved the idea of that character not being merely 'moustache-twirly'. I enjoyed being scared by him.

I'm forever in the 'limelight' being Da Brat, being an entertainer, being a star.

I think I felt pretty alienated, being bigger, being mixed race, being of lower socioeconomic standing.

It took a while for me to figure out how it all fit in, being a mother and being a woman and being a rock singer.

I always had the sense of being in the spotlight, being on stage, being looked at.

I'm somebody who looks at things through the lens of being a wife and being a mother and being a United States Marine.

You come to God not by being strong, but by being weak; not by being right, but through your mistakes.

What I love about being an actress is being able to really look into myself and understand another human being.

I have a massive divide between being a competent human being and being completely hopeless, when it comes to logic.

Since I was a schoolboy, I've been used to being recognized on the road by old and young, and being bantered with and, indeed, being taunted.

99.9% of being a good parent is just being present with your child. On the flipside of that, 100% of being happy is just being present.

The writing became a hobby in the background: it took a back seat to parenthood and being a person and being a human being.

There's a tremendous amount to be gained from being a performer, and being an artist, and being an actor.

If we approach other people understanding our own value, being confident in who we are, being centered and grounded, it's actually easier for us to connect with them because we can listen more deeply and we can express ourselves more authentically without fear of being judged or not being enough.

Most Americans are born drunk, and really require a little wine or beer to sober them. They have a sort of permanent intoxication from within, a sort of invisible champagne. Americans do not need to drink to inspire them to do anything, though they do sometimes, I think, need a little for the deeper and more delicate purpose of teaching them how to do nothing.

I am more or less happy when being praised, not very comfortable when being abused, but I have moments of uneasiness when being explained.

I realized that there's this fine line between being personal and being general and being alienating.

Being a rapper is about being cool, but being a comedian, you're not supposed to be the coolest guy.

It's just a natural part of being a social creature and being a human being.

My experience in relation to taking on the preachers of hate was saying to them it's compatible being British, being Western, being Muslim.

The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart. And being thoughtful. And being generous. Everything else is crap!

I know that being in the entertainment business... my first son, I had to sacrifice being away, being on tour a lot and I wasn't really present.

I grew up around hip-hop so I didn't think it was about being cool or being black or being white or whatever.

There is no more sagacious animal than the Icelandic horse. He is stopped by neither snow, nor storm, nor impassable roads, nor rocks, glaciers, or anything. He is courageous, sober, and surefooted. He never makes a false step, never shies. If there is a river or fjord to cross (and we shall meet with many) you will see him plunge in at once, just as if he were amphibious, and gain the opposite bank.

Being a champion is not just being a frontrunner and being ahead, but it's facing adversity.

Being there for my son, being there for my wife, just being a better man. That's all I know.

I did it to myself. It wasn't society... it wasn't a pusher, it wasn't being blind or being black or being poor. It was all my doing.

Being too thin. Being bigger. I've been criticized for being on both sides of the scale.

Being a human being without forgiveness is like being a guitarist without fingers or being the diva without a tongue.

I got songs about being broke, being on welfare, being poor, Section 8.

Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are apt to think themselves sober enough.

Being comedic is a skill, because there is a fine line where the context is important. And being dramatic is just being honest and real in that moment.

It's amazing: it's so cool being from Brampton, Ontario, and being able to travel the world and being embraced by so many countries.

The human being is not a fallen being in need of redemption but rather a forgetful being who must be reminded of God and his own nature.

So being a senior player, being a goalkeeper, being a team member, I think saving the ball is my first main priority.

When you reach 50, what you care about is being honest, being accurate, and being an example.

Being alive and being a woman is all I got, but being colored is a metaphysical dilemma I haven't conquered yet.

When I think of my version of a role model, it's not about being the perfect Samaritan; it's just being out there and being honest and happily imperfect.

Being with my kids is really important to me, being a good dad and being around a lot.

Being bisexual, being bipolar, being biracial - it's been used to define me, but I am desperate to be indefinable.

For me it was just about staying the course, staying true to who I believe that I am, being open, being honest, being transparent with the players, being firm with the players but at the same time listening to the players.

Democrats losing elections. Donald Trump did win this. It's not illegitimate. And when the day comes that they realize and sober up that he's not going to be hounded out of office, that he's not gonna wake up one day and say to Mike Pence, "Here. Take the keys. I've had it." Then what are they gonna do? Because they're shooting every barrel they've got now. And they will probably continue. The think least we can make people hate him.

Being an Orlando Magic dancer was definitely one of the most exciting times of my life. Being on the team was really like being in a sisterhood.