I'm intimidated by the fear of being average.
America is inundated with polls. We need a term for being swamped with polls. I would say 'poll-arized,' but that's already in use to describe our political divisions.
I'm being invaded by fashion pundits.
It is questionable if all the mechanical inventions yet made have lightened the day's toil of any human being.
For a first-time entrepreneur, there's nothing better than being in Silicon Valley because there is so much going on, and there's such a large number of inventors, that even a B level idea or a C level idea could be nurtured and be given venture capital there.
The thing that's been inhibiting long-form investigative reporting is fear - fear of being sued, of being unpopular, of being criticized by very powerful groups.
It's one of the biggest fibs going that American newspapers are now being forced to give up their commitment to investigative reporting. Most of them gave up long ago as their greedy managements squeezed every cent out of the bottom line and turned their newsrooms into eunuchs.
I've been saying in the press that being a NY Post investigator reporter is an oxymoron.
It is like a disease to think that an invincible status has been achieved after being satisfied with the past successful operations.
I'm in a business that invites narcissism, self-involvement, and egos being blown out of proportion.
False perceptions are being created about me without an iota of proof.
I went from being a kid-kid, listen to everything from The Beatles through Kiss, Peter Frampton, Jethro Tull classic rock, classic stuff into immediately, it seemed like, Iron Maiden and stuff like that. The first Iron Maiden record and then, obviously, the first Metallica record.
Being taken for granted is an unpleasant but sincere form of praise. Ironically, the more reliable you are, and the less you complain, the more likely you are to be taken for granted.
It has been established that most Indians have the same DNA profile irrespective of caste, religion, or region. Yet we find our text books talking about India being multiethnic.
Being a fiction writer makes you someone who works with irresponsibility.
The world is being run by irresponsible spoiled brats.
I think that, to some degree, being irreverent is the only reason I continue to be successful.
We are at the edge of an abyss and we're close to being irrevocably lost.
Worried about being a dull fellow? You might develop your talent for being irritating.
Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
