It is a very difficult job, being the servant of two masters.
Being a manager is so different to being a footballer. It's a very difficult job, but, of course, it's very exciting as well.
Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.
All things being equal, if we could simulate the same scenario, he has a lot more difficult task. He's elected to swim six individual events, as opposed to what I elected to do, which was four.
Being a mom, I can't imagine my child not having a meal. That's hard to digest.
We want every human being in the womb to be safe, not have these babies be killed to solve some dilemma.
I believe in being diligent but also cut yourself some slack. It's okay in the grand scheme of life.
That's what being a front man is all about - the idea of having something supple underneath you, that machine that roars and can turn on a dime.
Understanding Hamas/Hezbollah as social movements that are progressive, that are on the left, that are part of a global left, is extremely important. That does not stop us from being critical of certain dimensions of both movements.
There's very little about being in a functional-M.R.I. scanner that is natural: you are flat on your back, absolutely still, with your head immobilized by pillows and straps. The scanner makes a dreadful din, which headphones barely muffle.
I find dipping one's toe into all of these people's lives is one of the major exciting points of being an actor. This dilettantism.
The feeling of being interested can act as a kind of neurological signal, directing us to fruitful areas of inquiry.
I prefer directing to acting. There is huge freedom that comes from being behind the camera. It brings a lot of responsibilities as well but is intensely rewarding.
I hope that I'll keep being creative until they throw dirt on me.
Theoretical physics is one of the few fields in which being disabled is no handicap - it is all in the mind.
I was a disadvantaged child from a non-educated family, yet I had the advantage of being in the company of great teachers.
When a company is not being guided by the products they make and what the customers need, but by how they can manipulate the system - get regulations on their competitors, or mandates on using their products, or eliminating foreign competition - it just lowers the overall standard of living and hurts the disadvantaged the most.
One of the disadvantages of being a patrician is that occasionally you're obliged to act like one.
One of the advantages and disadvantages of WCW had to deal with was being a member of Turner Broadcasting.
Obviously there are positives to working in the epicenter of innovation. But there are also disadvantages. There is a groupthink mentality that goes on. Being based outside of Silicon Valley, you're not as subject to it.
