The difference between sentiment and being sentimental is the following: Sentiment is when a driver swerves out of the way to avoid hitting a rabbit on the road. Being sentimental is when the same driver, when swerving away from the rabbit, hits a pedestrian.
Being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned.
I can't swim and I'm terrified of drowning, but I still love being by water - just not in it.
'The Outsiders' died on the vine being sold as a drugstore paperback.
I started drumming around the same time I came across this part of American history. But there seemed to be a way forward playing drums. There didn't seem to be a way forward being fascinated by a piece of history.
Being a drummer definitely influences how I play guitar. And then piano influences drumming and vice versa.
Man, being reasonable, must get drunk; the best of life is but intoxication.
For although Claudius had been accused of gambling and drunkenness, not only were no worse sins laid to his charge, but he had successfully established some claim to being considered a learned man.
To some degree, I was very dubious of the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' idea - taking a theme park ride and turning into a film - even though they seemed to end up being quite fun films.
You've had an extremely weak euro on the foreign exchange markets, you've had a very dubious policy being followed.
Dealing with network executives is like being nibbled to death by ducks.
I don't miss being in the dugout - I'll make that clear.
I've actually become much, much dumber through being married and having these children. I find that I'm not half as sharp that I once was. I can't even help them with their 4th and 5th grade vocabulary and math work at this point.
From the moment we were first dumped in Jamestown and had our teeth checked before getting sold off and later considered three-fifths of a human being, an abundance of 'likability' hasn't been something blacks have had to stockpile. Instead, it's been a centuries-long battle for respectability.
Journalists like to give themselves credit for being on the hunt for 'the truth.' But if we embrace this undoubtedly noble but somewhat haughty interpretation of a calling, we inevitably become susceptible to slam dunk answers.
We really hated being in a band. The joy for us and why we slipped nicely and neatly into it was because we didn't need a band anymore. We became a duo because of technology.
I once used henna to dye my hair brown for an audition, thinking I was being clever as it's all natural.
Havin' Dylan cover one of your songs is like being a playwright and having Shakespeare act in your play.
In any given month, a large number of workers are being hired or are leaving their current jobs, illustrating the dynamism of the U.S. labor market.
The motivations I had for being successful were somewhat dysfunctional.
