Becoming Quotes

We can prevent Europe from becoming a spiritless machine that, in the end, grinds to a halt.
Jan Peter Balkenende

End, Europe, Machine

I had always intended to make a living out of playing blues. But I never admitted it to myself. I don't suppose I could have given a logical reason for it ever becoming possible to do so.
Alexis Korner

Living, Reason, Playing

We don't want the Taliban to put down roots, or the al Qaeda to put down roots in Afghanistan that can facilitate Afghanistan becoming - once again - a launching pad for international terrorism.
John R. Allen

Down, Put, Again

A domain name is your address, your address on the Internet. We all have a physical address; we're all going to need an address in cyberspace. They're becoming increasingly important. I believe we'll get to the point where when you're born, you'll be issued a domain name.
Bob Parsons

Important, Point, Born

It is becoming more widely acknowledged that it is better to have a good constitution than not having a perfect one.
Romano Prodi

Good, Perfect, Widely

We knew shortly after the war that our troops were becoming ill.
Christopher Shays

War, After, Knew

When it came time to find employment, I set my sights on becoming an engineer at a home electronics manufacturer, a field that was closely related to my major at university.
Koichi Tanaka

Time, Home, Find

My reasons for becoming a chef are somewhat of a cliche. I always loved to eat but it was watching my parents cook that really served as the impetus for my career choice.
Alexandra Guarnaschelli

Parents, Career, Choice

There's no doubt that becoming a mother was the greatest thing I'll ever do.
Kim Basinger

Mother, Greatest, Doubt

There are so many women out there who are single moms, really not by choice, and doing it and making it work every day. I think it's becoming much more a part of our culture and I hope that it will become more accepted and that those women are going to be more and more appreciated, respected and supported.
Connie Britton

Work, Women, Hope

In Vermont, Governor Madeleine Kunin has given years of service to our state after becoming the state's first female governor in 1985. She is an inspiration to girls throughout Vermont and the country in allowing them to know that the opportunities they have are unlimited.
Bernard Sanders

Country, After, Service

The job of mayor and Governor is becoming more and more like the job of university president, which I used to be; it looks like you are in charge, but you are not.
Lamar Alexander

Job, Used, President

I think my guideline has been to find things that inspire me. And as long as I stick to that, I don't think I'll have any problems crossing over to becoming an adult actress.
Elizabeth Moss

Long, Find, Problems

Charm is a glow within a woman that casts a most becoming light on others.
John Mason Brown

Woman, Others, Light

The positive heuristic of the programme saves the scientist from becoming confused by the ocean of anomalies.
Imre Lakatos

Positive, Confused, Ocean

I set my sights upon becoming the kind of artist who would make a contribution to art history.
Judy Chicago

History, Art, Artist

It's not a matter of becoming a superstar. Fame and money aren't the purpose of all this. No actor's going to say, 'I don't want to be famous.' But the main purpose for doing what I'm doing is the passion in the work.
Christopher Lambert

Work, Money, Famous

Winston was a bit of a challenge, all right, from a lot of different perspectives. It wasn't just the culture or the class divide or the historical baggage - it was also the age difference. We had to see if I could be aged-up legitimately, without it becoming some sort of hokey acting challenge.
Brendan Gleeson

Age, Different, Challenge

Sometimes I'll have sections that I'm not quite sure how they fit in the puzzle of a tune, they'll get moved around; what I think was originally a verse ends up becoming the chorus, or what's an intro gets dropped as a hook, things get shifted around a lot.
Gotye

Sometimes, Around, Sure

It's becoming very much like 1979 again.
Richard Wright

I have a son, Mason, who is disabled - cerebral palsy - and he does not walk independently, sit independently or speak. He uses a talking computer. I started becoming an advocate for him when he was 3 years old.
Laura San Giacomo

You grow up in a Sicilian household, becoming an actor is not a big leap.
Vincent Schiavelli

Big, Actor, Grow

The transformation scene, where man is becoming insect and insect has become at least man and beyond that - a flying, godlike, shimmering, diaphanous, beautiful creature.
Michael O'Donoghue

Beautiful, Become, Beyond

If you're going to figure something out, study ethics. You can ask What's the answer? What's Right and Wrong? What I learned is that nobody knows the answer and there is no Right and Wrong. So I'm incapable of becoming a fundamentalist because there are no absolutes, there's always a what if.
Duff Goldman

Learned, Study, Wrong

What used to be considered conservative values... are increasingly becoming more mainstream values.
Preston Manning

Used, Values, Mainstream

I think the director is becoming more important. To work under rushed conditions, you need to have an extremely professional director. If the director's good than the end result will be good.
Glenn Ford

Work, Good, End

We just simply want to get back to basics, get - restore essentially the constitutional foundation of the country, and that means the federal government becoming less onerous, less involved in every - basically every item of our lives. And what that means is there does have to be some transition.
Joe Miller

Government, Country, Means

I was 35 years old and in a position to take a shot at whatever I wanted to try. The Air Force said I was too old to fly fighter jets. I thought about becoming a fishing boat captain, before deciding that acting seemed pretty cool.
Jerry Doyle

Cool, Thought, Pretty

We love all kinds of music: We love pop music, we love rock music, we love R & B and country, and we just pull from all our influences. So I don't really take offense as long as people are coming out to the shows and buying the records and becoming fans of the music. At the end of the day, the music is what's gonna speak to you.
Charles Kelley

Love, Music, Rock

I'm interested in playing old ladies because I am becoming one. And I want to become a very good one!
Tyne Daly

Good, Old, Become

Share with your Friends

Everyone likes a good quote - don't forget to share.

Related Definition

Becoming Definition

Mahatma Gandhi

Popular Topics

Friendship Quotes

Motivational Quotes

Inspirational Quotes

Get Social with BrainyQuote

BrainyQuote Desktop

BrainyQuote Mobile

Site

Quote of the Day

Social

BQ on Pinterest

Syndication

Funny Quote Feed

Love Quote Feed

Nature Quote Feed

About Us