Used To Be Quotes

Nostalgia is, 'Hey, remember the other mall that used to be there?'

It used to be, people were afraid to talk about Social Security. Now, I think people should be afraid not to talk about Social Security and start coming up with some solutions.

Reality TV has totally destroyed soap operas. They're gone. They used to be the biggest thing in the world - they're gone.

It used to be said that this country was a child-centered one. Nothing could be further from the truth. Children have been our lowest priority, both in economic and emotional spending.

women used to be elected only when their husbands died and they became widows. The men found this was too hard on them. That's why they've become feminists.

I used to be very disciplined about only buying three books ahead of what I was reading, but my husband corrupted me, and now I'm dozens ahead of myself!

The British press isn't as vicious as it used to be, and these days it's sort of cool to care again. Everyone loves an everyman anthem.

When I was in elementary school I was a big fan of the zip-off pants that could be turned into shorts. The Delia's catalog used to be my bible.

This used to be among my prayers - a piece of land not so very large, which would contain a garden

I have grown more forgiving. I accept that not everything is for me. I'm not as in love with my own opinions as I used to be. And anger is not something that comes to me as quickly as it once did.

I used to be six foot four. Now that I'm old, I slouch. So, I'm six foot three.

You see? I know where every single book used to be in the library. She pointed to the shelf opposite. Over there was Catch-22, which was a hugely popular fishing book and one of a series, I believe.

You used to be able to tell a person's nationality by the face. Immigration ended that. Next you discerned nationality via the footwear. Globalization ended that.

Public service used to be the highest of callings, until people like Madame Voldemort vilified it.

Any time you do a project you never really know how people are going to take it especially on TV. I think they used to be more forgiving with shows.

I don't know about Willie Davis. He's not as young as he used to be.

I always tell myself, when I remember the non-stop self-generated hell party that used to be my life, I wouldn't be here if I didn't go there.

I am clearer in my mind and a bit less confused than I used to be.

The news used to be to report facts and allow you to make the decision.

I used to be the kind of person who needed to have a lot of people around. That's where I found my serenity.

There used to be a lot more politics in the Olympics, when the Soviet Bloc committed a lot of resources for propaganda purposes.

I used to be hyper, throw crazy and not think about what I wanted to do with each pitch. Now I have a better understanding of what it is to be a major league pitcher.

City's effort to end homelessness among veterans is different than how things used to be in L.A.

The kind of player who has turned his game around, he used to be lousy and lazy and now he is lazy and lousy.

You know I used to be the back porch poet with my book of lines, always hoping knowing all the time, I'm probably never gonna find the perfect rhyme. . .For heavier things

Is he nuts?" "I think the expression used to be 'touched by God'." "So that would be a yes.

I wished God were like He used to be, a few notches lower. I wanted Him to be lofty enough to help me but not so uncontrollable. I longed for His warm presence, times when He seemed more… safe.

That's the New York thing, isn't it. People who seem absolutely crazy going around telling you how crazy they used to be before they had therapy.

For a long time, music was hope. Now it seems music isn't enough to make me happy. It used to be that's all I needed to keep going. Now I need other things to take up the other parts of my life.

At times, my nostalgia for our family life as it used to be--for our own imperfect, cherished, irretrievable past--is nearly overwhelming.

Americans used to be able to depend on their jobs to provide a stable retirement.

I had a lot of challenges losing the weight. I still haven't lost the weight yet and I don't plan on going back to the body I used to be at. I love my sexy curves!

Staying busy keeps me away from being bored, which used to be a lot of my problem.

If they want to win right now, I'm all for it. That's all I said the whole time. If you want to wait five years, let me know. My legs aren't as young as they used to be.

My favorite color right now is purple, but it used to be pink. It's kind of always going to be pink.

Bernie Sanders has shown that socialism is no longer the barrier that it used to be during the Cold War.

I used to be fond of Indian arm wrestling.

I wanted to be a movie star. But movie stars are not what they used to be.

I am a crazy online shopper. My husband always jokes, Another box arrived! Airplanes used to be my sanctuary for reading books, but now I have to peruse Gilt sales.

I used to be a video game freak, but I've kind of like eased back.

I don't really see a difference in independent and major labels. To me, it's pretty much the same. There used to be a difference between indies and major labels, but I don't think there is anymore.

I used to be really insecure about my self-education. I'm definitely always learning. But there's many ways to learn. There are many, many ways to always be a learner.

This is the story of a boy who used to be a wolf, and a girl who became one

I used to be a lot more afraid of climate change. Now I spend my time working, planning, trying to move forward.

I used to be able to slim down just by exercising more, but that's changed.

King Solomon, who supposedly was the wisest of all men, described his youth as his winter and his advanced years as his summer. We can be older than we used to be yet feel much younger than we are.

Sci-fi and fantasy used to be a TV staple throughout my childhood. Then it just stopped dead. It was seen as culty, a minority interest.

Theater used to be a verb; it used to be an act. But nowadays it is just a noun. It is a place.

I try to be good but sometimes a person just has to break out and act like the wild and springy thing one used to be. It's impossible not to remember wild an want it back.

I judge my life by how miserable it used to be. If I could pay my rent, I was deliriously happy. Now I'm deliriously happy all the time.