Quotes About Privilege

Canada had the good health-care system and educational system. It was a privilege for me to grow up there.

Too little is it considered, while we gaze on aristocratic beauty, how much good food, soft lying, warm wrapping, ease of mind, have to do with the attractions which command our admiration.

He sprang from the grass roots of the country clubs of America.

Do you know what I think white people wholly own? I think freedom of speech is a white thing. This is something that white people do. I think governments, this is a white thing.

It is easier to seize wealth than to produce it, and as long as the State makes the seizure of wealth a matter of legalized privilege, so long will the squabble for that privilege go on.

It is a great privilege, as well as our responsibility, to pray for our government leaders.

I'll remind you all, however, that for government, existence is a privilege, not a right.

I had the privilege of practicing medicine in the early '60s, before we had any government. It worked rather well, and there was nobody on the street suffering with no medical care.

Instead of taxing rich people, governments borrow from them, and pay them interest for the privilege.

That's what the Ivy League is. And many of the people there are legacy. Their families went there; their families are in government. The kids go there.

A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.

Any great change must expect opposition, because it shakes the very foundation of privilege.

When you grow up as the daughters of George and Laura Bush, you develop a special appreciation for how blessed we are to live in this great country.

We, as film-makers, are privileged. We can make people cry or laugh. We can make them think and feel. It is a great privilege and a great responsibility.

It is the privilege of true genius, And especially genius who opens up a new path, To make great mistakes with impunity

The rich get richer and the poor get - children.

Fame is really great in a lot of ways, you know? People are a lot nicer to you. Like, the more famous you are, the more free presents you get. And invitations to really amazing things.

There are great people everywhere, and there are all kinds of exceptions to any generalizations, and it was a huge privilege for me to get to learn that.

Laughter is one of the very privileges of reason, being confined to the human species.

Remember that you are at an exceptional hour in a unique epoch, that you have this great happiness, this invaluable privilege, of being present at the birth of a new world.

Happiness is a privilege.

Abundant living is realizing that life is a privilege whether it's adhering to our scripts or not.

It's a privilege to serve God. Above all, serving God is joy and happiness!

Health is a human right, not a privilege to be purchased.