Quotes About Privilege

It is a privilege and an honor to perform on Steinway pianos.

Serving in Congress has been the honor of a lifetime.

You have the honor and privilege of being in position to do something amazingly special. If you have the chance, you must do it.

The cross is not only imposed upon the saints as their burden, but bequeathed unto them as their legacy. It is given unto them as an honor and privilege.

I had the honor and privilege of working with John Ritter.

Service to others in their time of need is a privilege and an honor.

I feel very privileged. But what I really hope for young people is that they find a career they're passionate about, something that's challenging and worthwhile.

I worry that people will think that I have done what I've done just because I have access and resources. I hope people will know that I'm just as scared and lonely as anyone else!

Human rights are not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human being's entitlement by virtue of his humanity.

Resignation is what kills people. Once they've rejected resignation, humans gain the privilege of making humanity their footpath.

There is always more misery among the lower classes than there is humanity in the higher.

Literary experience heals the wound, without undermining the privilege, of individuality.

We are a nation of 20 million bathrooms, with a humanist in every tub.

Elected office holds more perks than Elvis' nightstand.

It's awful to be rich and mind-boggingly handsome and have women fawn over you. My heart bleeds for you. Poor dear, how do you manage?

What a slacker. Just because daddy paid for his college education, he thinks he can avoid dying for his country." -- Willie "Drafted

If you owe ten pounds to the Bank of England, you get thrown in jail, but if you owe a million pounds, they invite you to sit on the Board

Privilege, you see, is one of the great adversaries of the imagination; it spreads a thick layer of adipose tissue over our sensitivity.

Few are made for independence, it is the privilege of the strong.

I feel that I'm very blessed. But with great blessings come great responsibility.

There are people who have money and people who are rich.

We all get the same amount of ice. The rich get it in the summer. The poor get it in the winter.

I don't think I'm really in a situation to complain, because I consider myself to be privileged to be doing what I do.

In bad times, the rich usually get richer.