Quotes About Recognition

For nearly a decade, I thought it was obvious that I was poor.

Obviously we were having an effect, because all these people were clamouring to meet us. Like Muhammad Ali, for instance.

That's just part of being in 'X-Men.' There's, like, 20 main characters, and 15 of them are household names, so obviously you're happy for anything you can get.

I'm obviously an American citizen. My parents are American citizens. But I'm not looked at as an American.

It's obviously nice to contribute.

Celebrity - I don't even know what that means. Obviously it's the same basic word as celebration, but I don't know what's being celebrated.

I mean, obviously, a lot of people know me around the world. Kids know me.

Obviously the first roles that you're proud of are the ones that everybody else liked too.

Obviously you don't want to be anonymous, but you don't want everyone to know your life.

On one occasion I saw a banner where my name read 'Sarvasri Bharat Balachandra Menon.' I was amused and decided to find out the reason for this coinage. One of the organizers confessed rather sheepishly that they were sure about me getting the Bharat award but were doubtful if I was a Padma Shri awardee.

The BRIT awards is a really great occasion, especially for us Brits, because it shows the talent and support coming from our country.

To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.

Occasionally people will look at me and do a double take and they'll look at me like they're trying to think where they know me from.

I like being called 'Mr. Freeman' occasionally.

Birthdays are meant for special occasions.

I have been hugely proud in terms of what I have achieved, in terms of over 60 caps, and I have captained my country on a few occasions which has been a huge honour and something I have been really proud of in my career.

I've been called Ellen DeGeneres on a number of occasions over the course of my career.

It's funny: We have so many shows and so many channels and so many things to occupy people as entertainment, especially with a show like 'Scandal,' which is clearly a hit, with a lot of heat around it - but every once in a while, people will say, 'What are you doing?' and I'll say 'Scandal,' and they'll have no idea what I'm talking about.

If he had wanted to work himself silly just to make sure each little job was done right, then he better develop himself emotionally to a point where he didn't care who got the publicity.

Jedina važna cena je ona koju sami sebi pripisujemo. Ukoliko sebi odre?ujemo previše nisku cenu i svet ?e se sa njom saglasiti. Ali ako prikažemo sebe u najboljoj svetlosti, svet ?e i tu našu procenu sebe samih spremno prihvatiti

And isn't that the sum of all love? The whole story of love? Something that takes you by surprise, something that is seen from a distance, and yet recognized instantly and clearly? Something you are scared of your whole life long, and yet, when faced by it, reach for with open arms? And isn't that the story of folly, the sum of it?

You were seen, you were heard and you matter.

Beginning when we are girls, most of us are taught to deflect praise. We apologize for our accomplishments. We try to level the field with our family and friends by downplaying our brilliance. We settle for the passenger's seat when we long to drive. That's why so many of us have been willing to hide our light as adults. Instead of being filled with all the passion and purpose that enable us to offer our best to the world, we empty ourselves in an effort to silence our critics.

The real truths of life are never entirely new to you because there is a level deep down within you where you already know all the things, all those spiritual truths that you read or hear and then recognize them.