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Quotes About Recognition

Men have still not realized that letting women do so much of the work for so little reward makes a man in the house an expensive luxury rather than a necessity.
~ Germaine Greer
Thank you for all your good and beautiful work.
~ Gloria Steinem
It's always nice when your work is recognized.
~ Gustavo Santaolalla
It didnt take long to establish myself, as far as people thinking my work was good. They liked it from the start.
~ Harvey Pekar
Everyone wants to be a movie star or a model, to be in the papers, but few realise just what hard work it is, getting up early, and so on.
~ Helen Mirren
There are not many poets whose fame rests on a single work.
~ Helen Vendler
Nothing is more flattering for a writer than when someone knows your work.
~ Hilton Als
I'm not a popular actor. I don't necessarily want to be famous. I want to be known for great work. I want to be known to surprise audiences.
~ Idris Elba
It surely gives you a high to be an international actor with quality work.
~ Irrfan Khan
I would never say, "I'm retired." I believe if I decided to just not work, in six months everybody would just forget whether you were working or not.
~ Jack Nicholson
People are always coming up to me and saying, 'I love you, love your work.' And then the next sentence is, 'I loved your brother.' John made people laugh, and laughter is a powerful thing.
~ James Belushi
I've been lucky. The critics never went out of their way to single me out for doing bad work.
~ James Caan
At the end of the day, the task I have is just like anyone else, to prove myself through my product or work. I've really found this to be true, the name advantage is a zero sum gain.
~ James Redford
As grateful as we are for all the work the community health centers do, it is also important that we recognize that they cannot solve the health care crisis facing our Nation by themselves.
~ Jan Schakowsky
It was because the chimps are so eye-catching, so like us and teach us so much that my work was recognised worldwide.
~ Jane Goodall
In America, we like everyone to know about the good work we're doing anonymously.
~ Jay Leno
It is not so easy to obtain a reputation by a perfect work as to enhance the value of an indifferent one by a reputation already acquired.
~ Jean de la Bruyere
What better reward than to see others excited by your work?
~ Jean Louis
I should have had more faith in my talent. I think I would have gotten to achieve more, earlier, had I believed in myself. But I let other people take credit for my work.
~ Jerry Bruckheimer
I've tried to use the recognition as validation that I'm doing the kind of work that people are interested in and to feel that my work is a contribution.
~ Jerry Pinkney
Stand-up comedy in the end, unlike the rest of the entertainment industry, is a meritocracy. There's a certain level of undeniability you can work toward.
~ Jim Gaffigan
I've never denied my sexual orientation. I just don't make a point of it. It isn't what I do. Clearly, I'm known for the work I've done on trade and Social Security.
~ Unknown
Thank heavens when the first single Bye Bye came off this album work started to pick up, then I'm Alright has taken us across the world. Radio has been very good, it has chosen to be kind to us.
~ Jo Dee Messina
If they gave a Nobel Peace Prize for work against big tobacco, not just in the industry, but also with the California tax initiative, he really deserves one.
~ Joe Eszterhas