Quotes About Recognition

Literature allows us to cross the borders -- as imaginary as they are indispensable -- which circumscribe and define our selves. Reading, we allow other people to enter us -- and if we make room for them so willingly, it's because we know them already. The novel celebrates our miraculous capacity to recognize others in ourselves, and ourselves in others.

She was filled with a strange, wild, unfamiliar happiness, and knew that this was love. Twice in her life she had mistaken something else for it; it was like seeing somebody in the street who you think is a friend, you whistle and wave and run after him, but it is not only not the friend, but not even very like him. A few minutes later the real friend appears in view, and then you can't imagine how you ever mistook that other person for him.

There is much more to playing the clavier than playing written music. Do you realize with accompanying there is often nothing written out but the bass line--the left hand? There might be a few notations as to a suggested harmony, but it is up to me to fill in the music, at the proper volume, style, and harmony for the soloist--often instantly. I've heard it said that Bach questioned wether the soloist or the accompanist deserves the greatest glory.

That I have not seen does not mean I cannot appreciate.

tall women of Swedish descent attract attention that's way out of proportion to our relative importance to the world.

I hope that the kind reader recognises this as a despairing attempt at humour.

If you think you already know what you're looking at, you might not see what's really there.

Not every dancer receive a noble award Some receive punishment instead.

You Are famous and it's confirmed, but not everyone is a fan.

Anche se finalmente aveva trovato un nome, non era rimasto più nessuno che potesse chiamarlo in quel modo. Eppure Johan era un così bel nome.

Behind his back, he knows the women in the factory are observing the encounter with cold, dark eyes. There'll be no doubting him after this, there'll be no asking what he is; they'll know what he is when they see what he can do. He's not a man in women's clothing. He's one of them, as strong as them, as capable.

Bright green eyes, long lashes, and a chiseled body. The combination is enough that even I, the notoriously sexless Rayne Garner, had to take notice.

All celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view

Men will risk their lives, even die for ribbons.

If I am often seen at the theatre, people will cease to notice me.

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

Soldiers usually win the battles and generals get the credit for them.

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

Orders and decorations are necessary in order to dazzle the people.

More glorious to merit a sceptre than to possess one.

The time I trust will come, perhaps within the lives of some of us, when the outline of this science will be clearly made out and generally recognised, when its nomenclature will be fixed, and its principles form a part of elementary instruction.

We walk through so many myths of each other and ourselves; we are so thankful when someone sees us for who we are and accepts us.

I almost can't believe you won first place, because the painting deserves it so much, and people who deserve to win hardly ever do.

Stardom is only a by-product of acting. I don't think being a movie star is a good enough reason for existing.