Quotes About Recognition

The persistence of erroneous beliefs exacerbates the widespread anachronistic failure to recognize the urgent problems that face humanity on this planet.

I think that people who are famous tend to be underdeveloped in their humanity skills.

There is something about hearing your president affirm your humanity that you don't know what effect it has until you hear it.

Humanity appreciates truth about as much as a squirrel appreciates silver.

You know you have a drinking problem when the bartender knows your name -- and you've never been to that bar before.

You haven't got a letter on yours," George observed. "I suppose she thinks you don't forget your name. But we're not stupid-we know we're called Gred and Forge.

Last night somebody broke into my apartment and replaced everything with exact duplicates... When I pointed it out to my roommate, he said, "Do I know you?

People are always introducing me as Sarah Silverman, Jewish comedienne. I hate that! I wish people would see me for who I really am — I'm white!

My name is "A Pimp named Slickback" Wait... A Pimp?? ... Named Slickback. Yes, please say the whole thing if you would. Yes, that includs the "A Pimp Named" part. Yes Tom, everytime.

I was walking in the park and this guy waved at me. Then he said, 'I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else.' I said, 'I am.'

Do you ever do something, and then think to yourself: That's So Raven?

To stimulate creativity one must develop childlike inclination for play and the childlike desire for recognition.

If you tell a joke in the forest, but nobody laughs, was it a joke?

If there were a Mount Rushmore of American humor, Terry Southern would be the mountain they'd carve it from

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.

You can't get unfamous. You can get infamous but you can't get unfamous.

Expect not praise without envy until you are dead.

One time I actually cleaned out my closet so good I ended up on the cover of Time magazine.

Monkeys are superior to men in this: when a monkey looks into a mirror, he sees a monkey.

I certainly didn't have New York Jewish humor. But I was in three Mel Brooks films so people thought I was a connoisseur of New York Jewish humor.

They're working their way down. Next year, Todd Bridges gets the award. When I was a kid I wanted to be Eddie Murphy and now I'm a rip-off of Eddie Murphy.

Do they give Pulitzers for tweets yet?

I didn't notice him coming, but he didn't seem to be looking for an autograph signature

Being sued by your own record company, that's even better than receiving a Grammy