Quotes About Recognition

I find that fame tends to turn one from an actor and a human being into a piece of merchandise, a public institution.

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There's something emotional that gets through, though," he says, "and her voice is so recognizable. I've been listening to Stevie sing for years and years, and when you're that close to it, it's easy to overlook certain aspects of anything.

The fuck are you staring at? I hiss at the stranger staring at me in my rearview. Oh, wait, that's me.

Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered—either by themselves or by others." -Mark Twain

The invention of the telegraph took the efforts of a thousand, but the last man, who added that final inspired touch, got the credit. When

Tesla was never one to chase recognition—he was after the pure thrill of discovery and creation. His imagination was a factory with unlimited resources, and the world an exciting playground with unlimited possibilities. He was excited to see men like Rontgen pioneer new fields of understanding, and was happy that his work contributed to the rise of other great men.

I assume you know me from somewhere," he said. "Did I ruin your sister's reputation? If so, I'm afraid she was quite forgettable.

There are a lot of movies I've done that come and go, and don't really establish a growing fan base.

He smiled at me with his barn-wide smile. I knew he didn't think I was a cur of an Indian, not at all. He knew what I was.

Trebalo bi dati Nobela onome koji je izmislio trešnju

The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.

pero además había algo en Vera que lo volvía indignante: el tam tam del éxito, la idea del reconocimiento, esos espejismos de clase media por los que era capaz de dejarme sin dudar, e incluso con alegría.

To receive man's recognition, you will have to abide by man's rules. And man's recognition might lead you to success, but it will never lead you to satisfaction. Satisfaction comes only from being recognized by God.

All energy contains consciousness. That one sentence is basically scientific heresy, and in many circles it is religious heresy as well. A recognition of that simple statement would indeed change your world.

Famous murderers are only famous because they get caught. The best killers are those whose names we shall never know.

If you're willing to listen, every so often, life—or God or the Universe or whatever you prefer to call it—lets us know that it's paying attention

I was never famous as a kid. That's the biggest difference between me and any other kid actor is that I wasn't famous as a kid.

The good thing about L.A. is that there's always someone more famous 100 yards away from me.

I feel like if I won an award and I was giving my speech and the music started, that's all I'd remember, the humiliation I felt when the music started. It would mar the entire experience for me.

I remember, when I was an up-and-coming comic, how annoyed I would be when the famous guys would show up and just take everyone's spots.

I'm not one of those actors where filmmakers that I admire ask me to be in their movies. I meet them at parties and they're nice to me, but they never ask me to work with them.

Luckily, I think, I never really wanted to be famous, I just wanted to make movies.

Behind most [Afghan girls] who succeed is a father who recognizes … that her success is his success.