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Quotes About Recognition

I don't see it as pressure at all. I see it as such an honor to just in some sort of way represent Puerto Rico and Hispanics and all the girls out there.
~ Laurie Hernandez
Obviously to be on this team, to be able to represent my country and have the platform that I do, I'm incredibly grateful for it.
~ Megan Rapinoe
The National Gallery is the place that means to represent everything that's good and important in art and show what it believes everyone who is a citizen should recognize and engage.
~ Kerry James Marshall
I wanted to tour the United States because I feel I owe it to the community that I grew up in. When I was growing up, the only people I saw on TV were Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu and Jet Li. Our representation as Asians wasn't big, but I wanted to be like Lucy Liu and then Maggie Q.
~ Amber Liu
The older that I've gotten, I now understand the power of representation.
~ Bianca Belair
The Jewish people remember the dramatic vote in the U.N. Assembly on November 29, 1947, when representatives of the nations recognized our right to national revival in our historic homeland.
~ Ariel Sharon
I don't take a second for granted of the honor of representing country music.
~ Rodney Atkins
I respect the Grammys, being a writer. But me being an artist representing hip hop? No.
~ Rick Ross
It is just a great honour to be representing Great Britain.
~ Luol Deng
Jackie Chan is so international. Everywhere you go, people know who he is. I hope I can be like that one day too - to be an actor that represents Asia to the world.
~ Choi Si-won
I believe Kendrick Lamar is not only an artist but an influencer of an entire generation. He represents Compton with great pride, and I am honored to present him with the Key to the City, which symbolizes our deep appreciation for his philanthropic work and commitment to our community.
~ Aja Brown
I think it's about creating a brand for yourself and making sure that you're known, and that people know you for who you are. How do you do something that represents you and translates everything that you represent as a person and as a player? I think that's something that we all develop.
~ Pascal Siakam
I have the audience I deserve. Or at least I have the audience that represents the kind of people that I like.
~ George Michael
There are very few people who are Asian who have the kind of global reach that I have, not just with Asians but with non-Asians. I've worked hard for what my name represents, my brand, not just in Britain but around the world.
~ Gurinder Chadha
What International Women's Day represents to me is a time that gives women their position, honor, and respect, which represents empowerment to all of us.
~ Natti Natasha
I want to have a bank account that represents me being a pro athlete.
~ Aljamain Sterling
We Argentines do not realise what Leo represents for the whole world.
~ Javier Zanetti
People only know me for what they've heard, but that only represents about 10 percent of what I've done.
~ Madlib
I guess I'm just good at playing repressed individuals. I'm lucky because those are often the roles that catch people's eyes.
~ Damian Lewis
I have not heard people in the Republican Party yet admit that they have a problem. And when they do say that they have a problem I don't know that I believe 'em.
~ Glenn Beck
Everywhere I go, people think I'm Helen Hunt.
~ Bonnie Hunt
People can't really place me. They're not really sure who I am. Sometimes they think I'm Helen Hunt. Sometimes they think I'm Laura Dern.
~ Laura Linney
I was very disappointed that Denzel didn't win Best Actor for The Hurricane because I thought he deserved it.
~ Norman Jewison
If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
~ Marcus Valerius Martial