Quotes About Recognition

When you have parents who are recognizable, there's a certain part of you that wants to know that people you meet are able to not get clouded by that.

There's this notion that in order to draw attention and to be considered for roles I want to be considered for, you need a certain amount of notoriety.

There were people in the South who were ardently opposed to slavery. And maybe, if we get into truth and reconciliation, those will be the people we want to name schools and streets after.

I'm mostly just getting used to the idea that people want to hear what I have to say.

All the girls today want to be famous, but they haven't earned their spurs.

Bruce Lee was the first guy to bring film recognition of Asian men not being wimps, so it made me want to be as powerful as he was.

These days there are a lot of people who just want to be famous. I think that comes from a naive place, because those people generally don't know what it's like.

If a news camera shows up, people will line up, they want to be seen. But at the same time they want both to be chosen and not singled out. I think that is an endless struggle within most.

I started to hate fame, I didn't want to go out, because I didn't want to be recognised for what I was being recognised for.

I think I'm no different from any artist in music. At least once, you want to see your name up on the top.

Everyone says, 'It's just an honor to be nominated,' but that's so not true. You want to win.

Black History Month is in the shortest month of the year, and the coldest-just in case we want to have a parade

From famous artists to building contractors, we all want to leave our signature. Our lasting effect. Your life after death. We all want to explain ourselves. Nobody wants to be forgotten.

I get asked if I mind when someone burns my music. I'm just flattered that people want to.

When you have a different name, people just kind of take the liberty to spell it how they want.

I'd like to think I did well. I'd like to think that, if I had a must-win game, the guys I played with would want me to have the ball. But no, I don't think I deserve to be in the Hall of Fame.

Well, I think a lot of people just want to be famous.

Many first-time authors are not concerned about the advance or royalties, they want the notoriety. They get smarter on their second book and look for the money.

There are going to be people doing the talking and people who get talked about, choose, which one do you want to be?

Famous people don't want to be told that you have a quality in common with them. It makes them think there's something crawling in their clothes.

Labels want my name beside a X like Malcolm

I've stuck by being modest, honest and humble, because I think you'll get more appreciated that way and we all want to be appreciated in this world.

I get letters. I get several a week, I think. A lot of people want a picture, a lot of people just want an autograph.

As a future goal, I just want to be one of those guys that is known.