Quotes About Recognition

It's nice when somebody says that you're their 'favorite' drummer.

Everybody has to be somebody to somebody to be anybody.

Every performer has a little gem, a little pearl they have done that nobody pays much attention to. And then one day, somebody does recognize it, which is so gratifying.

No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helps you.

Everybody is somebody, so you don't have to introduce anybody.

It's funny - if you impersonate somebody, they have no idea it's them.

I don't consider myself an A-list celebrity or a big dog, but every time I meet somebody, even rappers who've been in the game for years... they're like, 'Man, I'm trying to get on your level.'

Do I think Vince McMahon was looking at my matches in Japan going, 'We need him?' No. He wasn't. He's too busy. There's no way. But somebody may have been looking and going, 'All right, I like this guy. Let's give him a shot.'

I've been compared to, like, five different people. Suga Free, Silkk The Shocker - I get that one a lot. Somebody named Freeway. I don't know who Freeway is.

Competitive skills are desperately needed by poor children in America, and realistic recognition of the economic roles that they may someday have an opportunity to fill is obviously important, too. But there is more to life, and there ought to be much more to childhood, than readiness for economic functions.

That is one of the things I dream about for myself: to receive the 'golden ball' someday.

You can wish to have an Oscar someday or some other award, but Life Achievement? You don't see yourself that way.

I didn't grow up thinking, 'Oh, maybe someday I'm going to have a shoe named after me.'

I write the story that nobody reads. Someday, I'm going to write it in German to see if anyone notices.

My life has been many examples of shortsighted goals that I thought would fix things. You know, if there's something broken inside me, if there's a hole in there, I thought: If I could just write a good song someday, then I'd be OK. You know, if I could just be on stage in front of people I'd never seen before and be validated by them.

A local newspaper where we were filming in Boston called me the Justin Bieber of Canada. I don't think they realized Justin Bieber is from Canada. I hope someday I can just be the Liam James of Canada.

I knew that someday I would be discovered.

Every child in every country in every small town should know who I am. There are a handful of people who have achieved that, and two of them are my idols Michael Jackson and Bruce Lee. I'd like to get to that level someday and touch as many lives as I can.

When I was first writing, my little prayers were, 'Please, please, please. Let something be published someday.' Then it went to, 'Please, please, please. Let somebody read this.'

As a child, I used to see legends holding the 'black lady' and would think that I would get it someday.

It has been my dream to feature on Billboard's list, as I always wanted to make music for India that will make to that list. I have always wanted to take Indian music to an international platform someday, even if it is on number 100.

I kind of thought eventually, someday, somehow, I would be Hall of Fame, whether it was nWo, DX, or whatever, and honestly, I thought it would probably happen when I was no longer around.

When I started my recording career, I hoped that someday the Grammy committee would notice something.

You know, I hope that someday they make a movie about me. People need to know the story of 'Dolemite;' they need to know my story.