Quotes About Prestige

Individualistic material progress and the desire to gain prestige by coming out on top have taken over from the sense of fellowship, compassion and community. Now people live more or less on their own in a small house, jealously guarding their goods and planning to acquire more, with a notice on the gate that says, 'Beware of the Dog.

Like a bird handled by humans whose flock would not accept it back, Rob now wore the unwashable scent of the Ivy League.

Silence will create respect and dignity; justice and fairplay will bring more friends; benevolence and charity will enhance prestige and position; courtesy will draw benevolence; service of mankind will secure leadership and good words will overcome powerful enemies.

Associating with the wise and the knowledgeable people adds to the prestige of a person.

In vogue and cosmopolitan they clutch their Pomeranians and walk among the millionaires or watch from swayback steamer chairs

Money comes and goes, darling. Tiaras are forever. So are titles." Gabrielle

That is the palace's facial-recognition program chronicling everyone who entered the gala last night." Megan leans back and crosses her arms. She knows that we're impressed. She is impressed. And I have to admit she has every right to be.

La Historia con mayúscula desprecia los amores del cuerpo, la carne débil que la distorsiona, la desencaja, la desordena con una saña que no está al alcance de los amores del espíritu, más prestigiosos, sí, pero también mucho más pálidos, y por eso menos decisivos.

A man who works hard and uses his wealth to purchase jewelry to adorn himself, suits tailored in London, shoes handmade in Rome, and a hundred-thousand-dollar sportscar, which he drives cautiously and keeps in meticulous repair, will be view

Meanwhile, some private schools even enroll students at birth. At the Wetherby School in England, a school Princes William and Harry attended, the spaces reserved by newborns fill up early each month, and the school advises women scheduling cesarean sections to have them on the first of the month, if possible, to get a place before all the spots are gone.

Athletes often start life at the opposite end of the wealth and prestige spectrum, but as soon as they exhibit an unusual talent for swinging a bat or sinking a free-throw they may find that the rules have been suspended for them. They are waved through school and into the pros, and incidents of bad behavior are overlooked or covered up.

A Rolex watch or an expensive car are the things guys often use to show status, wealth, and basic desirability.

I was born into a very important family in Japan. My grandfather was a descendant of the Emperor, and we were very wealthy.

For wealthy or privileged students, applying to Ivy League schools or elite schools is sort of expected of them. If you go to a prep school, for example, that's just what your guidance counsellor tells you.

When I wear Chanel, I feel like I'm not just wearing clothes: I'm wearing Chanel.

In corporate levels, it's all about tailoring your shirt and which tennis club you belong to and which watch you are wearing and what did you shoot last week?

It's always a fantastic moment for me when someone wears one of our designs.

I would like to sing for the Pope. And the Queen, and at Simon Cowell's wedding.

Ferrari used to be the car that you kept in your garage, took out to polish and show, and put back into the garage.

I'm a member of the Academy, but I don't know who all the other Academy members are. It's not like a politician who knows who is in the Iowa caucus.

I've been lucky enough to work in pop culture, especially with people right before they popped.

I have a Lamborghini Diablo. I have Mercedes 600, a 500, a 300, a 190. I have a Ferrari Testarossa, a Porsche speedster.

I went and bought a Porsche - but it's a certified used Porsche.

For a brief moment, Ian Fleming made being an Englishman seem sexy, even to the French. He should have been awarded a knighthood, even possibly the Garter.