Quotes About Prestige

But he was sometimes willing to sacrifice financial profit to scholastic prestige. Occasionally, by special arrangement, he would take at greatly reduced fees some boy who seemed likely to win scholarships and thus bring credit on the school. It was on these terms that I was at Crossgates myself: otherwise my parents could not have afforded to send me to so expensive a school.

In grad school, I took a workshop with Scott Spencer, whose excellent novel 'Endless Love' had just been turned into a film. We students were in awe of his prestige. Yet Scott himself was chagrined; for good reason, he hated the movie.

I never really thought about the fact I wasn't world champion. It's all fake, so having a belt really means having extra weight in your luggage.

Being the first-ever three-time ROH world champion is pretty surreal.

People view you differently when you're a world champion.

It sounds strange to be world champion at the Crucible.

I would not swap the World Cup title for any accolade. But I could imagine that quite a few would swap every accolade for a World Cup title.

The World Cup was the biggest thing ever for the national team, but the Champions League is the biggest thing for clubs.

Maybe apart from the World Cup, the Champions League is one of the most important trophies in the world of football.

Premier League is one thing. World Cup is totally different.

For quality and excitement the Champions League is better than the World Cup.

Everywhere in the world, music enhances a hall, with one exception: Carnegie Hall enhances the music.

My buildings are not particularly expensive. It is not a tin shed. If you want a tinny car, you pay for that.

When somebody asks me who I'm wearing, I always see myself with a BabyBjoern, carrying a little tiny Karl Lagerfeld, like, 'I'm wearing Chanel.'

If Queen Elizabeth knighthooded me and I would get the title Sir Usain Bolt. That sounds very nice.

I will never be below the title.

It was and is a great honor to hold the WBC title, and I've always done it with pride.

While MIT and the University of Chicago duke it out for the title of nerdiest school, James Franco and Renee Zellweger show up at Harvard to party. Somehow, miracle of miracles, Harvard is 'cool.'

Whether it's the NXT title or the United States title or the Intercontinental title or the World title, if I have that title, then that's the most important one.

For me, the big target is to get into the Hall of Fame, but I'd like to win the heavyweight title first.

When you win the FA Cup, you have a title and a very respectable title in England - more than other countries.

IWGP is the number one title in the world.

I have always wanted to be European champion, because it is a fantastic title and so many great boxers have held the belt over the years.

Domestic titles are very important, but to win the Champions League, you are saying, 'We are the best team in Europe.'