Quotes About Prestige

I always try to associate Johnny Mundo, John Morrison, or whatever my name is with high quality.

The most exciting thing about joining 'Game Of Thrones' is joining 'Game Of Thrones.'

Estamos frente a una nueva aristocracia del dinero organizado que, a diferencia de anteriores grupos dominantes, oculta tanto sus riquezas como sus hábitos, interesándole solo el prestigio de sus marcas y sus empresas.

In the early 1920s, Lee Higginson was one of the most prestigious and profitable banks in the world – just behind J. P. Morgan but ahead of Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers. The firm's roots were in Boston, not New York, yet even as America's financial business shifted from State Street to Wall Street during the early twentieth century, Lee Higginson remained one of a handful of global "money banks.

the kingmaker. He regained both prestige and fresh mating opportunities.

The risk people tend to fear most is not financial loss or wasted time. Rather, it is the risk to their pride, status, and prestige, to what their peers will think of them if they fail.2 In other words, the risk of failure can weigh more heavily than what is at risk.

To be honest, I think emotional accessibility is a shame trigger for researchers and academics. Very early in our training, we are taught that a cool distance and inaccessibility contribute to prestige, and that if you're too relatable, your credentials come into question.

Very early in our training, we are taught that a cool distance and inaccessibility contribute to prestige, and that if you're too relatable, your credentials come into question.

Some travellers tell us that an Indian had no name given him at first, but earned it, and his name was his fame; and among some tribes he acquired a new name with every new exploit. It is pitiful when a man bears a name for convenience merely, who has earned neither name nor fame

pues el hombre acepta no lo que es verdaderamente respetable sino lo respetado!

Una vez se posó un gorrión sobre mi hombro durante un instante mientras escardaba en un jardín y sentí más orgullo por esa distinción que por cualquier charretera que hubiera podido colgarme

A New York divorce is in itself a diploma of virtue.

In New York, appearance is a form of currency or, at the very least, a calling card. One must look wealthy in order to be recognised as a person of worth.

If you appear in the 'Atlantic' or 'Harper's' or the 'New Yorker,' by God, you must be a writer, because everybody says so.

I was 18 when I was presented with the Arjuna Award. To say it feels really good would be an understatement. But I don't know how else to convey the feeling. I am grateful for having received this prestigious award at such a young age.

Sure we're in limos. We're stars. How else is a star supposed to travel?

When I was 23, 24, I started covering hedge funds - a lot of this was luck - when no one else did. This was before hedge funds were the prettiest girl in school: this was pre-nose job and treadmill for hedge funds, when nobody talked to them - back then, it was just all about insurance companies and money managers.

Is the prestige conferred by the Man Booker prize for the book or me? I would prefer it on the book and for me to be treated ordinarily.

The thing about the Nobel ceremony is that for a whole week, you get treated like a superstar. You get driven everywhere. You have minders who always make sure you get where you're going. And you always get into the back seat of the limo.

David Ben-Gurion understood that the public's trust is given to a leader in order to lead, determine clear goals and make difficult decisions. The fate of the people and the good of the state guided him, not polls, media treatment or measures of prestige.

Not many players would turn down a chance to play for Real Madrid and Barcelona, as they're right at the top the tree in terms of football.

France cannot be destroyed. She is an old country who, despite her misfortunes, has, and always will have, thanks to her past, a tremendous prestige in the world, whatever the fate inflicted upon her.

Anytime that people feel that you accomplished enough to enter into a Hall of Fame, of course this is a tremendous, tremendous thrill for me.

Until the 20th century, medicine was more like politics than physics. Its forecasts were often bogus and its record grim. In the 1920s, statisticians invaded medicine and devised randomised controlled trials. Doctors, hating the challenge to their prestige, resisted but lost. Evidence-based medicine became routine and saved millions of lives.