Quotes About Prestige

Sophistication might be described as the ability to cope gracefully with a situation involving the presence of a formidable menace to one's poise and prestige...

She hardly knew how to suppose that she could be an object of admiration to so great a man.

Ever since her being turned into a Churchill, she has out-Churchill'd them all in high and mighty claims.

Mr. Darcy soon drew the attention of the room by his fine, tall person, handsome features, noble mien, and the report which was in general circulation within five minutes after his entrance, of his having ten thousand a year. The gentlemen pronounced him to be a fine figure of a man, the ladies declared he was much handsomer than Mr. Bingley, and he was looked at with great admiration for about half the evening.

La capacidad de hacer algo con presteza es siempre muy elogiada por su poseedor, quien a menudo no advierte la imperfección que lo acompaña.

Unlike a lot of comics, I didn't care about getting on 'Saturday Night Live.' That show had such history and was so established that I didn't see the point.

There's an unspoken rule in affluent circles that suggests you can always define an individual's status by measuring his or her proximity to the most influential person in the room. And as the maxim goes, closer is always better.

The unspoken contract between ruler and subject is that in return for safety, prosperity, and prestige, the Russians entrust power and cede democratic freedoms to their leaders.

Many people don't know that all Grammy awards are not created equal. An unspoken hierarchy exists in many circles, and some categories are more respected than others.

Being with Al Gore on the red carpet in Cannes was exciting - he's like a rock star unto himself!

We had a certain kind of really big prestige among, I suppose not just intellectual folk, but a sort of nice middle class intelligent folk of a very urban nature.

Administrators make work for each other so that they can multiply the number of their subordinates and enhance their prestige.

Exposition, criticism, appreciation, is work for second-rate minds.

To be knighted, that would be amazing. I remember Alex Ferguson from Man Utd got it and Steve Redgrave - to be in the same category as them is amazing.

My drum sticks are in the 'Hall of Fame.' I know that.

Everyone who has ever aspired to be a stock car driver wants to win the Daytona 500. If someone says that it's better to win somewhere else, then that tells me one thing for sure - they've never won at Daytona.

It sure is cool that I was mentioned in 'Rolling Stone.'

I defy any British actor to deny they've not stood in front of the mirror and said: 'Bond, James Bond.'

My Government has not only enhanced the credibility and prestige of the passports held by the Indian diaspora but has also stood by them in their hour of need.

The number of items and stores has fallen, but Gucci has regained the up-market image that was in danger of being lost.

Fame is a very strange animal.

Consider the situation: Money that was provided because of social networks rather than need; a project designed for prestige rather than to be used; a lack of monitoring and accountability; and an architect appointed for show by somebody with little interest in the quality of the work. The outcome is hardly surprising: a project that should never have been built was built, and built badly.

The Grand Hotel Milano had become a five-star hamster wheel.

El sentimiento de culpa [es] interesante porque la culpa es lo contrario del prestigio,