Quotes About Prestige

When I was at Manchester, where there was a modern swimming pool, I was looked on as a great man, not for so trivial a reason as being an FRS, but because I used to dive off a five-metre board.

I'm hugely honored [with the Man Booker Prize].

Is demum miser est, cuius nobilitas miserias nobilitat. Indeed, wretched the man whose fame makes his misfortunes famous.

The most important thing is just to be recognised as a legend, like the people call me. To have that title attached to your name, you've got to be a bad man. It's an honour to have that role.

Men like phones with lots of buttons. It makes them feel important.

In a school where everyone is famous or rich or whatever, you have a culture, 'What does your dad do?' 'What does your mom do?'

Prestige is the shadow of money and power.

What did I want with prestige? The British Open paid the winner $600 in American money. A man would have to be two hundred years old at that rate to retire from golf.

I do not care for the money, just for the glory.

What is most vile and despicable about money is that it even confers talent. And it will do so until the end of the world.

All of a sudden your whole life becomes a public issue. Money, wealth, people, prestige - all of that suddenly comes into play.

However, there's three reasons for doing things in this particular world. One is love, one is prestige and the other's money. If you get all three together, that's fine.

There isn't a class structure in Nigeria, there's a tribal structure and prestige as far as money is concerned.

It's really amazing what a money reputation will do for your social standing.

Make money and the whole world will conspire to call you a gentleman.

You must understand something. Money is not a sign of achievement.

Definition of the upper crust: A bunch of crumbs held together by dough.

Money makes the man.

The Nobel Peace Prize has become hopelessly politicized. I think it cheapens the prize itself.

The Oscar seems to have been confused with the Nobel Peace Prize.

Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance.

I canÂ't think of any negative [aspects of working in the wrestling industry]. The positive are the money, the comradery, the prestige, the notoriety. A lot of pluses.

Hero' is not an official status or designation, but if the world recognize you as a hero, it is the highest honor you will ever receive.

I want people to respect me and not just my position.