Quotes About Acknowledgment

In my research, I've found that adults have many ways to tell themselves, "I did a bad job," and very few ways of saying, "I did a good job." We rarely recognize our successes and feel good about what we've done.

You can't be admitted to the ranks of writers of importance unless you have sales.

I care most about what rappers think about me as a rapper, and I've gotten a lot of praise. I think rappers understand I'm a really good rapper, and that means more to me than a random person, you know, 'cause they know what goes into making rap music.

I'm the type of guy that always respect the older rappers who paved the way for us to get here.

There are so many other rappers that's way better than me. I'm in agreement with that.

There are certain things that I wish people knew - certain things that I feel I started and certain things that I'm responsible for. Sometimes you wish people knew where a certain style of rapping came from or who was the first one to say whatever.

The rare pleasure of being seen for what one is, compensates for the misery of being it.

It's rare that anybody gets in the Hall of Fame, and to be nominated is good enough for me.

We all admire great accomplishments in the sciences, arts, and humanities - but we rarely acknowledge how much we achieve in the course of our everyday lives.

Black women are the most passionate commentators, and even as black female geeks and nerds, they are rarely acknowledged.

Copy editors are very important and too rarely praised.

Really racing is about the horses, not me. You can't do it without the horses, and they are the big players as are the lads who look after them, and they rarely get a mention.

It's weird to think about being introduced as 'Hall of Fame members Rascal Flatts.'

I'd rather be looked over than overlooked.

I think Ray Guy and John Madden for sure should be in the Hall of Fame and Cliff Branch should be as well.

The Oscar or the Emmy says you've reached a level of competence in this business, and I would love to have one.

My reaction when I hear the word 'celebrity' is, 'Who, me?' It doesn't feel like I'm famous.

Honestly, if anyone reads my work, they're doing me a favor, so they get to use whatever words they want to describe it. I can't control that, nor if they like the work, so best not to even try.

Seventy percent store-bought, ready-made plus 30 percent fresh allows you to take 100 percent of the credit.

Obviously, beating Alvarez was the first step to getting my name out there. Now people now know who I am and see, at least in some part, that I'm the real deal.

I see my real job now as - never mind 'The Office,' 'Extras,' film career, Emmys - I want everyone in the world to know who Karl Pilkington is.

In real life, I'm the kind of person that if I use Siri, I thank her afterwards.

I am not saying that I am at the same level as Messi or Ronaldo. They are the best two players in the world, but I am very proud that I managed to finish above them in the goalscoring charts, especially as I was playing for Atletico Madrid, not Barcelona or Real Madrid.

Sometimes when you're around a side you don't realise how good they are until you go away from home and they are a very fine team.