Privilege Quotes · Page 28

It is the privilege of genius that life never grows common place, as it does for the rest of us.

— James Russell Lowell

Tis the privilege of Art Thus to play its cheerful part, Man on earth to acclimate And bend the exile to his…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

[Being unique] gives so much privilege to people who can make it, rather than having some moral and aesthetic discussions.

— Ai Weiwei

It's a privilege to be able to take care of yourself and not have to be constantly on the treadmill.

— Meena Harris

My childhood was marked by a tension between privilege on the one hand and emotional dysfunction on the other.

— Edgar Bronfman, Sr

It is no longer correct to regard higher education solely as a privilege. It is a basic right in today's world.

— Norman Cousins

Cycling is a sport of amazing athletes. Its been a privilege and a honor for me to be in this sport and…

— Robin Farina

It is the duty of the President to propose and it is the privilege of the Congress to dispose.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Who shall resist Anti-Christ when he comes if we show such patience towards the vices and crimes of his precursors? By such…

— Thomas Becket

I love to look at The Graduate, or Lawrence of Arabia, or things I had nothing to do with. But you could…

— Jeffrey Katzenberg

But what counter-insurgency really comes down to is the protection of the capitalists back in America, their property and their privileges. U.S.…

— Philip Agee

Embrace the melancholic voice completely in the drafting stages, to explore it for all it's worth. Then, in revision, privilege craft over…

— David Starkey

I've had the privilege of working with Bono for the past few years in the One Campaign to fight AIDS and hunger…

— Mike Huckabee

My personal feeling, if I can interject a political note, is that I don't think it is right that basic health care…

— Bryan Cranston

When we understand the privilege of what it means to be an athlete, we are in touch with, and rejoice in, our…

— Gloria Averbuch

I'm having the time of my life and the fact that I'm still working - how lucky can you get? I'm 90…

— Betty White

Look how the smaller birds greet the sun, with so much merry chirruping and so much outpouring of song! It is their…

— Paul Brunton

We have to ensure free and open exchange of information. That starts with an open internet. I will take a backseat to…

— Barack Obama

When you feel discouraged or simply lazy, as is bound to happen sometimes, remember the millions of people in the world who…

— Jehan Sadat

A woman of faith is blessed by faithful men in her life who hold the priesthood of God and honor this privilege:…

— Margaret D. Nadauld

Emotionally, a person can become so negatively driven that they don't respect the privilege of being on this Earth without their mother…

— Bill Cosby

'Sword and Sworcery' takes you into a world of mystery and music. With sword and shield in hand, the one thing you…

— Rob Manuel

“This is the thing: If you have the option to not think about or even consider history, whether you learned it right…

— Tommy Orange

“In the contest of upward mobility, Barack and Michelle Obama have won. But they’ve won by being twice as good—and enduring twice…

— Anonymous

Oh, I wouldn't mind, Hazel Grace. It would be a privilege to have my heart broken by you.

— John Green

I'm happy to have the opportunity to record the records I want to - I'm very aware that that's a privilege.

— Brad Mehldau

I like the tag of being the world's most expensive player. It's an honour and a privilege.

— Alan Shearer

“The highest privilege of being a writer is being able to say, 'open your mind to me and I'll take you to…

— Alexei Maxim Russell

I love people for giving me their time. It's a privilege - I make the most of it.

— David Bailey

You have the honor and privilege of being in position to do something amazingly special. If you have the chance, you must…

— Tom Seaver

The privileges of knowledge have to be bought at the cost of the consolations of ignorance.

— John Fowles

Marrying Cristina Bayardelle, now Cristina Cawthorn, is the greatest honor, privilege, and adventure of my life.

— Madison Cawthorn

The old lose one of the greatest privileges of man, for they are no longer judged by their contemporaries.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“I don't mind getting older; it's a privilege denied to so many! - Chris Geiger”

— Chris Geiger

Under the privilege of the First Amendment many, many ridiculous things are said.

— John Kenneth Galbraith

There's several different forms of executive privilege. The one that is most absolute would be close advisers talking to the president himself.

— Trey Gowdy

Anyone who has not known that inestimable privilege can possibly realize what good fortune it is to grow up in a home…

— Suzanne La Follette

To have [Adam's Cohen] microscopic attention to my work was really a great privilege.

— Leonard Cohen

We are convinced that liberty without socialism is privilege, injustice; and that socialism without liberty is slavery and brutality.

— Mikhail Bakunin

The priesthood is not really so much a gift as it is a commission to serve, a privilege to lift, and an…

— Thomas S. Monson