Most painters want recognition, especially by their peers.

The New York action painters want their pictures to jump off the walls and chase you down the street.

— Mason Cooley

“Painters must want to paint above all else. If the artist in front of the canvas begins to wonder how much he will sell…

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Isn't it ironic that pay, perks, and benefits all cost your company at the bottom line, but authentic recognition, especially when it's most unexpected,…

— Chip Conley

I was never considered cool throughout my teens: a very important time to be accepted by someone, especially your peers. Yes, I had all…

— Donny Osmond

“We want recognition, not accomplishment.”

— Gavin de Becker

“Not to put too fine a point on it, if you want the dream, if you want to sculpt the magic inside your head…

— Annaliese Morgan

“We must give the very thing that we want. That's worth repeating. We must give the very thing that we want. If you want…

— Dr. Robert Anthony

Writers want recognition, audience, some corroboration that all those hours at the desk and in daydreams add up to something in the esteem of…

— Alison Hawthorne Deming

You need characters who want things. They want love, they want recognition, they want happiness.

— Candace Bushnell

Half the people who snuff people, that's what they want: recognition. Get their picture in the paper.

— Truman Capote

... men want recognition of their work, to help them believe in themselves.

— Anonymous

The people that go on 'American Idol' do want some recognition and fame.

— Kimberly Caldwell

We all want recognition and validation to an extent for our art, but greatness as a trade for decency is a risky proposition. In…

— El-P

No matter who you are, you always want more recognition, but I'm grateful for what I do have, and I feel like I've earned…

— Paul Wall

“You want recognition? I mean real recognition? Your life story in all the papers, your face on television all over the country. Books written…

— Shane Stevens