Privilege Quotes · Page 26

...Nixon's subversion [of the consititution] consisted of: One presidental lie; one invocation of presidental privilege, and zero criminal offences.

— William J. Clinton

And part of that is, what is the point of having children if you don't have the privilege of bringing them up?

— Bob Geldof

Making mistakes is the privilege of the active - of those who can correct their mistakes and put them right.

— Ingvar Kamprad

In U.S. politics, 'compassion' means giving money and privileges to well organized interest groups at everyone else's expense.

— Paul Craig Roberts

The true privilege of being Mayor is that I have the opportunity to be everyone's neighbor.

— Thomas Menino

If God gives me the privilege of dying for the Hinduism of my conception, I shall have sufficiently died for the unity…

— Mahatma Gandhi

“You are able to read this because you are educated but ever thought of those who dont have that privilege”

— Priyansh Shah

It is a great privilege to be conscious in this universe. Those who understand, shine like stars.

— Robert Anton Wilson

“Inviting someone to work for pay is a sacred privilege and a trust. It must be regarded a high honor to be…

— Judy Frankel

Something quite special has played out in the picturesque valleys and mountains, towns and villages of France over the past three weeks.…

— Paul Ramadge

If we think that this life is all there is to life, then there is no interpretation of our problems, our pain,…

— Max Lucado

“We live a life of privilege. That doesn’t mean we can literally switch off these women, whose only fault was being born…

— Maria Semple

We are tired of the pretense that we have special privileges and the reality that we have none; of the fiction that…

— Lillie Devereux Blake

It is the privilege and duty of the present generation to pass on to its successors, unimpaired, the heritage of liberty bequeathed…

— George B. Cortelyou

All of which raises the question – your task, burden, privilege, call it what you like – a question which men and…

— Ron Currie Jr

Eternity will be wonderful, but there is one thing heaven will not contain, and that is the call, the possibility, and the…

— Francis Schaeffer

To have privilege in one or more areas does not mean you are wholly privileged. Surrendering to the acceptance of privilege is…

— Roxane Gay

Over the course of my career as an engineer-turned-tech evangelist, I've had the privilege of travelling the world and seeing the extraordinary…

— Peggy Johnson

David Blunkett and I both take the same view that it is scandalous that someone from North Tyneside, Laura Spence, with the…

— Gordon Brown

Spirituality brings a class of men who lay exclusive claim to the special powers of the world. The immediate effect of this…

— Swami Vivekananda

Mitt doesn't like to talk about how he has helped others because he sees it as a privilege, not a political talking…

— Ann Romney

Every intellectual has a very special responsibility. He has the privilege and the opportunity of studying. In return, he owes it to…

— Karl Popper

If one individual, or one class, can call in the aid of authority to ward off the effects of competition, it acquires…

— Jean-Baptiste Say

When it comes to the Supreme Court, the American people have only two times when they have any input into how our…

— Mike DeWine

I love filmmaking, and I love the process. And I would rather do nothing else. It's a privilege to be able to…

— Bryan Singer

Every day, I love what I do and I think it's a gift and privilege to love your job.

— Sarah Burton

Blacks essentially play the race card, when necessary as a counter to white privilege.

— Jonathan Coleman

“Perfect happiness is the privilege of deciding when things end. But then you have to find a new happiness.”

— Sarah Manguso

Giving is more than a responsibility-it is a privilege; more than an act of obedience-it is evidence of our faith.

— William Arthur Ward

It is the privilege of posterity to set matters right between those antagonists who, by their rivalry for greatness, divided a whole…

— Joseph Addison

Having a child has been the most unexpected privilege, as I spent so long on my own thinking it would never happen.

— Jon Richardson

There are a lot of people who were born into immense privilege who pretend that they weren't.

— Michael J. Knowles

The highest standards of conduct must be met by everyone in the NFL because it is a privilege to represent the NFL,…

— Roger Goodell

It's always beautiful to sing with other great voices. I like voices in general. It's a big privilege to have great singers…

— Andrea Bocelli

Income inequality has made having kids, much like getting a quality college education, a rich person's privilege.

— Ana Kasparian

When I read 'The Master', I felt that I had read a true classic. It's so rare nowadays that you have that…

— Amanda Foreman

Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility.

— Oprah Winfrey

Solitude, if rightly used, becomes not only a privilege but a necessity. Only a superficial soul fears to fraternize with itself.

— Alice Hegan Rice

“Freedom is merely privilege extended Unless enjoyed by one and all. - The Internationale ”

— Billy Bragg

'Teletubbies' is a national institution, and it was a privilege to be asked to be their voice. It feels super surreal, but…

— Daniel Rigby