--- title: "12 Privilege People Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Privilege People quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Privilege People sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35b/darius-weaver-230723_love_love-is-not-a-right-it-s-a-privilege-and_514343.jpg" --- > [Love is not a right. It's a privilege and some people don't deserve it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darius-weaver/love-is-not-a-right-it-s-a-privilege-and-some-people-don-t-deserve-it/) [Darius Weaver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darius-weaver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35b/darius-weaver-230723_love_love-is-not-a-right-it-s-a-privilege-and_514343.jpg) > [Being a parent is not only a full time job, but a privilege that most people don't even realize.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/being-a-parent-is-not-only-a-full-time-job-but-a-privilege-that-most/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fe/anonymous-1_child_being-a-parent-is-not-only-a-full-time-j_2804383.jpg) > [You cannot talk about race without talking about privilege. And when people start talking about privilege, they get paralyzed by shame.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/you-cannot-talk-about-race-without-talking-about-privilege-and-when/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/702/bren-brown-280_inspiration_you-cannot-talk-about-race-without-talki_2404578.jpg) > [“A grande passion is the privilege of people who have nothing to do.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/a-grande-passion-is-the-privilege-of-people-who-have-nothing-to-do/) [Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a4/oscar-wilde-16_passion_a-grande-passion-is-the-privilege-of-peo_2103919.jpg) > [ \[Being unique\] gives so much privilege to people who can make it, rather than having some moral and aesthetic discussions. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/being-unique-gives-so-much-privilege-to-people-who-can-make-it-rather/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d0/ai-weiwei-824_aesthetic_being-unique-gives-so-much-privilege-to_2549482.png) > [Connectivity just can't be a privilege for people in the richest countries. We believe that connecting everyone in the world is one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-zuckerberg/connectivity-just-can-t-be-a-privilege-for-people-in-the-richest/) [Mark Zuckerberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-zuckerberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1b/mark-zuckerberg-858_believe_connectivity-just-can-t-be-a-privilege-f_2235339.jpg) > [I didn't grow up with money, so I understand that getting paid to do something that you love is such a privilege…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-stalter/i-didn-t-grow-up-with-money-so-i-understand-that-getting-paid-to-do/) [Megan Stalter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-stalter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca7/megan-stalter-5903_grow-up_i-didn-t-grow-up-with-money-so-i-underst_2812250.jpg) > [Being 'out and proud' can feel like a real luxury of Western culture, where people are often white and see existing white…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tan-france/being-out-and-proud-can-feel-like-a-real-luxury-of-western-culture/) [Tan France](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tan-france/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/087/tan-france-7727_culture_being-out-and-proud-can-feel-like-a-real_1534868.jpg) > [I mean, I enjoy my work as an actor. But to make a difference in people's lives through advocacy and through supporting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-fox/i-mean-i-enjoy-my-work-as-an-actor-but-to-make-a-difference-in-people/) [Michael J. Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-j-fox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58b/michael-j-fox-1653_actor_i-mean-i-enjoy-my-work-as-an-actor-but-t_3133728.jpg) > [I feel very grateful that for some reason I was raised to believe that I had permission to explore the creative world.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antony-hegarty/i-feel-very-grateful-that-for-some-reason-i-was-raised-to-believe/) [Antony Hegarty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antony-hegarty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc0/antony-hegarty-24368_art_i-feel-very-grateful-that-for-some-reaso_1195207.png) > [While I was able to pass as white as soon as I came to America, this was not really possible while I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lexi-alexander/while-i-was-able-to-pass-as-white-as-soon-as-i-came-to-america-this/) [Lexi Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lexi-alexander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/274/lexi-alexander-4779_america_while-i-was-able-to-pass-as-white-as-soo_2153200.jpg) > [“Too many people have become self-appointed privilege police, patrolling the halls of discourse, ready to remind people of their privilege whether those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roxane-gay/too-many-people-have-become-self-appointed-privilege-police/) [Roxane Gay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roxane-gay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/714/roxane-gay-520_personal-experience_too-many-people-have-become-self-appoint_1705380.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/privilege-people/#itemlist", "name": "Privilege People Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Love is not a right. 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But to make a difference in people's lives through advocacy and through supporting research - that's the kind of privilege that few people will get, and it's certainly bigger than being on TV every Thursday for half an hour.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael J. Fox" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-fox/i-mean-i-enjoy-my-work-as-an-actor-but-to-make-a-difference-in-people/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58b/michael-j-fox-1653_actor_i-mean-i-enjoy-my-work-as-an-actor-but-t_3133728.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58b/michael-j-fox-1653_actor_i-mean-i-enjoy-my-work-as-an-actor-but-t_3133728.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58b/michael-j-fox-1653_actor_i-mean-i-enjoy-my-work-as-an-actor-but-t_3133728.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I mean, I enjoy my work as an actor. But to make a difference in people's lives through advocacy and through…” — Michael J. 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So my privilege was that in America, I could conveniently withhold one of my bloodlines and avoid racism and discrimination. 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