Prestige Quotes

161 quotes by 143 authors

There isn't a class structure in Nigeria; there's a tribal structure and prestige as far as money is concerned. — Sade Adu
What holds an Arab leader in power is a mixture of violence and prestige. Both President Assad and King Hussein were felt to have defended… — James Buchan
I've used the prestige and influence of having been a president of the United States as effectively as possible. And secondly, I've still been able… — Jimmy Carter
Heroes and scholars represent the opposite extremes... The scholar struggles for the benefit of all humanity, sometimes to reduce physical effort, sometimes to reduce pain,… — Santiago Ramon y Cajal
The prestige you acquire by being able to tell your friends that you know famous men proves only that you are yourself of small account. — W. Somerset Maugham
It's what each of us sows, and how, that gives us character and prestige. — George Matthew Adams
[The woman] paused and seemed to take a deep breath. 'You see,' she declared. 'I am Tom Mallow's aunt.' Catherine's first instinct was to burst… — Barbara Pym
Meaning doesn't lie in things. Meaning lies in us. When we attach value to things that aren't love - the money, the car, the house,… — Marianne Williamson
There are many examples of old, incorrect theories that stubbornly persisted, sustained only by the prestige of foolish but well-connected scientists. . . . Many… — Michio Kaku
Prestige is the shadow of money and power. — C. Wright Mills
There is nothing in existence available without payment. If you want to know yourself, you will have to drop all false identities. They are your… — Rajneesh
After a duration of a thousand years, the power of astrology broke down when, with Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo, the progress of astronomy overthrew the… — Franz Cumont
I do not believe that the present flowering of science is due in the least to a real appreciation of the beauty and intellectual discipline… — Derek Barton
When war is waged, it is for the purpose of safeguarding or increasing one's capacity to make war. International politics are wholly involved in this… — Simone Weil
...the first casualty (of this crisis) had been the United Nations. It would need an immense effort, an almost superhuman effort, to restore the prestige… — Alec Douglas-Home
Photographs trade simultaneously on the prestige of art and the magic of the real. — Susan Sontag
In the US the overwhelming majority of those executed are psychotic, alcoholic, drug addicted or mentally unstable. They frequently are raised in an impoverished and… — George Ryan
The Oscar prestige was fine, but I worked more before I was nominated, — Juanita Moore
All of a sudden your whole life becomes a public issue. Money, wealth, people, prestige - all of that suddenly comes into play. — Christopher Atkins
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge… — Martin Luther King, Jr.

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