Prestige Quotes

161 Prestige quotes by 143 unique authors

Far too many executives have become more concerned with the four P's -- pay, perks, power and prestige -- rather than making profits for shareholders. — T. Boone Pickens
When you win a Grammy, it links a certain prestige and importance to you, you know? People want to talk to you. — Stanley Clarke
All the fame and fortune, glory and prestige, can't make me happy if it goes against what I believe. — Dolly Parton
It is clear from all these data that the interests of teenagers are not focused around studies, and that scholastic achievement is at most of… — James S. Coleman
A new space race has begun, and most Americans are not even aware of it. This race is not about political prestige or military power.… — Ben Bova
When I left the University of Iowa and made the decision to come to Rutgers, I said to my athletic director, as both of us… — C. Vivian Stringer
A love of classical music is only partially a natural response to hearing the works performed, it also must come about by a decision to… — Charles Rosen
France cannot be destroyed. She is an old country who, despite her misfortunes, has, and always will have, thanks to her past, a tremendous prestige… — Pierre Laval
There is, first, the desire for strength, for achievement, for adequacy, for confidence in the face of the world, and for independence and freedom. Secondly,… — Abraham Maslow
A painter with prestige among painters is bound to be discovered sooner or later. — Harold Rosenberg
I've opened my mouth on a lot of subjects. And I thought the more prestige you get, I'd have the power to do what I… — Vanessa Redgrave
People talk about the prestige of beating records but prestige never bought me dinner in a restaurant. It's winning games that does that. — Steve Coppell
What I got out of baseball is what I have today, and I've got to look at that. I still see some of my friends… — Mark Fidrych
It is not simply the brightest who have the best ideas; it is those who are best at harvesting ideas from others. It is not… — Alex Pentland
Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance. — Charles de Gaulle
There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt. — Charles de Gaulle
Often times, the more power and prestige a person achieves, the more arrogant a person can become. — John Ensign
It is still fashionable to believe that how you organize yourself religiously in this life may matter for eternity. Unless we can erode the prestige… — Sam Harris
We gained a great deal of prestige, but not much money. We liked to work so much we couldn't hide it and the club owners… — Judy Holliday
I have done many movies that people hadn't seen. 'The Fountain,' I spent a year on that. 'The Prestige' with Chris Nolan, and 'Australia.' From… — Hugh Jackman
War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today. — John F. Kennedy
Athletes often start life at the opposite end of the wealth and prestige spectrum, but as soon as they exhibit an unusual talent for swinging… — Jeffrey Kluger
I quit my last real job, as a writer at a magazine, when I was twenty-one. That was the moment when I lost my place… — Anne Lamott
It's okay to be a fat man. It's prestige and power and all of that. But fat women are seen as just lazy and stupid… — Camryn Manheim
Magic is a state of mind. It is often portrayed as very black and gothic, and that is because certain practitioners played that up for… — Alan Moore

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