Privilege Quotes

1269 quotes by 983 authors

The privilege of prayer to me is one of the most cherished possessions, because faith and experience alike convince me that God himself sees and… — Wilfred Grenfell
There is yet no ethic dealing with man's relation to land and to the animals and plants which grow upon it. Land, like Odysseus' slave-girls,… — Aldo Leopold
Since separation precludes financial support or special privilege from government, the churches are free to engage in prophetic criticism of the government and to work… — John M Swomley
Life is a struggle and not a matter of privilege. It is nothing but one's knowledge of the temporal and the spiritual world. — Muhammad Iqbal
Survival is a privilege which entails obligations. I am forever asking myself what I can do for those who have not survived. — Simon Wiesenthal
To leave behind what was in reality a hell, and immediately have this good green earth revealed in more glory than most men ever see… — Clifford Whittingham Beers
Our lives are like the talents in the parable of the three stewards. It is something that has been given to us for the time… — George Vaillant
I was very intense. I think it's a privilege to be an actor. — Elia Kazan
I didn't grow up with great privilege, nor did I grow up wanting for anything. I was a middle-class kid and, relative to the rest… — Matt Damon
I had a unique privilege to have a good start in life and a chance to develop my talents. — Novak Djokovic
I oppose any attempt to grant homosexual unions the same legal privileges that civil government affords to traditional marriage and family life. — Todd Akin
I was very careful to cast guys who were very good-looking and very fit and who had a certain sense of privilege about them, because… — Neil LaBute
Our greatest privilege and responsibility as leaders of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs is to provide our veterans with a system that cares for… — Steve Buyer
The word knight, which originally meant boy or servant, was particularly applied to a young man after he was admitted to the privilege of bearing… — Thomas Bulfinch
I was a child of privilege and I woke up to a world on fire. — Bill Ayers
Male privilege and entitlement are dying a very painful death; no one gives up power without a struggle. — Gloria Allred
Membership in the bar is a privilege burdened with conditions. — Benjamin Cardozo
I'm lucky to have the privilege of being able to choose what I want to do. — Eric Cantona
I don't know what's going on that I'm hosting the Emmys during really hard times. But I guess it's an honor and a privilege that… — Julie Chen
Film school was a privilege I could not afford. — Ava DuVernay

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