Recognition Quotes

876 quotes by 734 authors

Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit. — William Penn
The strongest argument against totalitarianism may be a recognition of a universal human nature; that all humans have innate desires for life, liberty and the… — Steven Pinker
I think there should be laughs in everything. Sometimes, it's a slammed door, a pie in the face or just a recognition of our frailties. — Alan Rickman
Appraisals are where you get together with your team leader and agree what an outstanding member of the team you are, how much your contribution… — Theodore Roosevelt
Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness. — Jean Rostand
Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom. — Theodore Isaac Rubin
We are moving toward recognition of the first Australians in the Australian constitution. — Kevin Rudd
Knowledge is not eating, and we cannot expect to devour and possess what we mean. Knowledge is recognition of something absent; it is a salutation,… — George Santayana
But there is only one surefire method of proper pattern recognition, and that is science. — Michael Shermer
I find it amusing on one level, poignant on another, when people try to get recognition from an outside source. It's sad. — Grace Slick
Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition. — Alexander Smith
See, even despite pious statements to the contrary, much of the industrialized world has not yet come to terms with the recognition of the fallacy… — Wole Soyinka
The earliest sensation at the onset of illness, often preceding the recognition of identifiable symptoms, is apprehension. Something has gone wrong, and a glimpse of… — Lewis Thomas
It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel resentful when it doesn't, and… — Spencer Tracy
It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. — Harry S. Truman
Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs… — Simone Weil
I'm fine with being thought of as a guitar player, and if I can get any recognition or respect for doing that, that's a pretty… — Paul Weller
Successful organizing is based on the recognition that people get organized because they, too, have a vision. — Paul Wellstone
I was considered by my peers to be a good comedian. So that's all I ever strived to do was get some recognition from my… — Ron White
Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern. — Alfred North Whitehead

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