Becoming Quote by Simon Weston Download Open image “Becoming a public figure gave me a platform to help people.” — Simon Weston ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Becoming Figures Help people Helping People Platforms Public figure Public figures
What motivated me to dedicate myself to public service for nearly two-thirds of my life was the chance to produce results for those people… — Olympia Snowe Copy Share Image
I chose a public platform to come out. I wanted to have an impact with it. — Gus Kenworthy Copy Share Image
My experience of being on the public platform got more multi-faceted, multi-dimensional, and my place in the public eye, I think, has always been… — Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Copy Share Image
It wasn't until I had a platform and an opportunity like 'Being the Elite' to show people that I'm a real human being. Show… — Adam Page Copy Share Image
I used to do some philanthropic work, but with the political platform, I can contribute in a bigger way. — Chiranjeevi Copy Share Image
When I had made more money than I needed for myself and my family, I set up a foundation to promote the values and… — George Soros Copy Share Image
As a human, I feel extremely compelled to use my platform and my influence in whatever way for the benefit and not just for… — Doug Baldwin Copy Share Image
I just want to use my voice and my platform to help people. Whether it be political or therapeutic. — Cordae Copy Share Image
I was raised on the values of speaking up and making a positive difference in a very political family that believed in the importance… — Scott McClellan Copy Share Image
I'm very thankful for the platform I've been given, and I realize that I'm a role model for many people. I want to use… — James Charles Copy Share Image
If you've got a platform like I've got, why shouldn't you help people? — Paddy Pimblett Copy Share Image
When I bought out my first autobiography I received the biggest tax bill of my life. — Simon Weston Copy Share Image
I prefer cash but so many places only take cards these days, it forces you down a line and I don't like that. — Simon Weston Copy Share Image
Recovery is a bit like an addiction; you take it day by day. If you set yourself too many goalposts, you'll have problems. — Simon Weston Copy Share Image
I've always been very hopeful but I also know that as long as you've got a good work ethic, almost anything is achievable and… — Simon Weston Copy Share Image
If I'm out shopping and someone talks to me, I get startled, as I'm not a natural celebrity. — Simon Weston Copy Share Image
I received a wonderful email after I spoke at a school from a girl who'd lived in a war zone and endured horrors no… — Simon Weston Copy Share Image
I've had well-paid jobs, but in comparison to what footballers earn, I've not earned serious money. — Simon Weston Copy Share Image
After I was injured, I had several good examples of "Get on with it, stop whinging and life can be what you make it,"… — Simon Weston Copy Share Image
Everyone in my family was a very serious worker, always with a determination to provide for each other. — Simon Weston Copy Share Image
I like to live life in an understated way because that's who I am - an ordinary guy who has experienced an extraordinary journey. — Simon Weston Copy Share Image
When I get angry, I start thinking about the people involved and they don't deserve my time. — Simon Weston Copy Share Image
If the media is sending girls the message that their value lies in their bodies, this can only leave them feeling disempowered and distract… — Jennifer Siebel Newsom Copy Share Image
But I already saw no great difference between the psyche and spirituality. To amass knowledge without becoming wise is not my idea of progress… — M. Scott Peck Copy Share Image
It's easy to say, let's go in and get the bad guys. But you have a divided country of Sunnis and Shias. The United… — Tulsi Gabbard Copy Share Image
The path I choose through the maze makes me what I am. I am not only a thing, but also a way of being--one… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
Becoming famous is a really shocking thing, especially when you don't have aspirations to it. It got to the point where I would try… — Alison Moyet Copy Share Image
When other boys dreamt of going to the moon or becoming doctors, I wanted to be a designer. — Olivier Theyskens Copy Share Image
One is not born a genius, one becomes a genius; and the feminine situation has up to the present rendered this becoming practically impossible. — Simone de Beauvoir Copy Share Image
The dream of coming back is becoming a reality. A lot of the uncertainty about the future has been cleared up. A lot of… — Paul Tagliabue Copy Share Image
I'm getting to a point where everything is becoming streamlined in my life. I'm learning how to stand onstage for two hours and play… — John Mayer Copy Share Image
The term 'Pre-Raphaelite' is in danger of becoming one of the most misused tags in art history — Christopher Wood Copy Share Image
We are somehow the children of the planet, we are somehow its finest hour; we bind time, we bind the past, we anticipate the… — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
