Privilege Quotes

The worries that are the burden of which the privileged person makes an excuse in dealing with the oppressed person are in fact the worries about preserving his privileged condition.

The greatest and most amiable privilege which the rich enjoy over the poor is that which they exercise the least--the privilege of making others happy.

We define journalism in America as the business and practice of presenting the news of the day in the interest of economic privilege.

There are always people willing to commit unspeakable human atrocity in exchange for a little power and privilege.

...the highest sign of friendship is that of giving another the privilege of sharing your inner thought.

God commands us to be filled with the Spirit, and if we are not filled, it is because we are living beneath our privileges

To begin to understand the gorgeous fever that is consciousness, we must try to understand the senses and what they can tell us about the ravishing world we have the privilege to inhabit.

We peer so suspiciously at each other that we cannot see that we Canadians are standing on the mountaintop of human wealth, freedom and privilege.

I believe the old boys' network is a powerful one. No one gives up power and privilege willingly, do they?

We can never know God as it is our privilege to know Him by brief repetitions that are requests for personal favors, and nothing more.

The birth of my sons. The birth of new emotions...what a privilege. What a blessing.

Victimization has its privileges, and I want some.

It is the business of the very few to be independent; it is a privilege of the strong.

Honesty has come to mean the privilege of insulting you to your face without expecting redress.

The privilege of being a writer is that you have this opportunity to slow down and to consider things.

Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms. It's by talking nonsense that one gets to the truth! I talk nonsense, therefore I'm human

The Holocaust survivors are among the most inspiring people I have had the privilege to meet.

No man who is not willing to bear arms and to fight for his rights can give a good reason why he should be entitled to the privilege of living in a free community.

I prize the privilege of being alone.

Reverie is the groundwork of creative imagination; it is the privilege of the artist that with him it is not as with other men an escape from reality, but the means by which he accedes to it.

Representing Australia has always been a honour and a privilege, and the older and more experienced I get, the more I enjoy it.

When we understand the privilege of what it means to be an athlete, we are in touch with, and rejoice in, our physical, mental, and emotional strengths and our endless possibilities.

For the private sector to flourish, special privilege must give way to equal opportunity and equal risk for all.

Look upon every man, woman, and everyone as God. You cannot help anyone, you can only serve: serve the children of the Lord, serve the Lord Himself, if you have the privilege.

In America, writers are afforded the freedom to express themselves in unlimited manners. Creative liberty is a privilege.

I'm on a roller coaster that only goes up," he said. "And it is my privilege and my responsibility to ride all the way up with you," I said.

As long as we look to legislation to cure poverty or to abolish special privilege we are going to see poverty and special privilege grow

It is not a torment to be an artist. It is a privilege.

I think it's a privilege to be able to fly to somewhere where people want to see my show.

The State always stands for swindling, intrigue, and privilege, and cannot stand for anything else.

...you never possess a cat; you are allowed to be in a cat's life, which, of course, is a privilege.

The military wants a system that protects its policies and privileges.

I think it's true that the 1 Percent or the elite are living in a world of, maybe, excessive privilege, and they don't fully realize how much pain and suffering, how much anxiety exists out there.

To take care of the world seemed, finally, a privilege rather than a burden. The Riddler had led them to life's greatest victory. They had found a home.

The privilege of creating and issuing money is not only the supreme prerogative of government, but it is the government's greatest creative opportunity.

You don't need to come from wealth or privilege to make a difference.

It has been a privilege beyond belief for me to have represented the State of Louisiana in Congress and to have been given the blessed assignment of U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See.

You are Englishmen; mind your privileges, give not away your right.

Having the privilege of sitting down and having 3 hour long uninterrupted conversations with hundreds of brilliant people is an awesome perspective enhancer.

To act in a way both sexist and racist, to maintain one's class privilege, it is only necessary to act in the customary, ordinary, usual, even polite manner.

There's no question that we need tougher drunk-driving laws for repeat offenders. We need to take a lesson from European countries where driving isn't a right but a privilege.

To me, this is the singular privilege of reading literature: we are allowed to step into another's life.

Employee engagement is an investment we make for the privilege of staying in business.

In the matter of taxation, every privilege is an injustice.

Books are in no hurry. An act of creation is in no hurry; it reads us, it privileges us infinitely.

Solitude, if rightly used, becomes not only a privilege but a necessity. Only a superficial soul fears to fraternize with itself.

A precious, mouldering pleasure 't is, to meet an antique book, In just the dress his century wore; A privilege I think.

The greatest privilege God gives to you is the freedom to approach Him at any time.

Conceit is a privilege of the ignorant; the wise man is humble because he knows how little he knows.

Life is not something to be lived through: it is something to be lived up to. It is a privilege, not a penal servitude of so many decades on earth.