Recognition Quotes

Religion is the recognition that all things are manifestations of a Power which transcends our knowledge.

Not one man in five cycles, who is wise, will expect appreciative recognition from his fellows, or any one of them.

As a Christian, part of my obligation is to alleviate suffering. Explicit recognition of that in the Methodist tradition is one reason I'm comfortable in this church.

I think there has to be a recognition that, you know, there's so much at stake now, I mean, the business has changed so much and decisions are made so quickly, in nano seconds basically.

Short stories amount for the most part to parlour tricks, party favours with built-in snappers, gadgets for including recognition and reversals

In the minds and hearts of the American people, there is a great hunger for peace based on a universal recognition of the values of freedom and human dignity.

The queen of virtues is the recognition of one's own flaws.

I think ambition is a desire for recognition. People want to be special. I think ambition can take in a whole package of things, power or sexual excitement.

The cry for love and communion and for recognition that rises from the hearts of people in need reveals the fountain of love in us and our capacity to give life.

I think the men and women serving in Iraq today deserve special recognition for that.

It's ridiculous to insinuate that the social recognition of homosexual civil unions damages families or the institution of marriage.

I've tried to use the recognition as validation that I'm doing the kind of work that people are interested in and to feel that my work is a contribution.

I did [Henrik] Ibsen and [Anton] Chekhov for years. Obviously I didn't get the kind of recognition I have now. Somebody once told me, "You ride the horse the direction it's going."

Toleration ought in reality to be merely a transitory mood. It must lead to recognition. To tolerate is to affront.

Fame is the last infirmity of the human mind.

Hope- the recognition, by true foresight, of better things to be reached here after.

I don't mind not having recognition. If it happens, fine, but it doesn't bother me that it's not there.

Tragedy, as you know, is always a fait accompli, whereas terror always has to do with anticipation, with man's recognition of hisown negative potential--with his sense of what he is capable of.

Greater public recognition will also be critical in encouraging prevention and early intervention, and more generally in building public support to meet the challenges of dementia.

The recognition definitely helps and goes a long way for helping me to reaffirm my decision to purse art fulltime. Getting awards and nominations encourages me to keep trying even harder.

If I have a system it is limited to a recognition of what Kierkegaard called 'the infinite qualitative distinction' between time and eternity

Growing up in Vermont, no matter what I did, I didnt get much recognition.

Devotion to the facts will always give the pleasures of recognition; adherence to the rules of design, the pleasures of order and certainty.

The people that go on 'American Idol' do want some recognition and fame.

I'm in a great position now where I've got recognition. I'm not recognized too much.

All real difficulty stems from no responsibility. Full responsibility is not fault; it is recognition of being cause.

What matters most is recognition that 'I have my own will. I have my own agency. I have the power within myself to control what I do.'

How long an actress lives professionally depends on her stamina, the extent of her masochism, her imagination, and her yearning for recognition or approval.

I don't need validation, recognition or praise. What I need are facts and the facts are that one of my books gets sold, somewhere in the world, every second.

Most of our distractions are designed to invite us away from this recognition, which is a good idea.

Any good practical philosophy must start out with the recognition of our having a body.

Both of us were quiet with the recognition that something was ending, and something was beginning.

The sole missing link is the recognition that the acquisition of capital ownership by the millions is an indispensable goal. That is the turning point - our recognition of the proper goal.

Gratitude is a feeling of fullness, a recognition of the heart of what we are receiving in this moment.

No effort is complete without prayer - without definite recognition that the best human endeavor is of no effect if it has not God's blessing behind it.

We have to keep in mind at all times that we are not fighting for integration, nor are we fighting for separation. We are fighting for recognition as free humans in this society.

The goal - is the dignity of the black man in America. He wants respect as the human being. He wants recognition as a human being.

Curation is a form of pattern recognition - pieces of information or insight which over time amount to an implicit point of view.

The most unknown, unused and unrecognised tool of the human mind, is the recognition that attitude is always a choice

Love is recognition, perhaps the highest form of it. You.

Common sense religion emphasizes the human contributions that are supposed to move the deity. Valid worship always begins with recognition of what God has already done.

I asked myself the question, 'What do you want of your life?' and I realized with a start of recognition and terror, 'Exactly what I have - but to be commensurate, to handle it all better.

Loss doesn't feel redeemable. But for me one consoling aspect is the recognition that, in this at least, none of us is different from anyone else: We all lose loved ones; we all face our own death.

All over the world when you test men and women for facial cue recognition, women test... better. Its a negotiation tool.

I love any kind of recognition because as an actor I'm very hard on myself sometimes.

[My grandmother] managed her money better than some financial professionals I know. I give credit always to her because she is the reason I have my column and national recognition.

The acceptance of the reality that we are in the Lord's loving hands is only a recognition that we have never really been anywhere else.

Sometimes I would get frustrated, I'd think, "You know, this is a good book, how come no one is paying attention to it?" So it's nice to have some recognition.

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 good thing for me.

To watch King Lear is to approach the recognition that there is indeed no meaning in life, and that there are limits to human understanding.