Privilege Quotes - page 5

As long as we look to legislation to cure poverty or to abolish special privilege we are going to see poverty spread and special privilege grow. (Henry Ford)
Obviously, it's a great privilege and pleasure to be here at the Yale Law School Sesquicentennial Convocation. And I defy anyone to say that and chew gum at the same time. View quote
Gerald Ford
Privilege is here, and with privilege goes responsibility. View quote
John F. Kennedy
Talking nonsense is man's only privilege that distinguishes him from all other organisms. View quote
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
I was an Indian with zero sense of caste till I was 20. That's an unusual privilege but it came out of the fact that I was a middle-class Bengali. View quote
Abhijit Banerjee
It is only when we understand the transcendence of God that we see how amazing his immanence is, and what a huge privilege it is to be able to enjoy God's intimate friendship. View quote
Nicky Gumbel
I had a unique privilege to have a good start in life and a chance to develop my talents. View quote
Novak Djokovic
Politics is the business of getting power and privilege without possessing merit. A politician is anyone who asks individuals to surrender part of their liberty- their power and privilege- to State, Masses, Mankind, Planet Earth, or whatever. This state, those masses, that mankind, and the planet will then be run by... politicians. View quote
P. J. O'Rourke
Any titles, money, or privilege you inherit are actually hindrances. They delude you into believing you are owed respect. View quote
Robert Greene
I always say that the characters in Jane Austen's original books are rather like zombies because they live in this bubble of immense wealth and privilege and no matter what's going on around them they have a singular purpose to maintain their rank and to impress others. View quote
Seth Grahame-Smith
The earliest known writing probably emerged in southern Mesopotamia around 5,000 years ago, but for most of recorded history, reading and writing remained among the most elite human activities: the province of monarchs, priests and nobles who reserved for themselves the privilege of lasting words. (Tom Chatfield)
Imagination only comes when you privilege the subconscious, when you make delay and procrastination work for you. View quote
Hilary Mantel
To be an icon... I guess that's a privilege. View quote
Adam West
To his mind, free will was a privilege, not a right. View quote
J.R. Ward
Common sense, in so far as it exists, is all for the bourgeoisie. Nonsense is the privilege of the aristocracy. The worries of the world are for the common people. View quote
George Jean Nathan
What greater happiness is there than the privilege of being bored together? View quote
Curtis Sittenfeld
It is the privilege of those who fear love to murder those who do not fear it! View quote
May Sarton
Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of supply and demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live under the laws of justice and mercy. View quote
Wendell Berry
Remember: He WANTS your fellowship, and He has done everything possible to make it a reality. He has forgiven your sins, at the cost of His own dear Son. He has given you His Word, and the priceless privilege of prayer and worship. View quote
Billy Graham
And part of that is, what is the point of having children if you don't have the privilege of bringing them up? View quote
Bob Geldof
To be able to live and work in the United States is a privilege. (David Geffen)
The ability to have a choice in what you do is a privilege. View quote
Anton Yelchin
Resignation is what kills people. Once they've rejected resignation, humans gain the privilege of making humanity their footpath. View quote
Kohta Hirano
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 with that sense of privilege comes contempt. View quote
Neil LaBute
Being a role model is a privilege. View quote
Allyson Felix