Recognizing Quotes

It's surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you're not comfortable within yourself, you can't be comfortable with others.

Sydney J. Harris

Relationship, Confidence, Self Esteem

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There are two things people want more than sex and money - recognition and praise.

Mary Kay Ash

Appreciation, Money, Sex

"The Greatest Management Principle in the World". Book by Michael LeBoeuf, p. 97, 1985.

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In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.

Thurgood Marshall

Inspirational, Inspiring, Freedom

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By recognizing that the chemical atom is composed of single separable electric quanta, humanity has taken a great step forward in the investigation of the natural world.

Johannes Stark

Taken, Humanity, Steps

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It amazes me sometimes that even intelligent people will analyze a situation or make a judgement after only recognizing the standard or traditional structure of a piece.

David Bowie

Intelligent, People, Judgement

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My key to living an inspired life involves Embracing my history, Understanding the function of expectations and gently learning to have none; Recognizing the power of attentive and conscious choices. In all circumstances I acknowledge this, IN ALL THINGS AND ALL WAYS, I HAVE CHOICE. My choice resides in my perspective. While I certainly do not control climate and markets and roadways and others, I do control myself and my response to all those circumstances. I do indeed.

Mary Anne Radmacher

Learning, Keys, Control Myself

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But that citizen's perception was also at one with the truth in recognizing that the very brutality of the means by which the IRA were pursuing change was destructive of the trust upon which new possibilities would have to be based.

Seamus Heaney

Mean, Perception, Brutality

Seamus Heaney (2014). “Opened Ground: Selected Poems, 1966-1996”, p.421, Macmillan

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Recognizing Quebec as being different, recognizing our history, recognizing our identity, has never meant a weakening of Quebec and has never been a threat to national unity.

Jean Charest

Being Different, Unity, Identity

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There are some people who have trouble recognizing a mess.

Bill Cosby

People, Trouble, Mess

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The beginning of self-knowledge: recognizing that your motives are the same as other people's.

Mason Cooley

Self, People, Literature

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The toughest part was doing it in front of the world and recognizing that you had gotten to a point where if you didn't do something you were going to die.

Star Jones

World, Dies, Ifs

"Larry King Live", transcripts.cnn.com. January 10, 2006.

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And so we try to address those concerns in every way possible, recognizing, again, in the final analysis, everybody on that flight wants to be assured with the highest level of confidence that everybody else on that flight has been properly screened, and including me and you and everybody.

John S. Pistole

Confidence, Trying, Finals

Senate hearing on TSA, www.cnet.com. November 16, 2010.

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Self-respect is a question of recognizing that anything worth having has a price.

Joan Didion

Respect, Self, Anything Worth Having

"Slouching Towards Bethlehem". Book by Joan Didion, "On Self-Respect", 1968.

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Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers.

Stephen Covey

Inspirational, Teamwork, Appreciation

Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.69, Mango Media Inc.

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To deal with the true causes of war one must begin by recognizing as of prime relevancy to the solution of the problem the familiar fact that civilization is a partial, incomplete, and, to a great extent, superficial modification of barbarism.

Elihu Root

War, Civilization, Causes

Elihu Root (1916). “Addresses on International Subjects”

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But I just wonder what it would be like to be able to go places without people recognizing me.

Sara Gilbert

People, Would Be, Able

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A big part of letting go is recognizing when it is time to stay in a situation and when it is time to move on.

Darren Johnson

Letting Go, Stay Strong, Moving

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Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make allowances for his weaknesses. A kind eye, while recognizing defects, sees beyond them.

Lawrence G. Lovasik

Eye, Judging, Judgement

Lawrence G. Lovasik (1999). “The Hidden Power of Kindness: A Practical Handbook for Souls who Dare to Transform the World, One Deed at a Time”, p.124, Sophia Institute Press

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Human vocabulary is still not capable, and probably never will be, of knowing, recognizing, and communicating everything that can be humanly experienced and felt.

Jose Saramago

Vocabulary, Knowing, Communicate

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You know, Motorcycle Diaries has no incredible stories, no sudden plot twists, it doesn't play that way. It's about recognizing that instance of change and embracing it.

Gael Garcia Bernal

Play, Motorcycle, Twists

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Teachers started recognizing me and praising me for being smart in science and that made me want to be even smarter in science!

Steve Wozniak

Teacher, Smart, Science

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Life does not stand still for families and local communities when our brave men and women are deployed, but we can make their time apart more bearable by recognizing their sacrifice and fulfilling our commitments to them.

Mark Pryor

Commitment, Sacrifice, Bravery

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Just like families must live within their budgets, the Federal Government must live within its means. We have passed appropriations bills that have been fiscally responsible while recognizing our national priorities.

Dennis Hastert

Mean, Government, Priorities

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I have always had trouble recognizing myself in the features of the intellectual playing his political role according to the screenplay that you are familiar with and whose heritage deserves to be questioned.

Jacques Derrida

Political, Intellectual, Roles

Jacques Derrida (1995). “Points . .: Interviews, 1974-1994”, p.87, Stanford University Press

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But, people are recognizing me more. Sometimes fans just approach me on the street and say how much they love the show. It's great to get that kind of feedback.

Catherine Bell

People, Fans, Kind

"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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