Privilege Quotes

The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad; they may be allowed to lie for the good of the state.

Think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege.

It's a tremendous honor. It really is a privilege, not just a right. You're in the NFL and you wear the shield now. It means the world to me; it really is a special feeling, and my family's gotten a real kick out of it.

And part of that is, what is the point of having children if you don't have the privilege of bringing them up?

I had the privilege of practicing medicine in the early '60s, before we had any government. It worked rather well, and there was nobody on the street suffering with no medical care.

Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely- read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that he has read too widely.

In the Radiation Laboratory we count it a privilege to do everything we can to assist our medical colleagues in the application of these new tools to the problems of human suffering.

In fact, I have the privilege of traveling around our country and meeting people all over the country who are making a huge difference in the lives of their neighbors and themselves. That's what I'm really fortunate to be able to do.

All my life I've had the privilege to make my living with my imagination, and the most important thing has been to see my creative life grow. I was educated to do that and have lived accordingly.

Single payer means something different to everyone. The way I define it is that health care is a right and not a privilege.

The frustrating part of it is that you're generally known for what you did last. I've had the privilege of doing some very cool independent films that, a lot of the time, the general public doesn't see unless you're at a film festival or you're into that kind of movie.

It was both Abraham's and the Jews' privilege also that they should have this promise to all generations.

I love filmmaking, and I love the process. And I would rather do nothing else. It's a privilege to be able to paint such big pictures, so to speak.

You look at it as a privilege. So you really decide that you're going to put the time in and work really hard to get to the point where you're ready.

It is better to lose everything you have to keep the balance of justice level, than to live a life of petty privilege devoid of true freedom.

We have a country that wants to believe it is the best in everything, but until all of us embrace the idea that health care should be a right, not a privilege, our system cannot be glibly described as, quote, 'the best in the world.'

I have the rare privilege of talking to my dad every night at 10 p.m. and hearing about what he did that day.

I was a child of privilege and I woke up to a world on fire.

Let us realize that: the privilege to work is a gift, the power to work is a blessing, the love of work is success!

Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought is great and swift and free.

Friendship's the privilege of private men; for wretched greatness knows no blessing so substantial.

Anybody who's ever had the privilege of seeing me play knows that I am the greatest pitcher in the world.

To be able to live and work in the United States is a privilege.

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

What a privilege it is to be an American!

I had this rare privilege of being able to pursue in my adult life, what had been my childhood dream.

Well, there is an attorney-client privilege here that needs to be respected, and it's a privilege that has been found to be worthy of protection by our courts.

Into this, for good or ill, is woven every belief of every man who has speech of his fellows. A awful privilege, and an awful responsibility, that we should help to create the world in which posterity will live.

The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege.

I don't know what's going on that I'm hosting the Emmys during really hard times. But I guess it's an honor and a privilege that I'm the one who gets to try to walk that line of making people feel good.