None of us is designed for the role we must assume in a revolutionary society, although Cubans had the privilege of Jose Marti’s example.

The traditional stand adopted by the Cuban Revolution, which was always opposed to any action that could jeopardize the life of civilians, is well known.

I can barely walk, but it’s a privilege to be able to move at all.

It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.

It’s been wonderful for me, and I feel so privileged to have fans that are that loyal.

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.

Like every other good thing in this world, leisure and culture have to be paid for. Fortunately, however, it is not the leisured and the cultured who have to pay.

You cannot talk about race without talking about privilege. And when people start talking about privilege, they get paralyzed by shame.

Responsibility, I believe, accrues through privilege.

Access to the Vedas is the greatest privilege this century may claim over all previous centuries.

I’m lucky because I do get to fly first-class now.

Fame itself… doesn’t really afford you anything more than a good seat in a restaurant.

Unlimited economic growth has the marvelous quality of stilling discontent while maintaining privilege, a fact that has not gone unnoticed among liberal economists.

Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we are, we should compare it with the lot of the great majority of our fellow men. It then appears that we are among the privileged.

Our generation in the west was lucky: we had readymade gateways. We had books, paper, teachers, schools and libraries. But many in the world lack these luxuries. How do you practice without such tryout venues?

Experience acquired in the heroic battle against Batista’s tyranny showed that the enemy, no matter what his strength, could not defeat the Cuban people.

The Corps is in good hands, and it’s been a privilege to serve with the Leathernecks. Now it’s time to go.

We are the only real aristocracy in the world: the aristocracy of money.

I believe with all my heart that America remains ‚the great idea‘ that inspires the world. It is a privilege to be born here. It is an honor to become a citizen here. It is a gift to raise your family here, to vote here, and to live here.

The Revolution did not assume a socialist nature because of support from the U.S.S.R.; it was the other way around: support from the U.S.S.R. was produced by the socialist nature of the Cuban Revolution. To such a degree, that when the U.S.S.R. disappears, Cuba keeps on being socialist.

Work is that which you dislike doing but perform for the sake of external rewards. At school, this takes the form of grades. In society, it means money, status, privilege.

Imagine the privilege the Lord has given us of sustaining His prophet, whose counsel will be untainted, unvarnished, unmotivated by any personal aspiration, and utterly true!

After a century of trying, we declared that healthcare in America is not a privilege for a few, it is a right for everybody. After decades of talk, we finally began to wean ourselves off foreign oil. We doubled our production of clean energy. We brought more of our troops home to their families, and we delivered justice to Osama bin Laden.

Laughter is one of the very privileges of reason, being confined to the human species.

It is the duty of the President to propose and it is the privilege of the Congress to dispose.

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.

The U.S.S.R. had absolutely nothing to do with the triumph of the Cuban Revolution.

Some of these Ivy League kids want to have it both ways. They want to be baby members of the 1 percent, which they most certainly are, and yet still portray themselves as the oppressed.

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.

It was a privilege to pray with Governor Romney – for his family and our country.

I feel like a spoilt rapper. I get to pick and choose everything.