People in Ethiopia, the Sudan, etc., don’t know Audrey Hepburn, but they recognize the name UNICEF. When they see UNICEF, their faces light up, because they know that something is happening. In the Sudan, for example, they call a water pump ‚UNICEF.‘

I think that we have opportunities all around us – sometimes we just don’t recognize them.

The first step on the way to victory is to recognize the enemy.

My first big mission for UNICEF in Ethiopia was just to attract attention, before it was too late, to conditions which threatened the whole country. My role was to inform the world, to make sure that the people of Ethiopia were not forgotten.

Undeserved praise causes more pangs of conscience later than undeserved blame, but probably only for this reason, that our power of judgment are more completely exposed by being over praised than by being unjustly underestimated.

You can’t choose up sides on a round world.

The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.

No man, who continues to add something to the material, intellectual and moral well-being of the place in which he lives, is left long without proper reward.

There was my name up in lights. I said, ‚God, somebody’s made a mistake.‘ But there it was, in lights. And I sat there and said, ‚Remember, you’re not a star.‘ Yet there it was up in lights.

It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is.

In many ways, when you’re a Nobel peace laureate, you have an obligation to humankind, to society.

I hope that people around the world will be as inspired as I am to step up and to speak out on behalf of girls around the world who struggle to go to school.

My main focus is always to do well on the field for the Indian cricket team. When people say good things about me off the field, I am more than happy to accept them.

Honor means that a man is not exceptional; fame, that he is. Fame is something which must be won; honor, only something which must not be lost.

Don’t worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.

Sometimes, wearing a scarf and a polo coat and no makeup and with a certain attitude of walking, I go shopping or just look at people living. But then, you know, there will be a few teenagers who are kind of sharp, and they’ll say, ‚Hey, just a minute. You know who I think that is?‘ And they’ll start tailing me. And I don’t mind.

There is something that is much more scarce, something finer far, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.

The next time someone tells you we can trim the budget by cutting aid, I hope you will ask whether it will come at the cost of more people dying.

I didn’t get a lot of awards as a player. But they did have a Bob Uecker Day Off for me once in Philly.

Sometimes you recognize that there is a category of human experience that has not been identified but everyone knows about it. That is when I find a term to describe it.

When art dresses in worn-out material it is most easily recognized as art.

If you have a success you have it for the wrong reasons. If you become popular it is always because of the worst aspects of your work.

I support immediate financial assistance to the newly elected Palestinian president. Now, I don’t know what those numbers will be, and I don’t know how it’s going to be framed.

We give speeches and pin ribbons onto uniforms, etch names into walls. And all that is fine, but too often, all those tributes, all those words aren’t always backed up by action. And that felt like such a stark contrast to me, because, as we all know, our military is all about action.

A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him.

Winning ‚Motor Trend‘ Car of the year is probably the closest thing to winning the Oscar or Emmy of the car industry.

I hope when I’m dead I’ll be considered an icon, though.

Becoming a ‚Sir‘ is slightly uncomfortable at first, although it is a considerable honor. It is amazing how quickly you become accustomed to it.

All I can do is try to create my own brand and have people appreciate me for that.

Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent.

I cannot conceive of Israel withdrawing if Arab states do not recognize Israel, within secure borders.

Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded them, and all true worldly fame subsides from their high estimate beyond the stars.

Getting recognized is insane. It just blows my mind. Like, someone who you don’t know at all can just be like, ‚Oh my God – are you Billie?‘

The cross of the Legion of Honor has been conferred on me. However, few escape that distinction.

The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself.

Americans are far more remarkable than we give ourselves credit for. We’ve been so busy damning ourselves for years. We’ve done it all, and yet we don’t take credit for it.

Taking care of children has nothing to do with politics. I think perhaps with time, instead of there being a politicization of humanitarian aid, there will be a humanization of politics.

There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.

Don’t work for recognition, but do work worthy of recognition.

I want to go down in the history books with what I’ve achieved.

There are so many men and women who hold no distinctive positions but whose contribution towards the development of society has been enormous.

Because you know when you first become famous, you start walking a little different because people are staring at you.

We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others.

Having other comedians complimenting my work is the biggest accolade that I can get.

In the past when I was in Hollywood, I was like a dog. I felt humiliated. My English was not good. People would even ask me ‚Jackie Who?‘.

Applause waits on success.

I was going to McDonald’s and Taco Bell every day. The kids behind the counter knew me – it wouldn’t even faze them. Or I’d sit up at Denny’s or Big Boy and just eat by myself. It was sad. I got so heavy that people started to not recognize me.

Believe it or not, I was just given an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee.

If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it – young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous – is changed by it.

What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.

I never could get over the fact that The Pixies formed, worked and separated without America taking them to its heart or even recognizing their existence for the most part.

It was because the chimps are so eye-catching, so like us and teach us so much that my work was recognised worldwide.

Sometimes I’m fascinated with how famous my work could be while I’m not so famous.

Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.

If anyone remembers me, it’s about my hard work.

If I’m a star, then the people made me a star.

Everywhere I go, the kids call me ‚the book lady.‘ The older I get, the more appreciative I seem to be of the ‚book lady‘ title. It makes me feel more like a legitimate person, not just a singer or an entertainer. But it makes me feel like I’ve done something good with my life and with my success.

Once upon a time my political opponents honored me as possessing the fabulous intellectual and economic power by which I created a worldwide depression all by myself.

Among physicists, I’m respected I hope.

They’ll forget all the rubbish when I’ve gone, and they’ll remember the football. If only one person thinks I’m the best player in the world, that’s good enough for me.

I knew no one who’d ever been in the public eye.