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Quote by William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield

“True popularity is not the popularity which is followed after, but the popularity which follows after.”

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William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, was an outstanding British judge whose influence on the legal field was profound. He was renowned for his fairness and wisdom. more

“The history of this paper suggests that highly speculative investigations, especially by an unknown author, are best brought before the world through some other channel than a scientific society, which naturally hesitates to admit into its printed records matters of uncertain value. Perhaps one may go further and say that a young author who believes himself capable of great things would usually do well to secure the favourable recognition of the scientific world by work whose scope is limited and whose value is easily judged, before embarking upon higher flights.”

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Author:John William Strutt

“To have a little recognition, that is very nice, you dig. It is good for the ego, for the psyche.”

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Author:Dexter Gordon

“To have the recognition of your colleagues is great. The public attention is a mixed blessing.”

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Author:Joshua Lederberg

“I've never been in this business for the recognition or the awards. I just want to do good work, grab a decent paycheck, and move onto the next job.”

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Author:William Petersen

“People still look at me as the champion and that's very important to me.”

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Author:Marvin Hagler

“Sitting here now today, I can forgive a lot of the English people because it only takes a hand full of bad people to do something stupid like that and it can make the whole country look bad.”

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Author:Marvin Hagler

“The situation right after the fight wasn't too good; I believe I'm still the only champion in the world who never received the belt inside the ring once you've won the title. I held that against the English fans for a long time but I felt that also motivated me.”

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Author:Marvin Hagler

“Well, you can't trust most people in this game, period; it can be a very shady business.”

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Author:Marvin Hagler

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