“Fame has no necessary conjunction with praise; it may exist without the breath of a word: it is a recognition of excellence which must be felt, but need not be spoken. Even the envious must feel it: feel it, and hate in silence.” NeedsFeelsMayHateFeltSilenceFamePraiseBreathsExcellenceRecognitionEnviousConjunctions Author:Washington Allston
“[Her life with Tony Curtis in 1961:] We were beginning the climb to a higher plateau. Acceptance. Recognition. Status. Security. We only had to hold on and hope the thin air didn't make us dizzy and cause a tumble. We also needed to remember that the inside had to ascend together with the outside.” TogetherRememberCausesAirSecurityAcceptanceNeededHigherFameRecognitionClimbsDizzyThin Air Author:Janet Leigh
“The Buddha also counseled the monks and nuns to avoid wasting any precious time by engaging in idle conversation, oversleeping, pursuing fame and recognition, chasing after desires, spending time with people of poor character, and being satisfied with only a shallow understanding of the teaching.” PeopleCharacterDesireUnderstandingPoorTeachingFameConversationSpendingSatisfiedRecognitionIdleShallowEngagingChasingMonkNunSpending TimePrecious TimePoor Character Author:Nhat Hanh
“Honesty is the recognition of the fact that the unreal is unreal and can have no value, that neither love nor fame nor cash is a value if obtained by fraud.” IfsLoveFactsValuesHonestyFameRecognitionFraudCashUnreal Book:The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z Source: The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z
“Pro Football Hall of Famer is something that everyone recognizes as the pinnacle of any achievement in sport. All the fame and all the recognition that we single out in various industries, the Pro Football Hall of Fame is really special.” SportsSpecialFootballIndustryFameAchievementVariousRecognitionHallsHall Of FamePinnaclePro Football Author:John Riggins
“If you look at the careers of Philip Seymour Hoffmann, Paul Giamatti, Meryl Streep, none of them shot up in terms of fame or fortune or recognition, they laid a platform of good, solid work and became better and better.” IfsLooksTermCareersFameShotsFortuneRecognitionPlatformsPhilip Author:Max Irons
“Many people who gain recognition and fame shape their lives by overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles, only to be catapulted into new social realities over which they have less control and manage badly. Indeed, the annals of the famous and infamous are strewn with individuals who were both architects and victims of their life courses.” PeopleRealityCoursesIndividualSocialShapesFameGainsOvercomingVictimObstaclesManageRecognitionLive ByArchitectInfamousInsurmountable Author:Albert Bandura
“I've wanted recognition; I wanted success; I wanted appreciation; I love the perks of being in the movies. I love the fame that comes with it - but that's why I became an actor.” WantedActorsFameAppreciationRecognitionPerks Author:Vidya Balan
“I always wanted to live the lives of different people, portray characters that are different from me. But I could have done that in front of a mirror, also, I didn't need to do films for that. At the end of the day, it's this fame, recognition, popularity, the love and appreciation you get from your audience that drives you.” PeopleNeedsDifferentEndsDoneCharacterWantedFilmAudienceFrontsFameMirrorsAppreciationRecognitionThe End Of The DayPopularityDifferent PeoplesLove And Appreciation Author:Vidya Balan
“It is hard to quantify the value of name recognition, but Donald Trump has gone from fame to international mega-fame. That has to be gargantuan when your business is your name.” HardValuesNamesGoneTrumpFameInternationalRecognitionMega Author:Gene Weingarten
“The ways in which management can express appreciation for an employee's contribution are without end; the key is to act in ways that communicate Thanks! That was a great job! We can really count on you! It's great having you here! While some people love having plaques to hang on their personal Wall of Fame and they adore being acknowledged at a formal Recognition Banquet and some people are only interested in money, I find the most effective forms of recognition are personal and either spontaneous or very close in time to a significant accomplishment.” PeopleWallFameManagementCommunicateAppreciationSignificantThanksRecognitionAccomplishmentSpontaneousAdoreGreat Job Author:Judith M Bardwick
“When you are famous it is hard to work on small problems. This is what did [Claude Elwood] Shannon in. After information theory, what do you do for an encore? The great scientists often make this error. They fail to continue to plant the little acorns from which the mighty oak trees grow. They try to get the big thing right off. And that isn't the way things go. So that is another reason why you find that when you get early recognition it seems to sterilize you.” WayTryingLittlesHardReasonProblemBigsSeemsGrowsFailingTreeInformationTheoryFameScientistPlantErrorsRecognitionReason WhyBig ThingsOaksAcornsOak TreeGreat ScientistEncoresShannonSmall ProblemsMighty Oaks Author:Richard Hamming
“Good people are seldom fully recognised during their lifetimes, and here, there are serious problems of corruption. One day it will be realised that my findings should have been acknowledged. It was difficult, but she always smiled when asked why she went on when recognition eluded her in her own country.” PeopleShouldHas BeensCountryProblemScienceDifficultSeriousOne DayFameFindingsShould HaveLifetimeCorruptionRecognitionGood PeopleBiographiesRealisedShould Have BeenAlways Smile Author:Alice Stewart