I think it is a luxury and privilege to be sane and well and pessimistic. Because with depression, you have no other option. You don’t want that pessimism, because it is crushing you and keeping you down at the bottom of the well.
People are motivated by the desires for privilege, for power, for profit. Those are not shocking revelations. Anyone who’s had any experience in life knows these things.
Being born Roman and Romanisti is a privilege.
I love people for giving me their time. It’s a privilege – I make the most of it.
I’m not a huge kind of visual director. For me, it’s all about the acting. There’s no greater buzz than working with actors and seeing what they can do and how much they can improve on what you’d written. That will always be on the top of my list. It’s a real privilege to see it live before anyone else sees it.
Historically, individuals possessed of the confidence that privilege and good fortune bestow have often proved conspicuous reformers: think only of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Such a prostitution of judicial power can never occur again under the shadow of the British law, for no jury within the wide circle of the empire would submit to such an infraction of their privilege, even if a judge could be found daring enough to attempt it.
I have never yet exercised the privilege of voting, but had I been called upon at the last presidential election to do so, I should most certainly have cast my vote for Mr. Clay.
Every time a president invokes executive privilege, there are three relevant audiences he has to think about: the courts, Congress, and the public.
I have had the privilege of working with the best in the business, from photographers to designers to magazines. There’s not much more to ask for but I’m still looking forward to one day working with photographers Mert and Marcus, Tim Walker and Nick Knight.
I learned that public service is a privilege that must be based on moral foundations.
I can’t think of a greater privilege than to speak out with legislation for people that can’t often speak for themselves. And I know the ABLE Act will bring justice and peace of mind to millions of American families who deal with disabilities every day.
A privilege may not be a right, but, under the constitution of the country, I do not gather that any broad distinction is drawn between the rights and the privileges that were enjoyed and that were taken away.
There’s a kind of integrity to being an observer of a culture. I think Canadians have that privilege innately. We are, like, the observers of the American culture.
When you have privilege, you have to been quiet and listen.
What a privilege and honour it has been to be part of seven years of magic in a tent – ‘The Great British Bake Off.’
Taking time to do something slower than you normally would is a privilege that should not be ignored.
I had the honour and the privilege to launch the brand Dodo and Moa together with Amazon Fashion at the Amazon Fashion Studio. The brand is a brainchild of Zashed Fashiontech. It is a new age brand for women with a collection that is contemporary, fun and modern.
Income inequality has made having kids, much like getting a quality college education, a rich person’s privilege.
It’s definitely a privilege to be able to do what you love to do; it’s not something that everyone gets to do, so I feel really good about that.
Representing England has always been a privilege and my decision to take a break from Test cricket at the end of the home summer was made to ensure that, hopefully, I can do it for a lot longer.
I just think the most difficult thing to displace is privilege.
I always felt that the great high privilege, relief and comfort of friendship was that one had to explain nothing.
I feel like the story me and Ronda can tell one day will be so awesome, and I think we have something special here. I think that it’s going to be an honor and a privilege to work in the ring with her. That’s the biggest compliment, is that Ronda Rousey – she’s done a lot in her life. She’s accomplished a lot.
I feel that it is a privilege to make viewers laugh.
I have the privilege of being the vice chair of the World Economic Forum’s real estate council. In that role, I review a lot of economic data and original research from around the world.
Privilege is the greatest enemy of right.
‘Teletubbies’ is a national institution, and it was a privilege to be asked to be their voice. It feels super surreal, but it does feel wonderful.
Social media give me the privilege of learning about more people than I could meet in my whole life. Taken together, the Internet reads like the grandest character-driven novel humanity has ever known. Not much plot, though.
I never take for granted how lucky I am to be an American and what a privilege it is to spend each day at a nonprofit dedicated to helping the next generation of girls achieve their dreams. My journey, as the daughter of refugees, shows what refugees and the children of refugees can create for all Americans.
It’s not ideal to always be one eye on the Blackberry and two arms around my children. For the sake of mothers out there who don’t have the Blackberry but do have the children and are hoping someone will be raising their voice on their behalf, it’s a great privilege.
I want to thank all of the talented and hardworking people at Blizzard for their dedication, creativity and passion. It has been a privilege to lead this team.
It’s a privilege to be from England and be able to come over to America and have people listening to music and really enjoying it.
I think my mom and dad both wanted to get across to me that… I obviously grew up with great privilege and was very lucky and was able to afford college and not have student loans, and they would pay for college, but beyond that, it would be up to me to make a living.
It is my happy privilege to be able to stand here and tell you that if you elect me you will have elected a governor who has made no promises of preferment to any man or group.
Sometimes I get a little tired of it. But you know, what a privilege, to get tired of working with Ingmar Bergman.
If you are a Northern Irish actor, maybe subconsciously more than consciously, you do have an instinctive responsibility at some point to tackle the recent history of where we have come from. It’s not only a responsibility, but a privilege.
Being a straight white guy in his, like, early twenties – there’s some sort of thing about it. A sort of privilege, a sort of anger or something. You just say some really stupid things.
The biggest honor is to be an astronaut. It’s such a tremendous privilege to be able to represent humankind in our quest to explore space.
It truly is a privilege to work and to live here, and to be able to do both makes this just a really unique experience. And so as the only rookie in the group, it was really an honor to become a part of an expedition and see what it’s like to fly the International Space Station.
Thank God for the efforts of Black Lives Matter – we’ve seen an awakening in this era in a way we didn’t see in Daddy’s era in terms of people coming to grips with white privilege.
You can be born into privilege, or you can not be born into privilege. You can be born into the opposite extreme and into poverty. I think from there on, though, you really do have to make your luck.
Scratch a pessimist and you find often a defender of privilege.
Everyone knows Aamir to be a perfectionist. But only those who have worked with him can vouch for his integrity. I had the privilege of doing one of my most important films, ‘Mangal Pandey: The Rising’ with Aamir.
Holiness of life is not the privilege of a chosen few – it is the obligation, the call, and the will of God for every Christian.
I think the greatest privilege you have as an artist is time to nurture what you want to make; that’s super luxurious. For you to rush into something, that doesn’t feel fun to me. I’m living life in order to be able to write about it.
Would I have preferred not to play in a home World Cup for Brazil, a privilege that most people in this world can only dream of? Not a chance.
In the balance of my professional life, I’ve had the privilege of the working as a practicing lawyer and teacher.
Every United player understands what United is about. The players understand it is a privilege to play for United.
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.
When you have great performers and have set your movie in the right direction, it’s a beautiful privilege to let the camera watch the action unfold without spoken words.
The electric guitar and its players hold a place of privilege in the annals of rock music. It is the engine, the weapon, the ax of rock.
I don’t like to see people using their power over others, trying to hurt people who are weak or poor or people with darker skin or anyone who doesn’t have as much privilege. It makes me so angry. I want to fight for people. I want to be able to make some kind of difference in the world.
I’m really lucky in the sense that I have the privilege of being able to pick and choose what I do and only pick projects I really love and feel I can bring something to and I can learn from.
