Top 500 Privilege Quotes

In my years of public service at both the federal and state levels, I have had the privilege of representing most of the communities that make up Congressional District 21, including Hialeah, Westchester, Doral, Kendall, Miami Lakes, Hialeah Gardens, Medley and Palmetto Bay.
Mario Diaz-Balart
It’s a privilege to be in a position to give back, and one that I take pretty seriously because I know what it’s like… to be less fortunate, to be less privileged.
Tony Finau
I’m aware of the decisions I make and the responsibility I have as a role model. I wouldn’t disregard that. It’s a privilege.
Naomi Scott
What men prize most is a privilege, even if it be that of chief mourner at a funeral.
James Russell Lowell
I’m so happy to be a song-writer – I’m even surprised when I get to record anything. I consider it a considerable privilege and a blessing to have a medium of expression that has a place in the world.
Buffy Sainte-Marie
I love London, and it’s a privilege for my children to grow up here.
Helen McCrory
And part of that is, what is the point of having children if you don’t have the privilege of bringing them up?
Bob Geldof
I give celebrity my undivided indifference. Now that it’s here, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with it. And people who complain about celebrity and any kind of privilege are, all of them, whinging morons, and they should keep their first-world problems to themselves. I feel very strongly about that.
Robert Rinder
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.
Abraham Maslow
First, I have the privilege of being Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. It is not an oxymoron I assure you.
Pat Roberts
As Governor and a veteran myself, it is always a privilege to thank the many veterans I meet while traveling across the state.
Mike Parson
I give thanks for the fact that I can get this stick with a bit of steel nib on the end, dip it in some black carbon stuff, and draw on paper. Now, people did it the same way 2,000 years ago. And there’s something lovely about that play, and making mud pies and a mess. That’s a lovely privilege.
Michael Leunig
I didn’t grow up with great privilege, nor did I grow up wanting for anything. I was a middle-class kid and, relative to the rest of the world, that’s great wealth.
Matt Damon
I had this rare privilege of being able to pursue in my

I had this rare privilege of being able to pursue in my adult life, what had been my childhood dream.
Andrew Wiles
Michael Keaton is amazing. He’s one of my favorite actors. To get to work with him was a privilege and really was a wonderful thing.
Linda Cardellini
Suits are malevolent magicians’ sleeves for socialists, full of patrician loops and tricks, small, embroidered, cryptic messages of deference and privilege. They are ever the uniform of the enemy. They are also the greatest British invention ever.
A. A. Gill
A great deal of WWE Superstars, like Dolph Ziggler, Bray Wyatt, Baron Corbin, Sheamus, Braun Strowman, The Miz, etc., came from WWE’s developmental system, and I’ve had the privilege of working with them over the years.
Shawn Spears
I love the privilege of looking back on my life every three years, turning it into a comedy show, and sharing it with an audience. It’s incredibly cathartic.
Jon Richardson
It’s been a privilege for me, really, to play for one of the biggest clubs in the world, an iconic club, an institution.
Jamie Carragher
Umrika’ was one of the most wonderful collaborations I had the privilege of being a part of.
Prateik Babbar
Growing up South African, I was comparatively in a world of privilege, especially being the youngest and being figuratively wrapped up in cotton wool by the rest of the family.
Jodi Balfour
I served 10 years on the U.S. House Intelligence Committee, and I had the distinct privilege of meeting with real U.S. spies throughout the globe.
Pete Hoekstra
White male privilege remains alive in America, but the phrase would seem odd, if not infuriating, to a sixty-year-old man working as a Walmart greeter in southern Ohio.
George Packer
When I was born, my family was so poor that there was no money to buy food. So the church bought groceries for us – there wasn’t any kind of privilege.
Jeremy Scott
The man of the house can destroy the pleasure of the household, but he cannot make it. That rests with the woman, and it is her greatest privilege.
Arthur Helps
No matter how many frustrations come along, or how many problems arise, I never lose the feeling of how lucky I am. I’m so pleased to be doing a job that makes me laugh every day. I’m aware that it’s a huge privilege.
Sharon Horgan
A good deed is not just a duty, but above all, a privilege.
Shari Arison
The biggest privilege I’ve had in my life is being able to make a choice. If you make a choice, it can’t be a wrong choice because it seemed like a good idea at the time.
Francesca Annis
The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege.
Charles Kuralt
It was a privilege to work with world-class coaches and fantastic players.
Michael Ballack
I don’t think we should be deprived of the privilege of free speech.
Loretta Swit
The phrase ‘misuse of privilege’ is becoming a free pass to tear apart pretty much anybody we choose to. It’s becoming a devalued term, and it’s making us lose our capacity for empathy and for distinguishing between serious and unserious transgressions.
Jon Ronson
We are driven by the belief that every person in this world matters and access to better health is a right, not a privilege.
Heather Bresch
I’m Italian and the privilege of working in my home country would fill me with pride. However, the opportunity to work in a variety of countries, learning new cultures and footballing mentalities, is also very valuable.
Fabio Cannavaro
It’s a privilege to be an All-Star for the second straight year.
Paul Millsap
Unfortunately, generations of people have been told by their political leaders that they are more exceptional human beings than the rest of the world – this sense of privilege is incredibly toxic.
Abby Martin
It’s time for storytellers to tell the stories that have not had the privilege of being shown to the world, and the audience will be there.
Jon M. Chu
I’m not like most comedians. I don’t deal with just heckles – I’m also dealing with threats and anger. Here I am, a brown person on stage being quite blunt. I talk about white privilege; I talk about U.S. imperialistic practices; I talk about colonialism. I’m not saying things that are easy for people to laugh at.
Hari Kondabolu
With the success of ‘Black Privilege,’ of course, the book publishers wanted me to come with another book immediately. They came with the check, but I don’t do things for money.
Charlamagne tha God
I realize I’m very fortunate to hopefully make a lot of money playing football. I don’t know if I want to abuse that privilege and make myself a larger figure than I am.
Andrew Luck
I love when white people use their privilege to combat prejudice.
Charlamagne tha God
Being a woman means that my male privilege seeped out of my body.
Hari Nef
It’s my privilege and honor to cook three meals a day for my family, and it’s a luxury on a level that I didn’t even realize, because it can be relentless for me on some days. You have pride in how you take care of your family.
Julia Roberts
While I believe in second chances and giving players an opportunity for redemption, I also believe that playing in the NFL is a privilege, not a right.
Robert Kraft
My husband is very fortunate to be part of the governme

My husband is very fortunate to be part of the government. It is a great honor and privilege, and in no way is his work, or my part in this, any kind of sacrifice.
Louise Linton
While everyone’s experience of oppression is different and complicated and often overlapping, I really believe that if you have privilege, you need to learn as much as you can about the world beyond yourself.
Kathleen Hanna
It was a privilege and an honor to work alongside Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. Working with people at the top of their game was like a master class.
Shangela
After all these years I had the privilege of naming my private part, cause we have nicknames. So I named my private part pride… it’s not much but at least I have my pride.
Jay London
Being a director, I’ve had the privilege of heading a PS3 launch title. Looking back, I think the PS4 has made the development cycle much easier.
Hidetaka Miyazaki
It’s a profound privilege to die from stress related diseases. It is the elimination of other causes of death such as infectious disease which is responsible for bringing lifestyle diseases to the fore – and these are exquisitely sensitive to stress.
Robert Sapolsky
Whether it is a privilege or whether it is a curse, I came into the industry not because I was seeking to be a star or an actor.
Rahul Roy
I had this rare privilege of being able to pursue in my adult life, what had been my childhood dream.
Andrew Wiles
To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race.
Calvin Coolidge
The honour of carrying the Canadian flag… brings with it a sense of duty, privilege, and above all, great pride.
Tessa Virtue
We all know we’re conditioned from music and television, so for us, we take great privilege in being role models, and having an impressionable audience its important for us to make sure what we’re doing is in line with them.
Percelle Ascott
I’ve had the privilege of having a lot of amazing people cook for me.
Alex Guarnaschelli
The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too. Help, you women of privilege, give her the ballot to fight with.
Rose Schneiderman
While universal suffrage remains an ideal yet to be attained, if you’re lucky enough to be able to vote, don’t let that privilege go to waste.
Chelsea Manning
Clean air shouldn’t be a privilege dictated by where you can afford to live but a right to which we are all entitled.
Kevin de Leon
No greater privilege than I had as a soldier and then as a spymaster and to some degree now in the business world.
David Petraeus