#cog

In ambition, as in love, the successful can afford to be indulgent toward their rivals. The prize our own, it is graceful to recognize the merit that vainly aspired to it. ↗

— Christian Nestell Bovee

#ambition #aspired #graceful #indulgent #love

It is the recognition of history as a record of human experience which has inevitably resulted in the inclusion of this conquest of civilization within the framework of a complete human history. ↗

— James H. Breasted

#complete #conquest #experience #framework #history

I've no idea what they make of me. People usually don't recognise themselves in an impression. ↗

— Rory Bremner

#idea #impression #make #me #no idea

Recognition of function always precedes recognition of being. ↗

— Rita Mae Brown

#being #function #precedes #recognition

We can recognize the dawn and the decline of love by the uneasiness we feel when alone together. ↗

— Jean de la Bruyere

#dawn #decline #feel #love #recognize

One of my greatest talents is recognizing talent in others and giving them the forum to shine. ↗

— Tory Burch

#giving #greatest #others #recognizing #shine

And I think that if I were a for real celebrity that was recognizable everywhere, I'd just crawl under a rock and you know, have someone run over the rock with a car, or something. ↗

— Steve Burns

#celebrity #crawl #everywhere #i #i think

Actors have bodyguards and entourages not because anybody wants to hurt them - who would want to hurt an actor? - but because they want to get recognized. God forbid someone doesn't recognize them. ↗

— James Caan

#anybody #because #bodyguards #forbid #get

I am not unhappy that my contribution was not recognized. I am sure it helped my career. ↗

— John Cameron

#career #contribution #helped #i #i am

But most Canadians have recognized to a greater or lesser extent that despite much of the so-called progress of the affluent society, essential ingredients to a meaningful life seem to be either entirely lacking, or at best, difficult to grasp. ↗

— Alex Campbell

#best #canadians #despite #difficult #either