#status

I just am grateful for every opportunity to go to work. I don't really focus on celebrity status. ↗

— George Dzundza

#celebrity #celebrity status #every #focus #go

People who demand neutrality in any situation are usually not neutral but in favor of the status quo. ↗

— Max Eastman

#demand #favor #neutral #neutrality #people

Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do. ↗

— Apple Inc.

#apple #change #commercial #computers #different

The visa lottery system poses a national security threat. Under the program, each successful applicant is chosen at random and given the status of permanent resident based on pure luck. ↗

— Bob Goodlatte

#chosen #each #given #lottery #luck

I consider Bush's decision to call for a war against terrorism a serious mistake. He is elevating these criminals to the status of war enemies, and one cannot lead a war against a network if the term war is to retain any definite meaning. ↗

— Jurgen Habermas

#any #bush #call #cannot #consider

The overall strength of Chinese culture and its international influence is not commensurate with China's international status. The international culture of the West is strong while we are weak. ↗

— Hu Jintao

#chinese #chinese culture #commensurate #culture #influence

---In his major phase, he[Conrad] was "ahead of his times" in ideas and techniques;and this was because he was more intelligently and perceptively of his times than most writers then were. In his vigilant response to 19th century preoccupations, he anticipated--often critically--many 20th century preoccupations. He was a versatile intermediary between the Romantic and Victorian traditions and the innovations of Modernism. ↗

— Cedric Watts A Preface to Conrad p

#literary-status #modernism #victorian #intelligence

Why do you like Hugh better? Because he is a Viscount?' 'Well, that's one reason,' I admitted, without any false shame. Respect for degree was in my blood and I didn't think of it as snobbery. ↗

— L.P. Hartley

#status #respect

The attainment of the present status of Thailand has to depend on the ability or the actions of all the inhabitants of the country. ↗

— Bhumibol Adulyadej

#actions #attainment #country #depend #inhabitants

A remarkable thing about the Silicon Valley culture is that its status structure is so based on technical accomplishment and prowess. ↗

— Jaron Lanier

#accomplishment #based #culture #prowess #remarkable