Recognised Quotations

I came from two harsh dictatorships, Nazi and Stalinist. I never thought of becoming a writer as such, yet in a lucid moment, I recognised what I had to do.

As much as I'd love to be a successful actor, the thought of being recognised in the street is petrifying.

How do we prevent Iran developing an atomic bomb, when, on the American side, dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is not recognised as a war crime?

Despite my involvement in difficult and sometimes controversial questions I have received consistent support from the people of Ashfield. They have recognised that it is necessary to take difficult decisions, that newspapers do not always report fairly or accurately.

I always want to push myself as far as possible; I always want to be up there and recognised as a good goalie and have people appreciate what you do.

It's weird to be recognised anywhere. The cost of living your dream, acting, is being recognised.

My Department has already recognised this and has been working specifically on the technical support issue since January and will offer advice to schools during the Autumn term.

More people would recognise me in Kingston, but it's rare to go on the road and not get recognised by someone. The problem now is everyone has a camera in their pocket, on their cell phone - at the airport it's difficult to get from point A to point B without taking half an hour because there are so many people taking pictures.

I think my parents recognised that I'd always wanted to be a writer, and so they didn't think that this was some idle, faddish wish on my part.

It was very weird because for a long time no one really recognised me from my films, but 'The Hobbit' has totally changed that, and I've had some really special moments, especially with youngsters.

We recognised Urdu as the second official language and made it a medium of examination in all Bihar Public Service Commission tests.

There are a lot of artists that come and go very quickly, and I understand why just because someone has a No. 1 doesn't necessarily mean they should be up for best male or female categories. I understand that Aria are protecting the integrity of what Aria is, but I do think that pop music isn't recognised enough.

You should allow professors to become really outstanding academicians, recognised worldwide, and you should reward them.

Those who profess the faith of Life regard the ideals of mankind as an expression of man's higher needs. Ideals which were once incentives to development thus become a drag upon it whenever life's needs demand new forms that are not recognised by the prevailing idealism.

Being recognised by Guinness World Records in their 60th year is a real honour. It's also a real privilege for me to be positioned beside such sporting greats.

I don't get recognised until I'm on stage, and then I can walk off and forget about it. It's great.

Machine-to-machine communications is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the industry, and Wavecoms products are recognised for their high quality and technology leadership. Wavecom also complements a number of our existing product ranges, including microsystems, semiconductors and RF products.

Scotch beef, salmon and shellfish are recognised the world over for their excellence and Scottish provenance. People recognise the Scottish brand. They associate the country with quality food and drink, and clearly other Scottish sectors, such as dairy, can benefit from that, too.

I get recognised a fair bit. It goes up when 'Peep Show' or the sketch show is on the telly or when we're doing loads of interviews.

For these two individuals, one of whom knows how to make Governments change but the other knows how to best use his resources for good causes to come together in this way is I hope going to be very special for the both the countries that they will help but it is also very special for Scotland to be recognised in that way on the international stage." ()

Really it was the first time in my life that I recognised that acting is, I'm just going to say it, I am an artist, I have to do this, I have to do this.

It is great to be recognised by your fellow players - the awards you really crave are from them.

Pakistan is rich in sporting talent, but the only thing needed is to have sincere and honest administrators who should be held accountable by the government. Pakistan should be recognised as a sporting nation and not as a terrorist country.

It is a joyous occasion for a scientist when the subject which interests him most is recognised by the highest honour that the world can bestow.

To get to know someone so different from myself as an octopus, and to know that the individual recognised me and even enjoyed my company, was an enormous privilege. The octopuses I came to know were strong but gentle, and the suction of their suckers tasting my skin pulled me like an alien's kiss.

I used to wish I was recognised more as somebody who was bringing up a kid by myself. Underneath, I'm as bluestocking as the rest of them.

The Tanzanian government recognised there is a problem: that they don't have enough sterile syringes, that they are being reused probably four or five times each, and that this reuse is a massive contributor to their burden of healthcare.

There is so much good music in the U.S. and there is just a small section that gets recognised at the Grammys.

Punk recognised the fact that the establishment had no room. There's no point in saying you've got the establishment wrong because they hadn't got the establishment wrong, they'd got it absolutely dead on.

Ronald has had bicycle safety and safety in the home. Yes, Ronald is McDonald's, second most recognised figure after Santa Claus, and there's an element of obviously benefiting your business.

It is very nice for someone like me to be recognised by one's peers. This award is however not related to my area of specialty; it is for my work relating science to humanity.

It is time we recognised the huge contribution that migration has made to the economic growth of this country.