243 Quotes About Recognition

Talent is often suffocated by the desire to be deemed talented.

There is a difference between being remembered and being caught by the mesh of one's mind.

Be willing to give, but only when you aren't expecting anything in return.

A leader is always first in line during times of criticism and last in line during times of recognition.

[Alexander von] Humboldt showers us with true treasures.

This man [Alexander von Humboldt] is as knowledgeable as a whole academy.

[George Everett Macdonald was] a valiant soldier for human liberty.

The history of the astronomy of the nineteenth century will be incomplete without a catalogue of his labours. He was one of the founders of the Astronomical Society, and his attention to its affairs was as accurate and minute as if it had been a firm of which he was the chief clerk, with expectation of being taken into partnership.

Awards and recognition are not the purpose of life and not the goal of an activist. The heart of an activist usually redonates the money, or uses the accolades as a foot in the door for more activism and awareness. A plack on the wall won’t change the world; it only shows your devotion.