A Quote by Stephen A. Smith

You want to be recognized for being popular but you also want to be recognized for being great.

Stephen A. Smith

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Stephen A. Smith
American - Journalist
Born: October 14, 1967

I can go out in public without being recognized. If I want to be recognized in public, it will happen.

Peter Mayhew

I enjoy the idea of being able to sort of flip-flop between being recognized and not being recognized.

Tobias Forge

People have always wanted to be recognized, and that's human nature. But people used to want to be recognized for their accomplishments, and now they simply want to be visible.

Diablo Cody

It's not the part of being a celebrity that's so attractive to me. It's being recognized for your accomplishments and what you've done... becoming closer to what you want to achieve in life.

Brandon Adams

We all have abilities. I don't want to be recognized for my disability; I want to be recognized for my ability.

Kelly Knox

If you want to be an actor because you want to be recognized on the street and have people ask you for autographs, look for another career. If you want to be an actor because you love being on stage and want to capture a person's heart, go for it.

Jaime Camil

One reason is because I was not being recognized the way I thought I should be recognized, so I stopped putting so much into what I was doing 'cause I was like 'Oh they don't care about it anyway...'

Ginuwine

Actors want to be told what to do - they really do. But they also want to have an input and be recognized for that.

Stuart Townsend

Millennials want to find meaning in their work, and they want to make a difference. They want to be listened to. They want you to understand that they fuse life and work. They want to have a say about how they do their work. They want to be rewarded. They want to be recognized. They want a good relationship with their boss. They want to learn. But most of all, they want to succeed. They want to have fun!

Chip Espinoza

I know that often times a lot of people who work in music, whether they be labels and so on or even artists, want personal recognition. We want to be recognized for something, for what we did. I'd rather my song be recognized for what it's doing and that's important. It's not so important how many people know me.

K'naan

You don't get recognized that much unless you want to get recognized, like if you go to the fancy joints and that. It's like, L.A. - there are 10 restaurants. If you want to be seen, you go.

Travis Fimmel

I am the antithesis of what Charlotte from Sex and the City would wear, I am often wearing baggy, drab clothes for yoga and everyday, for working out. That is what I feel comfortable wearing, because I do not want to be recognized everywhere I go. It is very sweet when I am recognized but it can also slow you down when you are trying to accomplish things.

Kristin Davis

We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.

Billy Joel

I take a lot of pride in helping people become great. I think that's an element of being a producer that people don't always take in: They want to be great for themselves, whereas I'd like to be recognized as having helped the most people get over the hump.

No I.D.

It's nice to be recognized, but it's not great to have it too conspicuously recognized, if you see what I mean. Gold records on the wall, or titles after your name, it's just not something... I don't feel that great about it.