Tay Keith Quotes

There's one advantage in having been around as long as I have. Everybody in the Senate knows me, and - I'm going to say something presumptuous, to repeat myself - I think most respect me.

People don't take you seriously, so you have to take yourself seriously.

I had worked hard my entire career to establish myself as a leader. But I wasn't a leader until I was perceived as one.

You're playing serious music, and you want to be taken seriously. When they get my age wrong on the program, I wish they'd make me older.

If you want respect, you earn it in politics. You don't get it because you are some form of bloody emperor in a toga.

It's always good to walk in a room and know everybody kind of looks up to you because I guess I've earned it.

I'd rather be called King than other things I've been called.

I'm lucky. As soon as I open my mouth, people see I know what I'm talking about, and when I leave the room, I think most say, 'She's OK.'

I don't want to be liked. I want to be respected.

People change their opinion according to your position. And both politicians and bureaucrats begin to take you more seriously, as they suddenly feel you have become more important.

I have a credibility on the subject that most people don't.

It is important to gain respect rather than sympathy.

The influence of the leaders is due in very small measure to the arguments they employ, but in a large degree to their prestige. The best proof of this is that, should they by any circumstance lose their prestige, their influence disappears.

Authority may be as much injured by words as by actions.

Reputation is the cornerstone of power. Through reputation alone you can intimidate and win; once it slips, however, you are vulnerable, and will be attacked on all sides. Make your reputation unassailable.

It greatly upsets me when I'm called a journalistic toad - I mean, I am a journalist!

David Cameron has a lot of credibility and influence.

Everybody will give you a certain amount of respect just because you're the boss' daughter. But if you don't follow through, you lose that pretty quick.

The best thing that winning those Academy Awards things are - the best thing of it is that when I say some of my ideas, somebody's going to listen to it, and they'll preface what I say, 'Academy Award winner da-da-da-da-da.'

I would like to think people would take me seriously.

Actually, the original nickname that I was told - it scared me to death - was Heavy G. I think the last thing you want to be known as is Heavy anything. No offense to Heavy D - rest his soul. Worked for him, wasn't really my bag.

People should take me more seriously.

Of course, I'd love to be regarded as a voice of authority.

I think I have respect from players, coaches, and certain media who watch the games. I'm not a youngster anymore.

Like it or not, there are a lot of dance teachers in this country who respect me, whether they personally like me or not.