Sharan Burrow Quotes

I think I've had a very privileged life.

Professional men, they have no cares; whatever happens, they get theirs.

We're all dealt with the same hand here, so to speak. I feel like I've had it a lot better than most people. I've had the opportunity to travel and play music all my life.

I was not the son of a worker or lacking in material or social resources for a relatively comfortable existence; I could say I miraculously escaped wealth.

I have actually been very blessed in my career.

I feel like I have the fortune of privilege, particularly as it relates to my children.

I wasn't born into land or titles, or new money, or an oil rig.

For anybody living out their twenties, Sex and Career remain major topics: being sexy can help give you a career, and having a career can make others finally find you sexier.

I've always been interested in this idea of a privileged life, probably because it's something I hadn't seen much of.

My whole career - I have been really lucky.

This is going to sound terrible, but once I moved to New York, I never did a civilian job. I was extraordinarily lucky.

I get to live a privileged existence.

I was lucky to be passionate about a field that was full of opportunity.

I've been real fortunate. I got two opportunities when a lot of great coaches don't get any.

I'd be the biggest hypocrite if I said I really worked very hard for my career, because it was given to me on a silver platter. I can't take any credit.

I feel that I have been very fortunate and had the opportunity to play some wonderful roles and movies and worked with some great talent.

I'm very lucky I went to a nice school and I live in a very lovely part of London.

I was blessed to get the contracts I had.

I've heard people say I'm a Curry and that helped me get where I am. Sometimes I think it's the opposite.

The consequences of substandard teaching go far beyond whether college or a good job is in reach. They affect earning potential, with implications throughout a person's life.

I thought my first few jobs would just be off, off, off, off, off broadway. And by chance and how the world works, I ended up on a TV show instead.

Everybody is not born with a silver spoon in their mouth. There are only a very small percentage of those types of people, you know what I mean?

Ten million 16-year-old girls would sell their right arm to live the life that I've had.

For generations of Hong Kongers, the only means of upward mobility and the only way to meaningfully contribute to society have been to obtain a respectable university degree (preferably in business administration) and a professional accreditation (in finance, accounting, law or medicine).

I've always felt really lucky and really privileged with my life, how I grew up, and the opportunities I've had.