Paul Westerberg Quotes

It's easy to not feel misplaced if this tidal wave of appreciation is coming your way.

I am happy to know that my husband regards me as a woman and a person.

I think it takes people to get to know you and the recognition comes over time.

My parents were always very supportive and accepting. They even shared my curiosity for life, or perhaps I theirs.

I don't know how to make Harper and Alloy want me, not just my name.

My mom knows pretty well how I see her.

To be seen and to be respected for my work and acknowledged as a true American Latina... means a lot to me.

We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too.

There is something about hearing your president affirm your humanity that you don't know what effect it has until you hear it.

I am telling you, if you ever wanted an ego boost, leave your job and then, six months later, come back for a day. People will treat you like you're a princess.

The deepest desire of the human spirit is to be acknowledged.

Go where you're celebrated, not tolerated. I'm celebrated in Detroit.

Feeling like you're respected among the people who do the same thing you do is incredible and necessary.

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

Everyone wants to be recognized.

I'm not a star. I don't feel I'm so great. So how can I make you feel great just because you've got my signature on a piece of paper?

I see that people now recognize me in the street. But it doesn't change me in the depth of my being.

When I first started the biggest thing I wanted was for the opposition to acknowledge me.

I've never wanted fame. I've only ever wanted recognition.

It's always flattering when you get compliments, but it's more of a measure of who you are at the time than anything else.

I know that my parents are proud of me.

I don't think I really have the respect that I think I deserve.

For my dad to say he's proud of me - in English - is a really big deal.

I never felt like my effort was a problem.

I can't help feeling that I am not a very important person, and being treated like one gives me strange feelings.