Have you beheld a man skillful in his work? Before kings is where he will station himself; he will not station himself before commonplace men.
Even if you're the greatest of all time, people are not just going to give it to you. It's a great lesson.
One of the things I liked so much about the women artists I saw in Nashville was that they were appreciated for their music and their talent, not because they were wearing skimpy outfits and showing a lot of skin.
I have a problem with honoring mediocrity in so many cases over teams that have great years.
People who create 20% of the results will begin believing they deserve 80% of the rewards.
I think it is important not to scream from the rooftops to make yourself heard, I want my work to do the talking for me.
I want to be recognized for my performance as an athlete and not because of who I am.
My work will speak for me. In fact, I never had a PR and I still don't.
My father doesn't like to promote me every time, and he wants me to build my own image.
But, unfortunately, sometimes that affirmation creates a sense that you deserve special treatment and recognition in areas where you're not so talented.
He that pursues fame with just claims, trusts his happiness to the winds; but he that endeavors after it by false merit, has to fear, not only the violence of the storm, but the leaks of his vessel.
There's a lot of good Latin personnel out in baseball, coaching, in the front office, and it's nice to be recognized. But I really believe I'm here because of my merit, not because of any race or anything like that.
If I'm judged against my peers, rather than anyone else we could both think of, then I reckon I deserve to make records.
Let none presume To wear an undeserved dignity. O that estates, degrees, and offices Were not derived corruptly, and that clear honour Were purchased by the merit of the wearer!
The great esteem in which the Nobel prizes are universally held is due to the fact that for several generations they have been given purely on scientific merit and not through lobbying and politicking. I do hope that it will stay this way, and the prizes will never be given according to the number of votes in live TV contests!
American young people have got to understand from an early age that the world pays off on results, not on effort. Not everyone should win a prize no matter where he or she finishes.
Anything that's good and has a certain amount of quality, slowly but surely, it will be accepted.
I'm not getting recognized because I posed in a swimsuit edition of some magazine, but because of what I do on the field, and that's important to me.
For me, you have to prove yourself over 10, 12 or 15 years if you want to be among the best. Do that and then I will congratulate you.
Is the 'black designer' label there to warn everyone not to have the same level of expectations for me, or is it some type of prize? I just want to work in an even playing field where I can get press for my work and not just my race and my personal views on it.
It is very important for me to be taken seriously for my science and not for my looks or other personal accomplishments.
My wish is to be known only thru my work.
