My childhood was marked by a tension between privilege on the one hand and emotional dysfunction on the other. – Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
I was very careful to cast guys who were very good-looking and very fit and who had a certain sense of privilege about them, because with that sense of privilege comes contempt. – Neil LaBute
You look at it as a privilege. So you really decide that you’re going to put the time in and work really hard to get to the point where you’re ready. – Mark Kelly
In November 2007, the White House issued a Declaration of Principles demanding that U.S. forces must remain indefinitely in Iraq and committing Iraq to privilege American investors. – Noam Chomsky
Serving as President of the United States is a privilege that is afforded to few in our country. – Marsha Blackburn
Over the years it has been my privilege to lead performances with Saint Louis, the National Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra and so many other wonderful organizations. – Leonard Slatkin
To be an Olympic athlete is an honour, a privilege. They’re so respected. This is my dream. I have to do this. – Kelita Zupancic
Words can’t express how humbled I am in being given the privilege to portray Gunnery Sergeant Basilone! – Jon Seda
I have had the privilege of serving as city comptroller, and I lead 750 professionals in the office, have appointed eight deputy comptrollers… no one has criticized my management of these 750 professionals. – John Liu
I therefore set to work, and after two and a half years of not inconsiderable labour I now have the privilege and the satisfaction of accompanying the early volumes of the series with this preface. – James Loeb
I’ll remind you all, however, that for government, existence is a privilege, not a right. – L. Neil Smith
People in positions of power and privilege have a duty to perform at a higher level. If not them, then who? – Kathleen Parker
Everyone has the right to be stupid on occasion, but Comrade Macdonald abuses the privilege. – Leon Trotsky
The privilege of ruling would be in the hands of the skilled and the learned, with a wide scope left for profitable crooked deals carried on by the Jews, who would be attracted by the enormous extension of the international speculations of the national banks. – Mikhail Bakunin
Since it is seldom clear whether intellectual activity denotes a superior mode of being or a vital deficiency, opinion swings between considering intellect a privilege and seeing it as a handicap. – Jacques Barzun
Privilege is provisional. It can be denied, withheld, offered grudgingly, and summarily withdrawn. – Margo Jefferson