Martin Luther King can have his own self-titled birthday recognized as a national holiday, but not our country's first president?

What a thrill it is to have my writing recognized by an institution as admirable and vital as the National Endowment for the Arts.

Buddhism has become a socially recognized religious philosophy for Americans, whereas it used to be considered an exotic religion.

Man is not imprisoned by habit. Great changes in him can be wrought by crisis - once that crisis can be recognized and understood.

I'm not someone who wears shades all the time and ducks into a darkened car in case I'm recognized - that would be absolute misery.

All women deserve a dignified and respectful workplace in which talent, hard work and loyalty are recognized, revered, and rewarded.

'X Factor' isn't just about internationally recognized singers, it's about all the rest of us. There's a human interest story there.

A celebrity is a person who works hard all of their life to become well known, and then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.

Zionism demands a publicly recognized and legally secured homeland in Palestine for the Jewish people. This platform is unchangeable.

The real enemy can always be met and conquered, or won over. Real antagonism is based on love, a love which has not recognized itself.

Even though I like speaking freely, I don't really have a desire anymore to profile myself as the individual wanting to be recognized.

I got recognized at the market the other day, but, no, nothing that spectacular. There's nobody fainting in the street as I walk past.

I've seen enough successful writers who no longer seem to care when they are recognized with an award, and I think that's just tragic.

I'm hoping to have a huge future in voice-overs. For years, people have said, 'I recognized your voice before I recognized your face!'

Civil law, as well as nature herself, has always recognized a wide difference in the respective spheres and destinies of man and woman.

People always say that I'm just a beautiful face. So immediately, I knew what I wanted. I wanted to be recognized to be more than that.

I'm a very lazy person, so I don't really do things or go out very much, but when I do get out of the house, I do get recognized a lot.

When I went to school, there were no Black philosophers, at least none that I was aware of, who were recognized by Western universities.

I recognized that teaching and research institutions vitally depend on the involvement of active scientists also in management functions.

I'm not going to work so that Pena Nieto is the best known or most recognized in the world. I'm going to work so that Mexico has results.

Getting recognized on the street is fine, but I never really wanted to be famous. I just wanted to have mastered the art of sketch comedy.

We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.

That was my dream to be on a Disney show. So it was weird to suddenly getting stopped by kids my own age and getting recognized by people.

I think fear is unavoidable and that, when recognized and embraced, it's something that can work for you - especially in the audition room.

Even now I can't stand being recognized in the street. I just hate it when strangers come up and try to talk to me. I'm pathologically shy.

When 'The Washington Post' ran the first national story about FBI profiling in 1984, no one outside of law enforcement recognized the term.

I wish my work would be recognized by a larger crowd of people as more art than be stuck with the cartoonist label for the rest of my life.

It is one thing to be successful on the field, but to be recognized for something off-field is a completely different and inspiring feeling.

There are a lot of people who don't believe I deserve to be recognized as one of the top-10 best and I don't necessarily disagree with them.

Getting recognized is insane. It just blows my mind. Like, someone who you don't know at all can just be like, 'Oh my God - are you Billie?'

I was at Target the day after my kinda debut on 'True Blood,' and I got recognized right away. I was very surprised. It caught me off-guard.

The more I thought about myself, the weaker I got. The more I recognized that I was serving a purpose larger than myself, the stronger I got.

When I was in high school and first starting to drive by myself, I listened to Wu Tang in the car, and I recognized their soul and R&B roots.

The only place I really get recognized is at Ralphs. Whenever I'm in L.A., I go to Ralphs, and for some reason, everyone there recognizes me.

Since I was a schoolboy, I've been used to being recognized on the road by old and young, and being bantered with and, indeed, being taunted.

I haven't been recognized out in public or anything. The strangeness of celebrity has been relegated to Twitter, which is kind of manageable.

In Seoul, there are plans to create a blockchain ecosystem to make it a city that will be recognized as the center of blockchain in the world.

There's a lot of heart to Bob's work that doesn't always get recognized because of all of the sensuality, dark statements and wit of his work.

It's nice to see my work recognized as being worth something beyond the printed page, and it was very cool seeing Thanos up on the big screen.

Fame is a very confusing thing, because you are recognized by a lot of people that you've never seen before, and they're at a great advantage.

Pakistan has not recognized Israel... any such decision would be taken in supreme national interests after due consultation of the parliament.

I'm honored to be recognized among generations of astronauts who were at the forefront of exploring our universe for the benefit of humankind.

I would like beautiful gymnastics to be recognized as the best. I want the judges to appreciate things that are not necessarily winning points.

Committed and loving gay and lesbian couples deserve to have their love, their relationships, and their families recognized like everyone else.

Imagine the day when girls everywhere won't have to fight for the right to be recognized for their great work or their contributions to society.

Our founders recognized that 'men were not angels' and that checks and balances in government were critical to avoid threats to the rule of law.

I still get recognized. It's flattering, but it can be uncomfortable. Maybe because it only seems to happen when I'm looking and feeling crappy.

Without my Vulcan cat suit, Frankenstein wig and pointed ears, I don't get recognized. I love the fact I'm a shape shifter who can go unnoticed.

Ultimately, I want to prepare food that will be recognized equally in Tokyo, London, and Paris. I am after that universality, that transcendence.

I've had laser eye surgery and I don't wear glasses any more, so people just go, 'You're not Damien Hirst.' I don't get recognized on the street.

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