Famous quotes containing the word recognize:
“Once you have a child, you change so much along the way, you dont even recognize yourself by the time theyre ready to move out!”
—Ron Taffel (20th century)
“It is ironic that the one thing that all religions recognize as separating us from our creatorour very self-consciousnessis also the one thing that divides us from our fellow creatures. It was a bitter birthday present from evolution.”
—Annie Dillard (b. 1945)
“One would always want to think of oneself as being on the side of love, ready to recognize it and wish it wellbut, when confronted with it in others, one so often resented it, questioned its true nature, secretly dismissed the particular instance as folly or promiscuity. Was it merely jealousy, or a reluctance to admit so noble and enviable a sentiment in anyone but oneself?”
—Shirley Hazzard (b. 1931)