Patrons and Celebrity Supporters
High-profile supporters for the Time to Get Equal campaign included Nelson Mandela, Bill Clinton and former Prime Minister Tony Blair. Scope’s patrons are Ade Adepitan, Cherie Booth, David Hall and Alastair Stewart. Celebrity supporters include Brian Blessed, Karren Brady, Jeff Brazier, Cerrie Burnell, Warwick Davis, Ben Elton, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Nicolas Hamilton, Nick Hewer, Lorraine Heggessey, Richard Herring, John Inverdale, Gabby Logan, Francesca Martinez and Tony Parsons.
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Famous quotes containing the words patrons, celebrity and/or supporters:
“The drama’s laws, the drama’s patrons give,
For we that live to please, must please to live.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)
“Power is not of a man. Wealth does not center in the person of the wealthy. Celebrity is not inherent in any personality. To be celebrated, to be wealthy, to have power requires access to major institutions.”
—C. Wright Mills (1916–1962)
“The hydra of corruption is only scotched, not dead. An investigation kills and it and its supporters dead. Let this be had.”
—Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)