Spotlight quotes
97 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"The stores and the things like that, the business side of things came out at the point when, I'd say probably in the early '70s, it looked like the year of the singer-songwriter was over, 'cause music changed in our time and the spotlight was out."
"So few people are truly themselves when they're in the spotlight."
"Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Gandhi — all these peopled described themselves as quiet and soft-spoken and even shy. And they all took the spotlight, even though every bone in their bodies was telling them not to."
"Often the presence of mind and energy of a person remote from the spotlight decide the course of history for centuries to come."
"As a person in the public eye, I have always felt that if I have the good fortune of being able to shed a spotlight on different causes that I feel passionately about..."
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"I'm kind of a low-key guy. The spotlight doesn't suit me. I'm more of a side dish--cole slaw or French fries or a Wham! backup singer."
"This is what I signed up for. I’m not here going ‘Oh, they’re so mean to me, and it’s so hard for me.’ What I do for a living puts me in the spotlight. They pay me for it."
"It is your duty to examine the conduct of public figures and to place them in the spotlight - that is your duty."
"Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight."
"Anybody in the spotlight can get lost in that if they are not careful."
"[Michelle Obama] was the hardest sell. And she never fully embraced being in the public spotlight, which is ironic, given how good she is."
"Sometimes you forget how much you love someone, until you realize their smile is like a spotlight shined on your heart."
"The red-carpet spotlight is a little bit more nerve-racking when you haven't been doing it all the time."
"The controversy over Russian gas deliveries shines a glaring spotlight on the risks involved in this industry. In an energy NATO, EU and NATO member states would guarantee one another assistance in obtaining energy, in any form, but without violence. Of course, we need an additional pipeline system for this purpose."
