Shawn Spears Quotes

Just because you're not famous, doesn't mean you're not good.

I have a credibility on the subject that most people don't.

Don't confuse visibility with credibility.

Even as a kid, I never wanted to be famous; I wanted to be good.

I think credibility, irrespective of what you do, if you are in public life, then it is important.

Before I got the contract, I'd heard from a lot of people that a contract with a company like Estee Lauder was like a stamp of approval, a stamp of your legit-ness. So getting that was a really big step for me.

It's a good question, because to be believable is the only way that you could be successful.

In the role of Miss Munim, I had credibility as an individual.

It's the thing that you do well that brings you to prominence. The very thing that brings you to success can also be like a curse, because then people think that's all you can do.

People are always ready to admit a man's ability after he gets there.

I just want to be known for what I do, not who I know.

No commission created in this town has automatic credibility. You have to earn it.

Fame, we may understand, is no sure test of merit, but only a probability of such.

Like confidence, legitimacy can vanish in a hurry and once lost, is very difficult to regain.

People with honorary awards are looked upon with disfavor. Would you let an honorary mechanic fix your brand-new Mercedes?

One is sometimes meant to reassure the reader that she's qualified to write about a certain topic.

If you believe that the greatest challenge you've got is credibility, then the way you get that is you earn it, right? That's not something that any set of policy makers can bestow.

If you're good at what you do, people get really, really invested in that.

It matters if people believe you or not.

I would like to think people would take me seriously.

Of course, I'd love to be regarded as a voice of authority.

I might not be the most whatever in the world but I've built credibility with the audience that means something. So, I can sort of have that thing about me and I always wear a nice suit as well, which is important.

Being taken seriously was always the biggest challenge.

High reputation beats high similarity.

I think it takes a little bit of time for people to take you seriously.