These nepotism quotes will inspire you. Nepotism, the unfair practice by a powerful person of giving jobs and other favors to relatives or the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs.
Below you will find a collection of motivating, happy, and encouraging nepotism quotes, nepotism sayings, and nepotism proverbs.
Best Nepotism Quotes
- “For me upward social mobility is possible through talent and hard work and is a glowing endorsement of the benefits of living in a modern capitalist society. It’s not so much evidence of a meritocracy, as evidence of healthy nepotism. Nepotism is at the core of a good group dynamic. A good group dynamic is at the core of rock’n’roll.” ~ Alex Kapranos
- “During my early years, I thought I might be a musician. Like most kids, I didn’t do what my parents wanted me to do. They were gung-ho that all their kids become actors. They loved showbiz so much. I am a product of nepotism, basically.” ~ Jeff Bridges
- “It was clear to me that the White House’s solemn atmosphere would not civilize Trump. But the merciless nepotism with which he conducts politics, in which he places himself and his family above the law, I wouldn’t have considered that possible. And on top of that there is this reduction of complex political decisions to 140 characters. When it comes to a U.S. president, I consider the reduction of politics to a tweet to be truly dangerous. Trump is a risk to his country and the entire world.” ~ Martin Schulz
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“Youth and nepotism, the twin horsemen of Hollywood!” ~ Susan Dunlap
- “Nepotism is despised in England, which is a very good thing. I think something to do with the class system. People really look down on nepotism. So yeah, it never really works in your favor – even in this industry.” ~ Max Irons
- “Basically, one of the hardest things about being an actor is getting your first break. I’m a product of nepotism. The doors were open to me. I’d done several movies before I decided what I wanted to do.” ~ Jeff Bridges
- “What you sow, you reap. It’s a law of nature. Network Marketing is perfectly aligned with that. You get truly, EXACTLY what you’re worth! No nepotism, no favoritism. That’s rare today.” ~ Bob Proctor , Nepotism quotes favoritism
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“I made nepotism an art form, so I get to work with a lot of relatives and they’re part of it.” ~ Garry Marshall
- “I would gladly have accepted a heaping spoonful of nepotism when I got out of college and was looking for a job.” ~ Sloane Crosley
- “North Korea and evangelical empires have the same principle of leadership: nepotism to the nth degree. You may not get the call, but you inherit the mailing list.” ~ Frank Schaeffer
- “Yeah, my real name is Coppola. I changed it because they’d think I was some nepotism-oriented kid.” ~ Nicolas Cage
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“A little nepotism never hurt nobody, honey. If you got it, use it. Press on with it. Remind them of it.” ~ Lena Horne
- “Frankly, the conservatives need to be better conservatives. Real conservatives actually respect our Constitution and would stand up to an authoritarian. Real conservatives believe in clean, limited government and would stand up to anybody who is basically setting up a kleptocracy, nepotism, and crony capitalism. And real conservatives are actually strong for America and not weak for Russia.” ~ Van Jones
- “The nepotism there is the stuff of legend… It just seems to be a place where people get paid to sit in a building.” ~ Graham Linehan
- “Driven by a wish to save Tomás from a life of penury and misunderstanding, Fermin had decided that he needed to develop my friend’s latent conversational and social skills. Like the good ape he is, man is a social animal, characterized by cronyism, nepotism, corruption, and gossip. That’s the intrinsic blueprint for our ethical behavior.” ~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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“Nepotism is the bedrock of social existence.” ~ Adam Bellow
- “We want a good government that works. Let us rise above caste divisions and nepotism and pledge to elect a government that is development oriented. Delhi needs a stable government and a strong government” ~ Narendra Modi
- “My dad became a soap opera actor, and I was an extra in a skating rink scene on the soap. I didn’t audition. It was nepotism all the way.” ~ Jennifer Aniston
- “In America, we have anti-nepotism laws in the federal government and in lots of state governments, because the practice of hiring relatives undermines public confidence that the government official is actually finding best person for the job.” ~ Kathleen Clark
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“Nepotism sometimes can be a lose-lose situation.” ~ Vikram Chatwal
- “For me, growing up, the downside of it was that as a kid you don’t want to stand out. You don’t want to have a famous father let alone get a job because of your famous father, you know? But I’m a product of nepotism. That’s how I got my foot in the door, through my dad.” ~ Jeff Bridges
- “All experience teaches that, whenever there is a great national establishment, employing large numbers of officials, the public must be reconciled to support many incompetent men; for such is the favoritism and nepotism always prevailing in the purlieus of these establishments, that some incompetent persons are always admitted, to the exclusion of many of the worthy.” ~ Herman Melville
- “Everybody gets everything handed to them. The rich inherit it. I don’t mean just inheritance of money. I mean what people take for granted among the middle and upper classes, which is nepotism, the old-boy network.” ~ Toni Morrison
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“I don’t believe in nepotism. I don’t much like the idea of parents who interfere.” ~ Anthony Hopkins
- “The New York Times reports that [Donald] Trump wants [Jared] Kushner in the White House, and he’s exploring whether he can take a position. It’s problematic, though, because even an unpaid job could fall under a law prohibiting nepotism.” ~ Steve Inskeep”Congress Mukt Bharat BJP ka naara nahi hai, jan jan ka sankalp hai. Be it dynasty politics, nepotism, corruption, communalism, divisions in society or poverty, getting freedom from all this is what I mean by a Congress Mukt Bharat.” ~ Narendra Modi
- “One of the best ways into the business is to get a job with a production, which you can do by cold-calling or by getting your résumé out there, and also through contacts. That’s where nepotism really helps.” ~ Mitchell Hurwitz
- “There’s been no nepotism in my acting artistic life, but I think it’s been pretty clear in my writing life. I knew what a pantoum was at age 11 – I knew form – therefore I would win the poetry contest. But I also realized that I would never be a great writer.” ~ Aya Cash
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“The Syrian army is tired of corruption. It is tired of party nepotism. It is becoming very angry with those it blames for the war.” ~ Robert Fisk
- “Achieving success as an actor has not been easy for me. My biggest, probably most irrational complaint has been that I’ve had to work harder for what I’ve gotten. I’ve seen other people with nepotism or wealth or cheesy good looks on their side who’ve had it easy…” ~ James Woods
- “The same Republicans who had threatened to impeach Hillary Clinton remained silent when, immediately after his surprise victory, Trump refused to abide by laws about emoluments or nepotism, openly profiting from the presidency and filling the White House with personal relatives.” ~ Heather Cox Richardson
