Famous Quotes & Sayings

Najib Razak

The stabilising power of economic union was one of the reasons the E.U. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

The spirit of competition award today has to go to Holly. For a freshman to come into this meet with limited cross country experience ... and place 10th in a time of under 17 minutes is just outstanding.

Ramon Magsaysay

Atty. Yorac received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service in 2004 for her unyielding determination to recover $684 million ill-gotten wealth for the government, after 17 years of complex and intense litigation,

Paul Daniels

All awards and recognition, here and abroad, are to be cherished as recognition by your peers of what you have done in and out of magic.

We will award prizes for the Best Costume and Best Jump.... We will recognize the oldest and youngest jumpers as well as those who have traveled the farthest, have the most interesting stories and who are repeat jumpers. Three levels of jumping platforms, decorated in 1996 Olympic memorabilia, will provide opportunity to give height to the gleeful plunges into Lake Lanier.

Robert Palmer

This was done for the purpose of having the people be able to use the playground equipment, ... I would never award a contract in a way that would have a negative effect on the people of Long Beach Township. This was all done in the best interest of them.

Kenny Smith

We give more awards than a lot of tournaments do.

John Wilson

They are a logical counterpoint to the endless sea of self-congratulations ... We take ourselves a little less seriously than the others awards groups. We're basically here to poke fun of everyone else. It's not so much a slap in the face as a banana peel on the floor.

The wins are nice, coach-of-the-year awards are nice, the hall of fame is nice. But the award of coaching is when you get a wedding invitation from a former player, or when they stop in and talk to you after they've graduated. That's the ultimate, when you know you've had a positive impact on their lives.

The winner of the Citizen of the Year Award has touched so many lives. It is a person who is truly committed to the community and has done a lot for the love of the community.

They all did really well. It's the first time any South swimmers have been on the podium to receive awards so that's very exciting for us.

Andy Williams

The Yahoo Search Finds of the Year awards celebrates the huge diversity on the web and we've found some of the most informative, unusual, clever or bizarre websites out there.

The Woman of the Year Awards remind us of the value of gender diversity in the Hispanic economy, and this year's honorees are a real tribute to the achievements of Hispanic women throughout the United States.

The Sapphire Award recognizes and rewards community health programs that have demonstrated success and high merit.

Tom Harkin

I've seen how medals awarded in combat can help tell a child the story of a lost parent or grandparent. These medals can say that these men and women gave their lives in service to their neighbors and to their nation -- and that this nation is a grateful one, ... Today, we say on behalf of every American, thank you.

I've turned down a few awards too. Being recognized makes you feel good, but I wasn't looking for any awards. I do it for my heart. People were good to me when I was young so I have to pay it back. It's the way I was brought up.

Steve Waugh

I've said before what a great privilege it is to represent your country, this award takes this privilege to a new and totally unbelievable level for me,

Matthew Fox

To get this award right now right before our second season kicks off is incredibly exciting and puts us in a really good spot.

You have to win the district and regional Coach of the Year awards to get to here. It's nice to be recognized by the coaches you work with all year, but I'm where I'm at right now because of the strong support group I have in this program. One person doesn't do what we're doing, it takes a lot of dedicated people.

Tom Seaver

With his stature and the Cy Young Awards he has on his wall, he can say: 'No. I want to stay in there,' ... ... You've got to pitch seven innings, regardless of the score.

Tim Johnson

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Dick Vitale

You hate to think one of those kids is not going to get a trophy for Player of the Year. There are numerous awards, and ideally they would split them. If Morrison doesn't get a Player of the Year award, I'll buy him a gold trophy, call it the Dickie V. P-T-Per Award and ship it out to him myself.

Bud Selig

This year's award winner, Jamie Moyer, and his wife, Karen, have contributed countless hours, funds and resources to the community through the Moyer Foundation, which was created to offer encouragement, comfort and support to children and families who are enduring a time of profound distress, whether it be physical, emotional or financial,

Rob Conway

This year's awards reflect the diversity, the vitality and the changing dynamics of our industry as the content and communications worlds converge. We are at the beginning of a new era of multimedia, entertainment, music, gaming and TV, in which GSM plays a starring role.

Paula Creamer

This year has been so good. We have so many tournaments left that I want to do well in, but now the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year award is finalized. All my goals are being checked off. So I have to go back and rethink what I want to do for the rest of the year, because I am very goal driven and it seems like everything is done now.

This year at the civic award ceremony they recognized some groups that would be examples of the kinds of groups that would be honored next year and could actually get the award.

There's some questionable ethical behavior, and for them now to be awarded a multi-million dollar contract -- that you're going to give it to them -- that's a pretty risky operation.

The Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year award recognizes teachers who often are the unsung heroes of our society and who now, more than ever, have the daunting challenge of positioning children and families to succeed.

The top two awards don't even go to the robots.

The top three bidders are here tonight to give further information about their bids and what they plan to do with the property if they are awarded the bid.

The top 20 earn awards so it was cool to have two swimmers in that.

I spent over five years fighting crime for the Secretary of State Police on the streets of East St. Louis, earning both a lifesaving award and the Secretary of State's Medal of Honor during that time. We like to think that Macoupin County is safe from the problems of the big city, but unfortunately, violent crimes and methamphetamine production are on the rise in rural areas. My experience working in St. Clair and Madison counties will better able me to confront methamphetamine production and violent crime head-on while still understanding the rural needs of Macoupin County.

John Hume

I see this award as a very powerful endorsement of the peace process ... because it underlines massive international goodwill towards it.