Famous Quotes & Sayings

If we went to trial and the jury believed the plaintiff, I am sure the award would be in seven figures. I don't think the jury would believe that, but you never know what a jury is going to do.

In the last several years, the federal government has awarded some $11 billion in grants to federal, state and local authorities to improve emergency preparedness, response and recovery capabilities.

Instead of probably redeeming an award next time going to L.A. or New York or Dallas, you'll probably start thinking of international destinations, like going to Australia.

Jacques Rogge

In recognition of your outstanding merits in the course of world sport and your faithfulness to the Olympic ideal ... I award you with the Olympic Order,

Matt Bowen

It was great just to come down to the Deadlys, and to walk away with two awards is a bonus.

They won't win any awards for 'War,' but as long as they're bringing in younger viewers, it's a success.

Michael Hayes

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This is indeed the greatest award for one to receive. It shows that the contribution I have made to my country was appreciated.

Ang Lee

No, this might not be the most exciting award that I could win, but it is the most solid.

Ron Jaworski

Not like that other club up in New York that only has one award a year.

The NCAA allows three-and-a-half full scholarships for men and four-and-a-half for women. Ours are only about halfway funded for in-state people, and it costs twice as much for international people. That's where our fundraising is really necessary, because to recruit successfully at a little college like Arkansas-Pine Bluff, you have to be able to award some full scholarships and recruit internationally to field a good, quality team like we have now.

The kids look forward to hearing from him. He just spoke at our awards night, and you could hear a pin drop. The kids know there's something special there.

The international award is a symbol of the success that we have had in trying to completely remake this campus for the last 20 years. A lot of people have been working to bring the university into the twenty-first century and to use the campus to show what a quality institution this is.

The center was awarded money early in the year, but construction costs have gone up. Even after they cut some of the cost, they were still short. We thank the Speaker Seth Hammett and Senator Jimmy Holley for making the funds available. The center got its Christmas wish.

Richard Adams

I'm excited about the award for our company and our people. You aren't able to receive this recognition without having great people helping every step of the way.

I'm delighted of course. The award is all the more meaningful to me because I worked at The Southern Review for so long, and it's a journal that meant and means a lot to me.

Rick Moody

I judged about a zillion awards this year so I've been reading a lot of books that just came out.

Ryan Howard

I hope to represent this award in a way that would make your father proud.

I hope (winners) would speak about the award and what it means to them, but it's their 40 seconds.

Calvin Ayre

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Steve Irwin

I had to jump off and jump on a plane at the ranger's station airfield, flew straight down and walked off the plane into the awards ceremony,

I'm very honored to (have) received that award because I'm working with so many professional people.

Shaun Alexander

I never really thought about whether it could be done or not, because awards are exciting but they're not the end-all, be-all. Being 13-3 was a goal for us ... Those all come with setting the first goal, which is being good.

I'm very proud of the fact we received an award for being the outstanding program in the entire country, ... To my knowledge, no DA's office or DHS office in Oklahoma has ever received that national recognition.

Lofa Tatupu

I'm trying to get a Super Bowl. That's the only award I care about.

I'm happy for Jeremiah for all the awards he's getting. He was so important to our team - he was the kind of kid where, if Jeremiah was playing well, the rest of the kids on the team picked up their intensity as well. He's a great athlete.

I'm confident that I'll skate my best. I'm not really thinking about medals at this point just because the Olympics is an award in itself.

If there are any changes to the project itself, the scope, the cost, we always bring those issues up because we want to understand why the project has changed from the time when we awarded the money.

I'm looking forward to the event-it's a great venue, tickets are selling fast and we'll have a lot of fun. I think it will be a welcome departure from the usual awards format, especially for those who don't really like chicken.

Vince Young

I'm just enjoying the moment right now. All of these awards mean a great deal to me, because of all of the hard work that me and my teammates have put in this year. I guess we've got another one to go (the Heisman) on Saturday.

Tim Smith

I have never received an award or honor that will be more cherished than this because it was given by my peers. The former winners are a distinguished collection of some of the finest sports writers in American history. To be included in that group is humbling and overwhelming. I hope that my future work will prove that I am indeed worthy. I will strive to live up to the honor.

I had no idea. It was so hard waiting (before the awards ceremony). It was really suspenseful this year. I had the flu or something today. Still, I knew I had to try my best today no matter how I felt.

In one part of our machine, we used 100 steps just to play the Purdue fight song because we basically created a fully working mechanical player piano. To win the competition is great, but it means so much also to win the People's Choice award because that means we entertained people, too.