Famous Quotes & Sayings

I don't necessarily feel that we need to have it as a conference -- I don't need a conference mug or letterhead with a conference logo. It's getting a competitive schedule, a balanced schedule, and creating some awards and recognition that all players in independent basketball should get.

I do have at home the most ridiculous number of awards for what I have done, which is nice in terms of being patted on the back, yet it does cure you of caring about what other people say about you. Ultimately, you must have your own standard of what is good enough.

College students are prophesying the future of music today. With our first ever live Woodie Awards event, the music they live their lives to takes centre stage, and the rest of the world gets to see what's about to break big.

Harvey Weinstein

I never make a movie for awards consideration. I will use the hope of getting an Academy Award a) to honor the people who work so hard and also b) it's the greatest Good Housekeeping seal in the world. It's the greatest brand. It's as good as Louis Vuitton and Dior in the world of moviemaking. It's the Super Bowl.

Jacki Weaver

I love getting presents. And awards. I'd do whatever they told me to do.

Elton John

But we came for the Kennedy Center Awards, which was an incredible honor. Being a British person, I was bestowed this honor. And my partner and I, David, came. And we were so pleasantly surprised by George Bush and his knowledge of AIDS. He really - he treated David and I - and Laura - treated us like - they were so friendly and so courteous.

Because of cable, all the awards shows have dropped in the ratings, but the popularly chosen ones have dropped even further,

Charlie Weis restored the pride and magic at Notre Dame in a single season. If ever there was a deserving candidate for this award it is Weis. He basically took the same players who were there the year before and won more games. That's coaching.

Stephanie March

Charity only works when smart, innovative, compassionate people in the field are supported from home. The World of Children Award raises money and visibility for change makers, people doing the real work. We are a conduit for funding and resources only; all of our operating costs are covered by our generous board of governors.

Anthony Romero

Chief Justice Rehnquist will forever be remembered for his unique role in presidential history, first in presiding over the Senate impeachment trial of President William J. Clinton, and then in joining a 5-4 majority of the court to end the Florida recount and effectively award the 2000 election to George W. Bush,

Micky Dolenz

I've never been one to chase awards or anything like that, to be honest.

The Jefferson Awards are a way to tell readers about people who have made a difference in their lives, or the lives of others, or their communities.

James Taylor

I sometimes wonder how many of these lifetime achievement awards you can accept before you have to do the decent thing and die.

James McAvoy

I don't know if anybody's ever ready for another award season. It's kind of like Christmas.

The difference between this award and any other is that it's a reader's choice. People holler about other awards because they are committee-selected. This is not committee-selected. There are purists in literary circles who have a different sense of what is going on here, but we think anything you can do to get people reading is a good thing.

The DIMA awards reaffirm Kodak's commitment to helping retailers thrive in today's evolving imaging marketplace. No other manufacturer has developed the interconnected system of products, services and partnerships to help retailers expand their business like Kodak.

All of these guys sacrificed individual awards for what was best for the team.

All of these guys bring a different thing to the table. Our team didn't have any superstars. Everybody had to do their part. These guys got these awards by doing their part.

All the awards I won individually, I wouldn't have gotten without my team. All the work I put in was with my team.

All the awards I've gotten, I'm excited about that. When I got (the awards) I was surprised. I wasn't expecting to get all these awards.

Robert Preston

All the media have their own award presentations.

Michael Caine

I won an Academy Award for 'The Cider House Rules,' playing an American.

Michael Cerveris

For me, awards are not what I really care about - the work is what I really care about. And, I am especially proud that I was acknowledged for doing work that I was so proud of and that meant a lot to me.

Martha Reeves

If you stick around long enough, people start referring to you as a survivor. Suddenly I found myself on the receiving end of several prestigious awards.

Marie Windsor

I'd say my happiest moment as an actress came when I learned I'd won the Look Magazine Best Supporting Actress Award for 1956 in The Killing.

Teri Hatcher

It is a great honor for me to be presented the award by Mikhail Gorbachev and also to be acknowledged with the World Actress Award at the Women World Awards Gala 2005.

The Excellence Awards have been going on since the 1970s with teaching awards. We try to get people interested, and to nominate people who really deserve to be recognized.

Michael Santos

The event was never awarded to another team.

Mark Johnson

The ethical hunter awards are designed to bring the spotlight to those we hope represent the majority of hunters - ethical, thoughtful outdoors people.

The Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards are all about finding business people who stand out in their field. We had a fantastic group of finalists this year but in the end, George's skills and entrepreneurial qualities made him a stand out winner to the judges.

Emma Thompson

I've never been on the cover of Empire. I'm very bitter. I've got an award but now I feel sad and cross.

Seamus Heaney

Nowadays, what an award gives is a sense of solidarity with the poetry guild, as it were: sustenance coming from the assent of your peers on the judging panel.

Frank Abagnale

Remember what being an adult is: It has nothing to do with money or awards