Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Corigliano

I'm glad I won it because when I grew up the Pulitzer was the award that every composer wanted and I was like that too.

Linda Fiorentino

In the end it's about the work, not an award you get for the work.

Lili Taylor

There's been a slow death in a way. On the positive side, there are films getting into the Academy Awards that wouldn't have, but on the negative side, financiers are now dominant and making all the decisions. I can't count the ways a director's vision is compromised.

John Lithgow

Up there with my awards, I have a great big statue of Groucho Marx, just to put everything in perspective.

John Bardeen

The Nobel awards should be regarded as giving recognition to this general scientific progress as well as to the individuals involved.

John Bardeen

My earlier award was also based on a close collaborative effort.

Luke Bryan

When you get performance slots for award shows - that's a big deal for me.

Luther Campbell

I have done so much for hip-hop and 'til this day, I haven't received any awards or any recognition for it.

Luise Rainer

For my second and third pictures I won Academy Awards. Nothing worse could have happened to me,

The marketing benefits of winning an award are off the charts.

Matt Stone

We've been around long enough and have been to enough award shows to know that it is easy to lose to Phil Collins at any time.

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.

Kirk Douglas

The older you get, the more awards you get. So, if you live long enough, then you get all the awards eventually.

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.

They judged the cars by the people's vote and they gave awards for the best paint, best upholstery, the best motor compartment, the best in show and so many others. Each show there was a certain number of awards that I would have been eligible for and then after each show you got a certain number of points for each award and they would keep a total of the points you would get throughout the season. The car with the most points was the champion car.

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.

SC Magazine's readers, who are also our customers, have come to know and trust Check Point's for its sophisticated security solutions that have been dominating the marketplace for well over a decade. By winning SC Magazine awards for the fourth year in a row, we've demonstrated our continued innovation, and we will continue to stay in front of customer pain points in years forward.

Selecting winners for the Cisco Growing with Technology Award was a challenging process for our judging panel since we received so many quality applications from organizations who have dramatically improved their business through the use of technology. The winners have proven that there is a direct correlation between a companys network and its ongoing business success.

Michael Johns

Seldom mentioned, the totality of these expenses ultimately falls exclusively on the consumer, since each malpractice award translates ultimately to increased malpractice insurance premiums, which, in turn, translates to either higher healthcare costs, fewer physicians (with less competitive pricing pressure), or both.

Paul Haggis

I just want to thank people who take big risks in their daily lives when there aren't cameras rolling. I want to dedicate this award to people who stand up for peace and against injustice and intolerance.

Mitchell Hurwitz

Thanks to the critics and thanks to the Emmys, we got all sorts of great reviews and notices and awards, at the start. Part of it is that it's great fortune to have something to live up to, but as creative people, we all have to just put that aside and go forward, make the best product we can, have as joyous of an experience as we can, and really remember that the spirit of this was to surprise the fans with something that they didn't see coming.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

You don't measure life by receiving awards.

Portia de Rossi

Just look at all the awards shows now. It has turned into a catwalk. You have to be wearing a certain designer, a certain dress, and everyone's critiquing.

Noam Chomsky

WikiLeaks is a service to the population. Assange should get an award for - presidential medal of honor.

Jodi Picoult

Lawyers were notorious for finding cases in the most unlikely places, especially ones with huge potential damagers awards.

Jodi Picoult

There's that unwritten schism that literary writers get all the awards and commericals writers get all the success.

Kenny Rogers

I have awards right now that I do not remember walking on stage to get.

Michael Jackson

I can tell you there are rewards that go far beyond money and public acclaim and awards.

Mary Hart

At these award shows, I love to see what people are going to wear.

Marguerite Young

The first money I ever had was when I received an award from the American Association of University Women.

Michael Haneke

Awards are important for all directors because they improve your working conditions. You're only as good as your last film, so if you get prizes or large audiences, then you get more money for your next film.