Famous Quotes & Sayings

Rosa DeLauro

It is simply wrong for the Department of Homeland Security to award an expatriate with the largest corporate contract to date.

Alan Light

I think when it comes down to actually, who's actually going to win on Wednesday, I think Alicia Keys will win probably three or four awards or so.

It gives you a special feeling that the other coaches have the respect that they voted you coach of the year. I think it's kind of an award that you feel good about but, at the same time, the players really won the award for me.

Robert Altman

I always thought this kind of award meant that it was over. I'm here, I think, under false pretences. I think I have to become straight with you. Ten years ago, 11 years ago I had a heart transplant, a total heart transplant.

Red Smith

He had splendid conformation-broad shoulders, white hair and erect carriage-and was beautifully turned out in an ensemble of rich brown. One was inclined to hope he would, in the end, award first prize to himself.

Rich Rodriguez

He got our Hammer Award for two big blows.

For Waylon, it was always about the music. The only spotlight he ever cared about was the one on him while he was onstage. It wasn't about the awards or events. He was an original and a pioneer in terms of creating his own sound. This is a great loss for the music world.

If it was a Golden Fleece Award back in the '60s and '70s, I think it's a Golden Flock Award today.

If that stuff does transpire, I'm very excited. I think I would be more nerve-wracked or nervous if it was just about me as an actor, ... But it is more than that/ What if a ton of people saw this movie ... our first film? Awards season can always help a film that way.

If the Federal Election Commission ignores the complaint of fraud and corruption in the Buchanan campaign and awards him the $12 million ... we will obviously sue in the U.S. Court of Appeals. We will pursue this every step of the way.

If the government ends small business contracting programs, then the $119 billion in awards currently reported as going to small firms will go to large companies which make up only 2% of U.S. employers. Small business owners need to get on the phone or on the Internet and let their Congressional delegates know that they don't want the government to eliminate Federal programs for small business. Once these programs are gone, we will never get them back.

I was shocked. I thought they were kidding. When you look at the competition and the type of people out there, I don't consider myself in that class. To be a finalist, I was surprised. To win the award is unbelievable.

Bette Davis

I wouldn't worry too much about your heart. You can always put that award where your heart ought to be.

I worked with him on the streets of this neighborhood for 15 years, ... It is an award we don't just consider prestigious, but it is coveted.

If we don't go any further than we are right now, it is an extreme award for Story County.

Dean Stockwell

I got the National Board of Review award, the New York Film Critics award and the Oscar nomination. Of course, I didn't get the Oscar, but it was very moving.

Robert Cray

I gotta stay in the business! I gotta keep working! I mean, all of those awards and all that stuff is just something you put on your wall, man. The name of the game is to continue working. That's what it's all about. We're a working band. We can't just sit around and think, "Well, I don't have to work anymore".

Harold Russell

I got my award for special contributions, and I'm hanging around backstage. I found out, months later, that when I was nominated for Supporting Actor, they figured I didn't have a chance, the other guys had too much background. When they got to Supporting Actor, they practically threw me out on the stage.

We're trying to make these awards as lucrative as possible. We also use a small portion of the money raised for some off-budget equipment needs.

Emraan Hashmi

I find awards frivolous. When I began my career, I was told that I deserved an award for a certain performance, but then I couldn't turn up on the day of the show. Then I was told that the award went to someone else. That's when I realised the truth behind it all.

I used to give out Mickey Mouse awards to people. I like Mickey Mouse because he represented certain values. He invested in people, was good to his friends and hard on his enemies. Once a year, I would have our management team from each division come to an offsite, and I would talk about Mickey Mouse.

The real problem with EOM is that one person's success creates another person's failure, and if the award is truly desirable, it creates destructive internal competition

With "Batman and Robin," I was opening toy stores in Sydney, Australia. I had awards for selling more "Batman" merchandise than any human being in the world.

With ""Batman and Robin,"" I was opening toy stores in Sydney, Australia. I had awards for selling more ""Batman"" merchandise than any human being in the world.

Alfred Hershey

Year after year, the Nobel Awards bring a moment of happiness not only to the recipients, not only to colleagues and friends of the recipients, but even to strangers.

Anthony Hamilton

I do want to sell as many records and win as many awards as I can. The awards though, they don't necessarily determine if you're good or not. I know that now.

Anthony Hamilton

After a while, you want to sell a lot of records, win awards and touch as many people as you can, but you have to secure the foundation with your family. I'm a family man, but I'm a businessman, too.

Antonio Munoz Molina

There can be no better prize for a writer than one awarded by an international book fair.

Jamie King

We're thrilled to have been awarded the business for this leading AAA club. This is a very strategic win for us as AAA fits squarely into the criteria we set out for new business opportunities. Not only does the relationship give us the opportunity to help create innovative work that will help expand a great brand, but the chance to work with a smart, forward thinking and passionate client.

The grants being awarded Thursday will fund critical local projects to protect and restore the state's natural resources and educate our citizens on natural stewardship.

We want to win another award this year.

Finding a good cleaner that will consistently treat you like a valued customer shouldn't be a guessing game. Having become an Award of Excellence cleaner, Holiday Cleaners is proof that quality cleaners do exist and now, the customers know where to look.

But she wasn't up for any award this year.