Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bob Larson

Steve Bellamy is a natural choice for this award for being able to dream of what could and should be done in tennis at any level and take on the responsibility of making it happen and getting it done. He is creative, innovative, likeable and sometimes a maverick while developing a meeting of the minds of people at all levels whether on the court or in the boardroom.

Spire is pleased to be awarded this contract by Unison, a further confirmation of Spire's strength in turnkey PV production line capabilities.

Some Marines made fun of the fact that I had done plays and studied poetry, but then I won the award for physical training.

Steve Ralston

That dang Fair Play award I won twice got me ridiculed a bit. So now I don't want to win it anymore. I just don't like to lose. It's been like that my whole life. It's embarrassing to lose.

That award just shows you how hard this team worked this year.

NASSCO has hired and trained hundreds of employees to build this class of ships, and this award will provide sustained employment for approximately 1,000 skilled NASSCO employees through 2009.

Christina Aguilera

I watched the MTV Video Music Awards every year, telling myself that one day I'm going to be there, and it's like, finally - I made it!

It is an award that Justin is very deserving of. If you look at what he has done in his career there is no question that he has done more than any of the candidates. He has not even reached his prime yet and he is still continuing to raise his bar. He certainly deserves to win.

It is always gratifying to be able to make education happen. Awards like this one at Whatcom Community College are a fundamental part of our partnership program to improve the educational opportunities of low- and moderate-income individuals and families in the communities where U.S. Bank operates.

Robert Altman

I think these awards are wonderful. Cinema should get more international. The fine boundary lines don't really exist any more.

Jamie is the epitome of what the award means. She is at the top academically, athletically and, in the community, has represented herself and her institution with great pride. I am very proud of Jamie for this honor and congratulate her for such perseverance and dedication to her career as a softball player and teacher.

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.

Andrew Jackson

I think this is the best way to end the senior year. The awards just keep coming. After the final game ... now it's a couple months down the road. We're still receiving awards for what we've done.

It is humbling and I am very proud to have earned this honor. It may sound trite, but there is no question that this is an award that is in large part due to the great staff and outstanding student-athletes that I am fortunate to work with here at Carroll College.

It is just a reflection of the boys. That is totally a team award you get if you have good players.

I think it is a very, very prestigious award for Story County. It shows that we are truly energy efficient and trying to spend the taxpayers' dollars right ... It also shows Story County is doing the right thing.

I think it is an important award because no one can judge soccer better than the players themselves,

I think it's an outstanding reward for him there couldn't be a more deserving person. It's not just based on sales, but based on community involvement. It's a prestigious award for him.

Geno Auriemma

I think the only time individual awards really impress upon you as a kid is when you get to share them with your teammates. What you share with your teammates is the big award, the conference championship. So if you get an individual award and the team gets nothing, you feel kind of like half-empty.

Alan Doyle

I think the first time we ever won an East Coast Music Award was in Charlottetown, so it's been good luck.

Restaurants are critical partners to the Washington wine industry because the restaurant is where consumers often have their first wine experience. The Washington Wine Restaurant Awards program recognizes those establishments that exhibit strong support of Washington wines with innovative and educational promotions.

Receiving the Toby award for both a Class A building an an entire park is an exceptional honor.

Receiving the Quality Service Award allows me to demonstrate even further to my clients that my commitment and dedication to their satisfaction and peace of mind during the real estate transaction is real and taken very seriously.

I think the award was as much a recognition for the culmination of his outstanding career as much as it was just for this year.

Frank Lampard

It is great to be recognised by your fellow players - the awards you really crave are from them.

Jessica White

I was doing the 'Vogue' fashion awards when I was 16, live on VH1. I was coming down the steps, and I'm a really hard walker. I hadn't had a mistake yet in my career. Everything had been perfect. So I come down the steps on live TV, and I slip. I didn't fall, but you could see the look on my face. I was mortified. I was devastated.

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.

Last summer we received a phone call from the Department of Justice requesting medals commemorating the fallen police officers and firefighters who died trying to rescue people during the 9/11 attacks. We did that order in record time. They know they can come to us and get high quality awards in the shortest time you can expect - but sometimes physics does limit some things.

Larry got an award from the county in 1997 for giving 19 gallons and 7 pints of blood. He doesn't do anything in small doses.

I said, 'Did you have a contest to come with the stupidest name in the world and then award yourself the blue ribbon?'

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.