Famous Quotes & Sayings

They all did really well. It's the first time any South swimmers have been on the podium to receive awards so that's very exciting for us.

Andy Williams

The Yahoo Search Finds of the Year awards celebrates the huge diversity on the web and we've found some of the most informative, unusual, clever or bizarre websites out there.

The Woman of the Year Awards remind us of the value of gender diversity in the Hispanic economy, and this year's honorees are a real tribute to the achievements of Hispanic women throughout the United States.

I've turned down a few awards too. Being recognized makes you feel good, but I wasn't looking for any awards. I do it for my heart. People were good to me when I was young so I have to pay it back. It's the way I was brought up.

The top two awards don't even go to the robots.

The top 20 earn awards so it was cool to have two swimmers in that.

Suresh Raina

I sing really well, my friends say. I don't like my voice, but I sang on stage during the Sahara awards a few years ago, so I don't mind singing.

John Wilson

They are a logical counterpoint to the endless sea of self-congratulations ... We take ourselves a little less seriously than the others awards groups. We're basically here to poke fun of everyone else. It's not so much a slap in the face as a banana peel on the floor.

Angela Jones

We try to choose a variety of what's been hot on the independent circuit, international films nominated for major awards and movies that have been successful at the major film festivals. A lot of times around here, we don't get to see these films. It's usually the mainstream blockbusters that fill the theaters. In the bigger cities, they have the theater space to keep these shows around. We're really the only outlet to see these types of films locally.

We felt he had a legitimate shot of getting on the awards stand, but there was nothing we could do with his condition.

Kirk Douglas

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

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.

Jay Kay

Getting an award on Top Gear is better than getting a Grammy.

Bruno Mars

In pop music, the public usually see the results - the hit records, the Grammy Awards performances, the concert tours - but not all the work that goes into getting into the spotlight. And not everyone realizes that, even if you have a lot of talent, chances are you won't make it.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Jason Statham

You ain't ever gonna get an Academy Award for doing 'Crank,' and you certainly won't for doing all the other movies I've done.

LeBron James

I never worry about individual accolades. Never have and never will. I feel like the individual awards will come with the team's success.

Jessica Biel

In the car on my way to premieres and awards shows, I'll sit with tissue paper under my armpits so I don't soil the delicate dress fabric. The whole time, I'm telling myself, 'Please don't sweat, please don't sweat.' I throw the tissues out right before I step out of the car, and nobody ever knows! I just put on a smile and fake it.

Christopher Bailey

It's brilliant to get recognition. The CFDA was magic because it's such a big award in our industry. There's nothing more flattering than being honored by your peers.

Francis Ford Coppola

The things you get fired for when you’re young are the same things that you get lifetime achievement awards for when you’re old.

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

Gena Showalter

Please, I'd love to meet the guy you couldn't handle, and give him and award.

Pamela Anderson

Canadian music rocks. No matter where I am in the world I can listen to Canadian music and feel like I'm at home. This is going to be one kick-ass awards show.

I didn't do the first triathlon but I used pinking shears on muslin to make numbers for the contestants, and I took care of the scoring and the awards ceremony. I have competed in the triathlon as a team member for many years; this year I was the swimmer.