Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

Kate Bosworth

I used to really want to go on the stage and then the last couple of years I've done some presenting at some award shows. I was so nervous I thought I was going to be sick, so I don't think me on stage for any length of time would work too well.

Alex Rodriguez

I would trade this award for David's World Series trophy. Winning an MVP is great, but I came here to do one thing, to win one championship and go from there.

Alex Rodriguez

I would trade this award for David's World Series trophy, ... Winning an MVP is great, but I came here to do one thing, to win one championship and go from there.

Alicia Keys

The last thing I want is to walk into my house after a long day and see all the Grammys and awards. It would make me feel weird.

The fact that he is the only three-time winner of the award is a testament to the consistency, commitment and dedication he has displayed throughout his career.

The fact she was awarded an emotional award is huge. It may not sound like a lot of money to a lot of people, but it is significant for Iowa. It may be significant enough that it may turn the tide on how the courts look at these cases.

What we've been seeing throughout awards season is very minimal jewelry.

Donald O'Connor

I'd like to thank the Academy for my lifetime achievement award that I will eventually get.

Christopher Parker

It's not just about filming, you go to awards and interviews too. I enjoy all of it, even learning my lines!

Doris Roberts

My awards are lovely. I love to show them of.

Andy Kindler

Comedy Central made their own awards show. They were named best comedy channel.

That's the most prestigious award you can probably get in any contest, ... They're the big mama and papa in the grilling world.

That's a very important award for him to get.

I was pretty ecstatic. It's a national award that's given every two years. It's quite an honor to be selected.

Alfonso Cuaron

Y Tu Mama Tambien' is one of the first unrated movies to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. But many video stores won't take a movie that's not rated, so I had to make the movie an R.

Angela Carter

It may be the first in what I trust will be a rapidly growing and influential genre--the novel designed on purpose to be excludedfrom the Booker short-list.

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.

Rohit Shetty

It used to hurt when people ran down my films. I used to feel inferior. I wouldn't go to parties or award functions because my cinema is not considered good enough. But now I keep my head high, and I am proud of what I am doing.

Jon Corzine

Let's award public contracts by competition and quality, not contributions.

Lou Rawls was one of the music world's most versatile vocalists, covering gospel, R&B, soul, jazz, blues and pop. A three-time Grammy Award winner, his deep, smooth, soulful style exemplified his classy elegance and made him one of the most recognizable voices anywhere. And his philanthropic efforts on behalf of many charitable causes further displayed his passion and commitment to helping others through music. We have lost a true musical pioneer, but his legacy will continue to inspire us all.

Last year we had 50 local sponsors who awarded 106 scholarships to 49 of our seniors.

Gurinder Chadha

One of the best things about the award season is that when a British film succeeds at the Oscars and BAFTAs, such as 'Slumdog Millionaire' in 2009 and 'The King's Speech' this year, the British public get right behind it with an immense sense of national pride.

Walter Mosley

Octavia Butler has been a beacon for thousands of us. This award will continue her legacy making sure that others will find their way to harbor.

Maybe the R&D growth isn't as fast as the overall growth of the company, but it's still significant growth. We want to award companies that do that.

Robert Altman

No other filmmaker has gotten a better shake than I have; I never had to direct a film I didn't choose and develop. Eleven years ago, I had a heart transplant. I got the heart of a young woman who is in her late 30s. So by that calculation, you may be giving me this award too early, because I think I've got 40 years left, and I intend to use them.

SIH received this award by providing an employee-centered environment where people feel valued for who they are and what they do. This is not an award you buy; it's one you earn.

Since the Oscars are indisputably the biggest award show and involves the most marketable movie stars, it's the one most companies want to be involved with.

She's a big team player. She knows she's not anything without the rest of them. She always thinks somebody else deserves the awards and all that.

Russell Allen

Obviously, they're not going to give the award to an individual if the entire team doesn't play well, and I think we did that. I feel very honored to be recognized.