Best Award Quotes to Inspire, Uplift & Motivate You Every Day

“In my late teens I progressed from karting into single-seater racing, starting with Formula Ford in 1989. I did well and won the Autosport magazine Young Driver of the Year award, which came with a test drive in a McLaren F1 car.”

“I made a film called 'Budhiya Singh Won't Run' which fetched us National Award in 2015. Then I was quite satisfied with the response that 'Budhiya Singh' got.”

“My dream is to win the award for the best African footballer of the year.”

“I Am' was a smaller film. It went on to win a National Award, but it didn't have the kind of reach that it could have.”

“Rock 'n' roll, for me, is another award for underachievers. It is nothing but a testament to mediocrity.”

“I deserved the National Award for 'Border,' but got it for 'Refugee.'”

“Gujarat is very close to me. I won my first best actor award for my Gujarati film 'Kadla Ni Jod.'”

“If you are teaching your child to be content with a participation award, then you already failed at life.”

“Out of so many international stars from U.S., France, Russia and Italy, I was the one who bagged the first Frownie Award. It is a humbling feeling.”

“It's not a big deal to send a film to the festivals, but yes, winning an award is huge. When you send a film at festivals, people talk about you and your work, and one gets great exposure.”

“The tag of a 'National Award winner' earned me a lot of respect from a lot of people. I like that in a way.”

“Receiving a reputable pro-Israel award isn't a bad idea for a Democrat or a Republican in a New York City congressional district.”

“Taking off my shirt has become a part of my life, whether it is at award ceremonies or reality shows. As long as people enjoy it, why not?”

“The United Nations Award for India's efforts in the field of environment conservation has made every Indian proud.”

“Honestly, one doesn't expect any awards, let alone a National Award.”

“I don't think winning an award changes things. It makes you feel happy.”

“The only award I ever got was the Popscar.”

“As a science fiction fan, the Nebula Award and the Hugo Award mean a lot to me.”

“Award shows in general are just lame excuses to stroke the egos of millionaires, but the 'ESPY's' are an especially embarrassing example.”

“As a child, I used to watch award functions, and would dream of going up to the stage and getting an award.”

“If you're in Bollywood and working in any category, and you receive a Filmfare Award for it, it's a huge thing for any creative person.”

“I won an ASCAP award two years in a row - that was sick.”

“Berlin was the first, the very first to give me an award. I am eternally grateful to them. It sits on my desk - the Silver Bear. All the others are stored away. It's the only one I look at. It watches me while I work.”

“You sort of feel when you are given an award, you feel like, well then you have got to do something to deserve having been given the award. It worked differently with me cause I didn't feel that I had done enough.”

“After winning the World Cup and the European Footballer of the Year award too, I do not think I can ask for anything else.”

“I got a Best Actress award from the Kerala government when I was 24, and I got another one when I was 42. I was more thrilled when I got it for the second time.”

“I am really grateful to receive an award at Global Film Tourism Conclave 2019.”

“The Heisman is often a career award. Chris Weinke, Michael Vick, Eric Crouch and Drew Brees have all had a more than one great year.”

“I've had my differences with Massive Attack, but you can't deny what they've done. They've changed the face of music. They should make up an award for them even if there ain't one.”

“I won an award for my debut film. However, my career went up and down after that but I kept getting work. I did whatever excited me and did not think which role or film will change my career.”

“If I needed money, I wouldn't sell $5 t-shirts. I'd sell a Grammy or an MTV award.”

“While I was in college, I was intrigued by modelling and also won the best model award in my college.”

“I work for the director, and if audience are happy, I have gotten my award. After that, I have to move on.”

“I never thought I would get a National Award. For me, it was huge, and I got complacent.”

“Winning is a different thing, but even being nominated for an award like Filmfare is an honour.”

“The Miss Eco-Beauty title is a very qualitative and important award!”

“I wish there was an autotune for acting. That would make everyone win the best acting award immediately.”

“I go to award ceremonies, but I always like to be in my world. That's the only place I can control where I won't get upset.”

“It's incredible to win an individual award in a team sport and also one where everybody wants to be able to say, 'I'm the best.'”

“I went from playing for nobody and having awkward experiences at award shows to now being all over the place playing sold-out shows for people who know all of the words.”

“To me, the Peabody was as big if not bigger than any award, but I do understand an Emmy Award-winning show has a different buzz when it comes to start talking about renewals and things like that. There's a professional something to it that matters.”

“Donald Trump was in a tuxedo, standing next to his award: a statue of a palm tree, as tall as a toddler. It was 2010, and Trump was being honored by a charity - the Palm Beach Police Foundation - for his 'selfless support' of its cause. His support did not include any of his own money.”

“I am happy to lose spots on the IPL Fairplay award list, but I cannot see my team slipping on the points table.”

“If I am ever forced to choose between my identity as a Tamilian and an award from the central government, I will choose the former.”

“The Strauss allowed me to be a writer. Without it, 'The Emperor's Children' would not exist. When I received the award, I was teaching, had one baby, and was pregnant with another. There was no time for writing.”

“I'd probably say the championships mean more to me, but the gold medal makes you a bit different. It's a special award.”

“It's interesting too, that the coach of that Georgia Tech team who led his valiant warriors to those 222 points was none other than John Heisman. Yes, he whom the Heisman trophy is named for, an award that honors that college player who best exemplifies excellence and integrity.”

“I think it's difficult to say what exactly made me become a successful DJ. It depends on so many different things. If I were given an award, I would thank my family, friends, Tiesto and the great team behind me for all their support and hard work. Without them, I wouldn't be where I am today.”

“You don't get time to meet your peers such as Dharmendra and Hema Malini very often. Award functions or other events are the only places you meet them, unless there is an emergency. Then we all come together.”

“My manager told me that a kid who was in a coma woke up after ten days when they played him one of my songs. That now means more to me than winning any award.”

“It is not justice when you beat someone after tying their hands, but award a clean chit to another who openly confesses his crimes.”

“Even being too good at teaching is risky at research universities; the joke is that a 'teacher of the year' award is the kiss of death for non-tenured professors.”

“When you win the Cy Young, it's like, well, you're a baseball player, that's what you're supposed to do. When you win the Clemente Award, you don't do it to get recognized for your work, but it means so much more than baseball.”

“When you look at not just for Sixth Man but also for any award in the NBA even when it comes to the MVP, you should look at their impact to their team.”

“Donald Trump should be focused on how to fix the country, not an award show.”

“I had never thought that so many people would know me, will talk about me, and most of all, I will be given a National Award.”

“Bollywood is a great place. You can expect support for award ceremonies, weddings, and funerals.”

“The Heisman - it would be a privilege and an honor to receive that award, but at the end of the day, I want to be the best I can be at my position and for my team.”

“Winning the Brit award - I really didn't expect to win, and I was just there for the party, but then I actually won it! I'll never forget that moment and the weeks leading up to it.”

“To get an award for something you are having a ball doing is a real buzz.”

“You watch award shows, and not only are you not nominated, but you're not a presenter and haven't been invited to any of the parties.”

“It seems like I'm one of those people that has the personality where, if I win an award, I wake up the next day, and I'm like 'Oh, but I didn't win this award though, or this didn't happen.'”

“I am honored to be receiving the Point Courage Award.”

“If the award comes with a check, then I want that award. But if it doesn't come with a check, then I'm not that interested. I'd much rather join NASCAR and get a trophy and a check.”

“I don't typically pay attention to most things in life, let alone award season. Not because I think it's silly. I just don't typically get caught up in it.”

“I was dancing when I was acting as well. Actors generally dance in performances like in an award function.”

“I feel the first award any artist can have is his audience.”

“Award ceremonies are strange because you're sitting next to someone you've never met; you're celebrating with a total stranger.”

“I am happy. I have won many awards, but it is the national award that I was waiting for. This means everything to me.”

“When I got to New York, all I wanted to do - or so I thought - was win a Tony award or, at least, be nominated.”

“In the '80s, before I was born, my dad played in the old Soviet Top League in our home country of Armenia. He was a small but very quick striker. 'Soviet Soldier' magazine actually honoured him with its 'Knight of Attack' award in 1984.”

“The Negro was a political football between his former slave master and Northern political adventurers. The economic basis of this contest was the power to tax, to float bonds, to award franchise: in short, to gain control over the financial resources of the newly organized States.”

“I love MTV, and I love the VMAs. There's no award show like it. It really is the coolest award show, hands down.”

“I am honored to receive the James Beard award and so incredibly proud of my entire team at Eleven Madison Park.”

“One of the most widely read novels by a black American is Ralph Ellison's 'Invisible Man.' It is his masterwork - it won the National Book Award in 1953 and catapulted my man to the highest levels of literary esteem.”

“I'm going for Britain's Best Dressed Man award, but strangely, I'm never on the list.”

“It's hard because there's a part of me that wants 'True Detective' to win every award we're nominated for. But I'm a huge fan of 'Breaking Bad' and 'Game of Thrones.'”

“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.”

“I would love to be nominated for an award at some point or do something that at least engenders the type of cultural conversation that a role like Giancarlo Esposito on 'Breaking Bad,' or actually any of the people on 'Breaking Bad.' I would love to have a role in a feature film that was a cultural talking point.”

“It is always nice when you are honoured. The Lifetime award makes me feel old. I am only 55.”

“It's always fun to think about winning an award. I thought about winning awards when I was a little girl. Everybody wants to win an award for something.”

“I always see my music for its rewards rather than its awards. But I always thought if there was one award I'd want to win, it would be the Mercury.”

“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 barrier to entry, to being a model, is not hard work. You don't need a degree. You don't need to win an award. It's just about how you look.”

“Going from winning the Young Player of the Year and Player of the Year while I was with Crusaders to winning the International Personality of the Year award means a lot to me.”

“I got the Clarence Durbin Award, the Equity Award - which is cool because it has a cash prize which is cooler than a trophy, especially when you're a struggling actor, and you can't pay rent.”

“I'm trying to win the Super Bowl. That's a team award and that's what I want.”

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

“You become a great composer when you win a Pulitzer. But I think that now it's a completely meaningless award.”

“The first award I ever won was for Best New Artist from the ACMs, so they always will hold a special place in my heart.”

“I won the John Mackey Award, so I did something right.”

“If you're not going to wear a tiara when you win a Newbery Award, when are you going to wear one?”

“Linda Hunt is so good and so sweet. She is a Tony Award nominee and won an Oscar. Pearls just come out of her mouth.”

“There is only one thing wrong about the Flo Hyman Award: it came to be named for the Old Lady of Volleyball much too soon.”

“It makes you vulnerable to win an award. It's nice to get the attention, but your neck is stuck out.”

“I handle screenings and award ceremonies really badly.”

“At one level, an award is an endorsement, a confirmation, but I always find myself looking askance at awards and good reviews, as though another Garry Disher had earned them.”

“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.”

“It was surreal to think the Queen of England not only knew who I was but thought enough of what I do to give me an award.”

“Here's the thing - I mean, I don't act for statues. I really don't. The great thing about winning an award is that it creates opportunities.”