Prestigious Honor Quotes

I could go to Oxford, I could immerse myself in a new culture, I could develop my intellectual capital, I could expand my network, I can travel from country to country like it's state to state, and being in that fraternity of Rhodes Scholars was just a truly special demarcation.

I touched an Oscar once. Friend of mine has one, for writing. As soon as I touched it, he said, Now you'll never win one.

I am honored to be named the 2018 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year and to join the long line of men who have received this prestigious honor.

The GRAMMY was a huge deal. It's the height of any musical career.

To be named as one of the finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2010 on Friday was a special moment for me. As a player, it's something that you dream about. It's an honor that you have to earn based on your career and the respect from your peers around you.

You can't, or you shouldn't, be nominated for an Oscar unless you've turned in a performance that's special.

Obviously it was an out of body experience to win an Academy Award.

Every actor wants to win an Oscar, full stop. It doesn't mean you try to design things around how to accomplish that because that's impossible.

The success of Indian music at the Oscars is a great achievement.

The Nobel prize is unquestionably the most famous prize in the world, and very often, the prize is an object of prestige not only for a person but also for a research center, a country, or for a particular area of interest.

To participate in a World Cup is a great honour and achievement. I've played in three World Cups. The whole world watches you during a World Cup and expects you to play innings to win games for your country.

It would mean a lot to me to get into the Hall of Fame, to be grouped with some of the greatest players in history.

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.

The Heisman Trophy is such a special award.

Winning a Grammy is always going to be good.

I didn't expect to win the Oscar. You grow up watching the Oscars on TV and you think it happens to fancy people. It was really surreal.

People saying that you been robbed is almost better than winning a Grammy.

It's not just people in Hollywood: I'm sure everyone in the world thinks, 'What would be it like if I won an Oscar?'

To be the No. 1 pick, that would be so special.

To associate my name with the United Nations is the best thing that could have happened to me.

My favorite Oscar story was a year my brother had been nominated, my whole family went.

It is such an honor to be one of the youngest composers to compose for an Amitabh Bachchan film.

Any player that says they don't want to go to an All-Star Game is lying to you. It's something everyone wants to be a part of.

Performing at the TMCF Awards Gala is so exciting.

It's one of the wonderful things that the Academy does - a talented person comes along like Mira Sorvino, and it elevates them up to stardom.