Recognition Quotes

[So what's the secret
to Simon's un-Homer like success?] Fun. Having fun at what you do
and if you're working with talented people like I was with the Simpson's
that helps a lot. Luck helps too. I thought we were going to do only thirteen
episodes of the Simpsons and look what ended up happening. ... What
I did right with Lamon was that I stuck with him through thick and thin.
It took Lamon a long time for things to come together so he could be where
he is right now. Of all the four champions he's the most talented. Lamon's
a real world champion. He'll fight anyone anywhere. Soon enough people
are finally going to realize that he's the true heavyweight champion of
the world. He'll probably have to beat Vitali to achieve that status.
I know he'll beat Vitali and only then will Lamon get the recognition
he deserves. - Lamon Brewster

[Smith said he, too, is pleased by the recognition of African-American actors. He noted that Poitier was the last man to win a best actor award] and that was 28 years ago. ... Lilies of the Field. - Sidney Poitier

[President Roosevelt won international recognition, orchestrating much of the negotiations himself from afar. In retrospect, some historians such as Samuel Eliot Morison, found fault.] Between 1941 and 1945 the United States paid heavily for the long-term results of Roosevelt's meddling, for which, ironically, he won the Nobel Peace Prize... The Oxford History of the American People. - Samuel Eliot Morison

[In New York, Adams said Sinn Fein was committed to peace and had made as large a contribution to the peace agreement as other parties.] I think I have worked as hard... We have all worked hard. The recognition that Sinn Fein has worked as hard comes from our having increased our vote in the last election. - Gerry Adams

[How voters will react to the new Gore is unknowable. But running behind such bold initiatives could be his only shot.] There's a front runner in terms of name recognition. There's no front runner in terms of the passion we know we need, the leadership and the vision... Al Gore, if he decides to run, has to come out with a platform and a vision and stick to it regardless of what anybody says. - Donna Brazile

[During the 6th Annual Americana Music Conference, from September 8-10 in Nashville, an all-star] house band ... explore the linkages between social struggles, respect for fundamental rights and the recognition of personal dignity and community empowerment. - Buddy Miller

[Despite such a set-up, Cruise played it straight as he accepted the award. He paid a lengthy tribute to Kubrick, who died in 1999 just after finishing work on] Eyes Wide Shut... a recognition of the magnificent power that films possess to effect positive change in the world. - Nicole Kidman

[Blair refuted any suggestion of EU energy dependency.] I do not think the relationship is one of dependence either on the Russian side or on the European side. It is a recognition of a very strong set of mutual interests today... If there are issues that may arise from time to time between us, we can discuss and resolve those. - Tony Blair