I said in my acceptance speech that I hope that readers remember this not as the year I won the Booker, but… — Richard Flanagan Copy Share Image
This moment is so much bigger than me. It's for every nameless, faceless woman of colour that now has a chance because… — Halle Berry Copy Share Image
I don't care who you are. When you sit down to write the first page of your screenplay, in your head, you're… — Nora Ephron Copy Share Image
Please, no matter how we advance technologically, please don't abandon the book. There is nothing in our material world more beautiful than… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
“William Wirt, first presidential candidate of the Anti-Masonic party was, in fact, a Freemason. He even defended the order in his acceptance… — Steven L. Harrison Copy Share Image
If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us in these acceptance speeches there wouldn't be any inducement to go to… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
People are falling all over themselves to send you free shoes and free cufflinks and colonic irrigations for two. Nobody ever offers… — Hugh Laurie Copy Share Image
Arnold Schwarzenegger is gonna be the new governor of California. During his acceptance speech Arnold said 'I will not let you down.'… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
“I didn't plan it; in a way, it seems, it planned me. I won, and I was making my acceptance speech, and… — Richard Kramer Copy Share Image
During her Oscar acceptance speech, Patricia Arquette called for equal pay for women. Then Oprah stood up and said, 'She's right, I… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
“The ancient commission of the writer has not changed. He is charged with exposing our many grievous faults and failures, with dredging… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
On many young actors that don't give their parents proper credit: I'm still waiting for some actor to win, say, an Oscar...… — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
I find myself having rehearsal chats, in my head, for conversations I need to have. Sometimes they are arguments, things I need… — Michael Lomenda Copy Share Image
I learned to read at the age of five, in Brother Justiniano’s class at the De la Salle Academy in Cochabamba, Bolivia.… — Mario Vargas Llosa Copy Share Image
Oscar and I have something in common. Oscar first came to Hollywood scene in 1928. So did I. We're both a little… — John Wayne Copy Share Image
I just always knew I wanted to be an actor. I gave my Emmy acceptance speech when I was 11. But, I… — Azita Ghanizada Copy Share Image
Like most novelists, I like to do exactly the opposite of what I'm told. It's in my nature as a novelist. Novelists… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
Acceptance speeches can make or break presidential candidacies. It was Al Gore's 2000 acceptance speech that relaunched his candidacy and nearly saved… — Chuck Todd Copy Share Image
In November 2022, I was able to win my first WTA 1000 title in Guadalajara, Mexico. Before the finals, I was uncontrollably… — Jessica Pegula Copy Share Image
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