The only prize much cared for by the powerful is power. The prize of the general is not a bigger tent, but… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Copy Share Image
What men prize most is a privilege, even if it be that of chief mourner at a funeral. — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
Fortune is a prize to be won. Adventure is the road to it. Chance is what may lurk in the shadows at… — O. Henry Copy Share Image
A great many people go after success simply for the shiny prizes it brings...And nowhere is it pursued more ardently than in… — Stephen Birmingham Copy Share Image
Maybe it's a little crazy, but it's good to have it, but I just don't like [prizes or honors]. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
In the career of female fame, there are few prizes to tie obtained which can vie with the obscure state of a… — Jane Porter Copy Share Image
I can't say I believe in prizes. I was a whiz in the three-legged race - that's something you CAN win. — Katharine Hepburn Copy Share Image
Is it not true that the clever rogue is like the runner who runs well for the first half of the course,… — Plato Copy Share Image
There are allegations actually that he's [Vladimir Putin] associated with real gangsters in the past and that he runs his top circle… — Corey Flintoff Copy Share Image
I had a period when I read Nobel Prize winners. I figured they had to be good. I discovered some people I… — Stephen Dobyns Copy Share Image
On hearing the news [of being awarded a Nobel Prize], a friend who knows me only too well, sent me this laconic… — Max Perutz Copy Share Image
Normally, I could hit hard enough, as anyone who studied my fights might have known. But the impression was that I was… — Gene Tunney Copy Share Image
I've truly been blessed. I've taken my time, kept my eye on the prize and done what I've had to do. So… — Floyd Mayweather, Jr Copy Share Image
Sorry, I didn't squat and grease myself and be naked next to Kim Lard-ashian. I mean, no matter what you do -… — Judy Tenuta Copy Share Image
Wouldn't it be wonderful if I won a helicopter in a crossword puzzle competition? There is not much hope though I am… — Leonora Carrington Copy Share Image
As I came through medical school, it was very exciting because physicians were reaching out to each other, between the U.S. and… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
To get the right word in the right place is a rare achievement. To condense the diffused light of a page of… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
I think the Nobel Prize helps for a number of reasons. Number one, if I can be frank, there is these people… — Ahmed H. Zewail Copy Share Image
The amateur has a long list of fears. Near the top are two: Solitude and silence. The amateur fears solitude and silence… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
A ready means of being cherished by the English is to adopt the simple expedient of living a long time. I have… — Malcolm Muggeridge Copy Share Image
Yet the women's misery is socually invisible. Despite our education and accomplishments, we are expected to keep our mouths shut and accept… — Jennifer Morse Copy Share Image
We must cast away everything which hinders us upon our road towards heaven – the lust of the flesh, the lust of… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
I'm not interested in awards. I never have been. I don't think they are important. Don't get me wrong, if somebody gives… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
When Mother Teresa received the Nobel Prize, she was asked, "What can we do to promote world peace?" She answered "Go home… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
I have never received a Farthing of Prize Money either for Artillery Ammunition or Vessels. — Abraham Whipple Copy Share Image
Triumph depends on a roll of Fate's dice; the ultimate prize is a place in Heaven. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
“In any game, the game itself is the prize, no matter who wins, ultimately both lose the game.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
It [Obama's Nobel peace prize] would be like giving someone an Oscar in the hope that it would encourage them to make… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
It is perfectly reasonable to despair of a world where the Nobel Committee gives the Peace Prize to a man running a… — Martin Firrell Copy Share Image
I'm not obsessed with the idea of fame or lots of money or social power. I can actually do want I want… — Sobhita Dhulipala Copy Share Image
In the end you're not made or broken by prizes. Your relationship is with your readers, not a prize, and you just… — Richard Flanagan Copy Share Image
It's always nice to be praised, and insofar as a prize is a form of praise, you're glad when you get it. — Howard Jacobson Copy Share Image
I realize I had to learn ... to stop chasing the perishable prizes of this earth ... and give my best effort… — Jeremy Lin Copy Share Image
I very deeply appreciate the honour which you have conferred upon me in awarding the Nobel Prize for 1923 to me and… — Frederick Banting Copy Share Image
Society prizes a girl for being thin more than anything else she might bring to the table. — Arabella Weir Copy Share Image
Africa has become the big game of the nation hunters. Today, Africa looms as the greatest commercial, industrial and political prize in… — Marcus Garvey Copy Share Image
Dr. King's Nobel Prize had a more powerful transforming effect on him than I think he realized at the time. — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
My parents were always doubtful about my making a living as an artist. Even when I was up for the Turner Prize,… — Cornelia Parker Copy Share Image
“someday you're going to win the Nobel Prize for Being Incredibly Pedantic, and I'm going to be so proud of you.” — John Green Copy Share Image
![“Maybe it's a little crazy, but it's good to have it, but I just don't like [prizes or honors].” quote by Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/418/pope-francis-85_award_maybe-it-s-a-little-crazy-but-it-s-good_109958.png)
![“There are allegations actually that he's [Vladimir Putin] associated with real gangsters in the past and that he runs his top circle sort of like a mafia family. But, you know, what is clear is that he seems to prize loyalty above all. He deeply resents anything that he sees as a betrayal.” quote by Corey Flintoff](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/af3/corey-flintoff-48812_allegations_there-are-allegations-actually-that-he-s_2821472.jpg)
![“On hearing the news [of being awarded a Nobel Prize], a friend who knows me only too well, sent me this laconic message: 'Blood, toil, sweat and tears always were a good mixture'.” quote by Max Perutz](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/3a2/max-perutz-41046_blood_on-hearing-the-news-of-being-awarded-a-n_1779094.jpg)
![“It [Obama's Nobel peace prize] would be like giving someone an Oscar in the hope that it would encourage them to make a decent motion picture.” quote by Christopher Hitchens](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/d05/christopher-hitchens-117_decent_it-obama-s-nobel-peace-prize-would-be-li_1565798.jpg)
