Greatness is won, not awarded.

Remember that this greatness was won by men with courage, with knowledge of their duty, and with a sense of honor in action.

— Thucydides

To be awarded a prize which takes its name from an illustrious Dutchman who at the same time was a great citizen of Europe…

— John G. D. Clark

Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel peace prize.

— Tom Lehrer

In the Long Run Luck is awarded to the efficient

— Anonymous

I feel a deep emotion and pride for the honor of having been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1992.

— Rigoberta Menchu

“I expect to be awarded the Nobel prize for researching what professional astronomers did not want researched.”

— Steven Magee

I was awarded a second-degree black belt in jiu-jitsu by Rigan Machado.

— Josh Barnett

My first reaction on being awarded the Nobel Prize was, actually, I thought of Fischer Black, my colleague. He unfortunately had passed away. And…

— Myron Scholes

When I was in high school, I lettered in math. The only thing that was important was football. There were two other letters that…

— David M. Kelley

Once there was a boy so meek and modest, he was awarded a Most Humble badge. The next day, it was taken away because…

— Nancy Gibbs

'To Kill a Mockingbird' appeared to highly favorable reviews and quickly climbed to the top of bestseller lists, where it remained for more than…

— Charles J. Shields

The era during which only governments could put hardware on the Moon is coming to an end. There are 26 private teams competing for…

— Seth Shostak

Western countries are thoroughly accustomed to being the centre of global attention, which they have come to regard as their natural birthright. Not so…

— Martin Jacques

In La Liga you are awarded for consistency.

— Diego Simeone

It's an honor to be awarded the Liberty Medal.

— Malala Yousafzai