First Prize Quotes
21 quotes by 18 authors
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We won a contest at the teen fair in Vancouver and the first prize was a recording contract and we recorded at a radio station…
— Tommy Chong
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One day I gave Clifford a bath. And I combed his hair and took hom to the dog show. I'd like to say Clifford won…
— Norman Bridwell
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In racing, there is no question who is best - the first one to cross the finish line wins first prize. But with wine, even…
— Mario Andretti
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She was so ugly that I took her to a dog show and she won first prize.
— Rodney Dangerfield
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To be born English is to win first prize in the lottery of life.
— Cecil Rhodes
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First prize was a week in Philadelphia. Second prize was two weeks.
— W.C. Fields
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I wrote my first short story for a competition and won second prize. Another competition came up and I won first prize. The first story…
— Ian Rankin
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I think everyone can recognize the one-upmanship and the competition that go on wherever you are, especially among groups where the women don't have to…
— Rachel Johnson
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Presenting statues of honor to reporters for covering an earthquake is like presenting a first prize to a doctor for performing surgery.
— Phil Donahue
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I can't read music. Instead, I'd do stuff inside the piano, do harmonics and all kinds of crazy things. They used to put me in…
— Eddie Van Halen
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Remember that you are an Englishman, and have consequently won first prize in the lottery of life.
— Cecil Rhodes
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As you all know first prize is a Cadillac El Dorado. Anyone wanna see second prize? Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third…
— David Mamet
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Something he knew he had missed: the flower of life. But he thought of it now as a thing so unattainable and improbable that to…
— Edith Wharton
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Even when I took first prize, topped the class, won the race, I never really won anything. I was merely avoiding the embarrassment of losing.
— Portia de Rossi
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As an example of wealth, good taste, and subtle intimidation, it took first prize.
— Nalini Singh
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Take our politicians: they're a bunch of yo-yos. The presidency is now a cross between a popularity contest and a high school debate, with an…
— Saul Bellow
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I was 15 when I got my first job as a proofreader for an advertising agency in the City, earning £12 a week. But by…
— Eric Bristow
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My dad was in the Army and we traveled all over the place and I never failed to win first prize.
— Randy Gardner
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It's a little bit disheartening that here we have the biggest (first) prize in the (golf) world and half the guys don't turn up.
— Michael Campbell
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I feel for the sponsors (HSBC) because they put up a lot of money. This is the richest first prize in all of golf (one…
— Michael Campbell
Who Wrote These First Prize Quotes
18 authors contributed a total of 21 First Prize Quotes as follows: