Awards Quote by Charles Baxter

I'm not sure that the culture of literary prizes is always a good thing, but while there are literary prizes, it's nice to be…

— Sally Rooney

Except that awards are competitive, which is a negative thing, they are wonderful for singling out deserving individuals and bringing their work to the…

— Joyce Carol Oates

“Literary award judges have the power to select a prize winner, granting them fame and potentially turning their book into a bestseller. However, determining…

— Mouloud Benzadi

I only think that awards are important to everybody and if not that, a nomination serves as a recognition and a positive drive to…

— Amaal Mallik

Honestly, one doesn't expect any awards, let alone a National Award.

— Kabir Khan

“One of the disadvantages of literary awards is the fact that authors are writing to please a book award committee, rather than to spread…

— Mouloud Benzadi

Of course awards matter.

— Frank Ocean

On the other hand, winning awards is cool. Aside from the warm fuzzy, it creates publicity, and that helps spread the word about the…

— Patrick Rothfuss

The whole concept of awards is silly. I cannot abide by the judgment of other people, because if you accept it when they say…

— Woody Allen

I don't give much thought to individual awards.

— Gareth Bale

I don't think too much about awards.

— Delmon Young

I've always said about awards that they're meaningless until you win one, and then they're best thing in the world. The other thing about…

— Jacki Weaver