Extraordinary Quote by Kate Mosse

There is something so arbitrary about prizes.

— Steve Toltz

I used to think that prizes were damaging and divisive, until I got one, and now they seem sort of meaningful and important.

— Bill Nighy

I used to think that prizes were damaging and divisive, until I got one. And now they seem sort of meaningful and real.

— Bill Nighy

Maybe it's a little crazy, but it's good to have it, but I just don't like [prizes or honors].

— Pope Francis

I don't value prizes of any sort.

— David Hockney

In the world of literature, I see prizes as more of a duty to the craft itself, rather than as something for the individual.

— Wole Soyinka

Literature is one of those realms in which giving out prizes can seem not merely dubious but positively obtuse.

— Ben Dolnick

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 me a…

— John Hurt

Prizes are like butterflies, colorful butterflies that fly away. I don't believe in prizes much.

— Lina Wertmuller

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 me a…

— John Hurt

There are very few institutions that give prizes to people who may not have got to be number one, but are possibly better at…

— Desmond Tutu

Do not seek prizes that aren't worth getting.

— Caterina Fake