Accept Quote by Natasha Trethewey

It is a tremendous honor to be named poet laureate, but one that I find humbling as well, because it's the kind of thing…

— Natasha Trethewey

People write me from all over the country, asking me, and sometimes even telling me, what they think a poet laureate should do. I…

— Rita Dove

I cannot think of anything more difficult than to say something which would be worthy of this impressive and, for me, memorable occasion, and…

— Lester B. Pearson

It's the combination of the intimate and the public that I find so exciting about being poet laureate.

— Rita Dove

There's some aura about a Nobel Prize, there's a prestige, that gives me a responsibility that I didn't have before, that goes beyond my…

— Barry Barish

My work is one of my passions, so I want to treat it with great importance, whatever the project or role.

— Danielle Cormack

The best way to honor past accomplishments is by building on top of their breakthroughs.

— Bill Johnson

It is a remarkable honor to receive a Nobel Prize, because it not only recognizes discoveries, but also their usefulness to the advancement of…

— Peter Agre

I am honoured to have the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of my esteemed colleague and fellow poet Mr. Dennis Lee, it will…

— Pier Giorgio Di Cicco

I don't like honors. ... I've already got the prize: the prize is the pleasure of finding the thing out, the kick in the…

— Richard P. Feynman

It's great to be recognized for work, and the work is great, but once you have the awards, it becomes less important. It just…

— Janusz Kaminski

To be poet laureate is to try to spread the love and the accessibility of poetry to young people.

— Jacqueline Woodson