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

— Lina Wertmuller

Lots of people have objections to prizes of all types, and it would be extraordinary if everybody agreed on anything that's worthwhile - they…

— 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

The nicest part of the prize, perhaps, is the effect on my friends and family. Each of them feels proud and happy to have…

— Bruce Beutler

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

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

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

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

There are people who want awards because it changes the perception of the audience. But I'm not into all that.

— Salman Khan

As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.

— Katharine Hepburn