Alive Quote by Terence Tao

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

But few prize honour more than money.

— Sallust

The worth of a prize depends on the people who have received it before you.

— Antonio Munoz Molina

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

Winning BET Awards is the equivalent of getting cards with no money in them.

— Anonymous

“To award prizes is to attempt to control the course of another man’s work. It is a bid to have him do what you…

— Robert Henri

“... "Keep your eyes on the prize," although I think he should have also said "Go after the prize," too; and maybe that's why…

— Neal Shusterman

Most of the money given by rich people in "charity" is made up of conscience money, "ransom," political bribery, and bids for titles… One…

— George Bernard Shaw

For me it is clear that photography prizes should be for those being photographed and not for the photographers.

— Subcomandante Marcos

Awards are not something that I measure my work by. I've been so fortunate and I've gotten to do such terrific things that it…

— Aaron Tveit