Quotes of: Academy-awards Keyword

Nowadays, what an award gives is a sense of solidarity with the poetry guild, as it were: sustenance coming from the assent of your peers on the judging panel.

Seamus Heaney

Most of my colleagues have research awards on the shelf. I have party invites.

Anita Elberse

In India I've been to all the award functions, but that was in Hindi; now it's in English so it's a much bigger scale.

Anil Kapoor

Nothing gives me more pleasure than acting. But I don't enjoy going for award functions or giving interviews.

Anushka Sharma

I don't think if you're serious about literature your library is filled with award-winning books.

Andrew Wylie

The Companion of Honour I regarded as an award from the country for 50 years of work - which I thought was okay.

Harold Pinter

Award trophies, as opposed to letting the players define and claim their own. Ultimately, pay them to play so that their activity not only resembles work but is work.

John Thorn

The research on male-female attraction tells us that in reality neither males nor females thinks that physical attraction a turn-on. It's the slightly tousled hair, imperceptibly loosened tie, the little flaws that attract someone because we perceive...

The Love Academy

My name is Percy Jackson. I'm twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York. Am I a troubled kid? Yeah. You could say that.

The Lightning Thief

In 1902, , often called the founder of modern organic chemistry, was one of France's most celebrated scientists—if not the world's. He was permanent secretary of the French Academy, having succeeded the giant , the renowned microbiologist. Unlike ,...

The Truth About the Shroud of Turin: Solving the Mystery

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Vampire Academy

But what I found most interesting was that Aaron had apparently found a way to pass the time without her. Beside him, holding his hand, was a Moroi girl who looked about eleven but had to be older, unless he'd become a pedophile during our absence.

Vampire Academy

Some part of you will always ... fight to cling to life and experience all it has. That's why you're so reckless in the things you do. You don't hold back your feelings, your passion, your anger. It makes you remarkable. It makes you dangerous

Vampire Academy

Hey, Clary. You take care of yourself," he said. "I know you can." He paused. "And take care of Jace, that poor, helpless blond." Jace made an obscene gesture, which actually did feel familiar to Simon, so he knew that was their thing.

Welcome to Shadowhunter Academy

I grew up and I kind of took the road of becoming a pilot, which was another dream I had of flying, and once I did attend the air force academy, that dream of flying became more like a project, and I wanted to be a fighter pilot, which I did. I becam...

Luca Parmitano

[first lines] Narrator: Suzy Banyon decided to perfect her ballet studies in the most famous school of dance in Europe. She chose the celebrated academy of Freiburg. One day, at nine in the morning, she left Kennedy airport, New York, and arrived in ...

Suspiria

A lot of the films I do go down brilliantly critically and win awards, but not a lot of people see them.

Martin Compston

I don't like awards ceremonies. I'd sooner go to the pub with mates I've known for years.

Paul O'Grady

Every award for me is important because it means a slap against militarism and fascism in Indonesia.

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

To be honest, I didn't even know what the Drama Desk Awards were until I was nominated.

Spencer Kayden

I have one piece of advice for those of you who want to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award: Start early!

Shirley Temple