Joyce Carol Oates Quotes

The Nobel Prize is not very important for the winners - they are usually pretty successful people already. But it is valuable as a way of drawing the public's attention to important work in economics.

I get a lot of recognition for my voice. That always surprises me.

No person writes to win awards.

Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.

Everybody wants recognition, but we can't all get it.

It would be great to be recognised for my achievements, but Sports Personality isn't about that.

I like the way that different people recognise me for the roles I done.

At one level, an award is an endorsement, a confirmation, but I always find myself looking askance at awards and good reviews, as though another Garry Disher had earned them.

I am thankful that geniuses and artists and good people, no matter how hard it is, will eventually be recognized. I am doubly thankful that also goes for idiots.

I don't value prizes of any sort.

I've never been one to chase awards or anything like that, to be honest.

If there's one thing I can't stand, it's not being noticed.

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 prize, I thank them as gratefully as I know how, because it's very nice to be given a prize. But I don't think that awards ought to be sought.

There is something so arbitrary about prizes.

Awards shows mainly publicize the people giving the awards.

People are always ready to admit a man's ability after he gets there.

I'm recognized, let me put it that way.

I don't really care about awards.

Everyone wants to be recognized.

A man of merit owes himself to the homage of the rest of mankind who recognize his worth.

I'm not trying to win individual awards.

It's really cool to have people that really like my work as an actor and really like my work as a musician.

I think there's a lot of factors that go into the whole awards thing. I've never been that big a fan of it.

The Academy not only knew I existed, they thought I was good!

Without doubt, you are recognized for the last role you played.