Shiva Ayyadurai Quotes

The paper nominated me 12 or 13 times for the Pulitzer Prize.

I did not know that I can win the Nobel Prize.

I'll take anyway to get into the Hall of Fame. If they want a batboy, I'll go in as a batboy.

Also, I've already won all the awards.

The Nobel Prize is worth $1.5 million, but that's not the issue. Do the distinguished scientists who win the Nobel Prize need the money? Probably not. The honor is more important the money, and that's the case with the prize for African leadership as well.

It's rare that anybody gets in the Hall of Fame, and to be nominated is good enough for me.

To be first is something special.

If you have won a national award, it means you have done something great.

I'm not hesitating on that. I am a Hall of Famer.

I am thankful for this title of champion emeritus and proud I never lost my title.

I'm not aiming for an Academy Award.

I do think of this prize as the GFP prize, and I happen to fortunately be one of the people that goes along for the ride.

Distinction is the consequence, never the object of a great mind.

I've never won many awards, I didn't get certificates for swimming or anything.

I hope I can make Pakistan proud by bringing home an Oscar.

Don't confuse honours with achievement.

I don't know where my medals are.

I have not won far more awards than I have won.

It's always fun to think about winning an award. I thought about winning awards when I was a little girl. Everybody wants to win an award for something.

It's an honor to be awarded the Liberty Medal.

Medals don't suit me. I'm not that kind of guy.

Forget about Nobel prizes; they aren't really very important.

The President doesn't ring people out of the blue, so you know you've done something well.

The sooner I get into the Hall of Fame the better.

You can wish to have an Oscar someday or some other award, but Life Achievement? You don't see yourself that way.