Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Quotes

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

I could have a roomful of awards and it wouldn't mean beans.

Awards don't really mean much.

I believe that every Nobel Laureate has the feeling that this prize is really a gift - because nobody can or should work just for this prize.

I'm not really an awards person. I've got a couple of gongs over my time, but I tend to be snubbed anyway for some reason.

I don't give much thought to individual awards.

I've always felt that the Nobel Prize gives me nothing as far as science is concerned.

I don't believe in awards, and I think only film fare awards are faring.

I personally am not very interested in awards or the awards circuit.

I don't bother about awards.

Well, I think awards are pretty meaningless.

When I recieved the Padmabhushan it was a happy moment no doubt, but it was not something I sought desperately to win. I never worked towards the award.

It would mean a lot, but it's weird, because what's the title? It's an extra line on your Wikipedia page and a medal that says you won on that particular night. It obviously symbolizes more than that, but those are the things people think about.

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'm not aiming for an Academy Award.

I was never much of a one to win prizes... and certainly never placed too much value on their acquisition.

I don't value prizes of any sort.

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

I have never thought of winning an Oscar. Rather, I never thought I would get the Padma Shri. I think God has been kind to me. I think getting Oscar award is not too far away.

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

I don't really care about awards.

Unfortunately, in the Hollywood way, respect comes in the form of a trophy a lot of the time.

I don't concern myself with award. I'd been to the party enough times to know it really didn't matter.

I remember when I first won the Academy Award and how much I loved it. I just wish there was an award around that you could really believe in again.

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