Alfred Hershey Quotes

Year after year, the Nobel Awards bring a moment of happiness not only to the recipients, not only to colleagues and friends of the recipients, but even to strangers.

Looking back now, thinking about that moment in the lights, with my heart pounding, Oscar in my hand, all I can say is I am grateful and humbled - still to this day. Next to marrying my husband and the birth of my children, it is one of the best days ever.

I am still the same person doing the same science. Why are people so impressed when some academy in Sweden gives an award?

Probably one of the happiest moments, outside the birth of all of my kids, was the first time we won an Emmy, that the show won an Emmy. That was a big night.

The awards world can be ridiculous, but I'm not one to bash it. I love awards! When I've been nominated for Emmys and when I won my DGA Award, I couldn't have been happier. I always liked getting a gold star in class.

I'm delighted. I don't know of anybody who had a statue built of them while they were living. It's a great feeling.

To receive this award from an organization I admire so much makes me totally happy and grateful.

I don't have any artifacts of my profession in my house; the Oscar is in storage.

We all have that moment when we think, 'Hand me that Oscar now - you don't even have to have the ceremony'.

A memorable moment was when I got inducted into the hall of fame in 2009.

I've won several Emmys, a Tony and a Grammy, so maybe somebody will let me have an Oscar, and then I'll have a full set.

I'm not aiming for an Academy Award.

There is something magical about that green coat. I mean that sincerely. It's a very special week, and being able to wear that green jacket. It's made my whole career. It's special.

It meant as much to me as winning the Oscar.

Entertainer of the Year, to me, there's never been any question that that's one on my bucket list that I want. I'm not going to sit here and lie to you. If there's one that I ever could get - I would trade all the rest of them in for that one.

My drum sticks are in the 'Hall of Fame.' I know that.

I'm just happy to be sitting right here in Chicago and right here at U.S. Cellular Field, holding my Hall of Fame press conference. I'm proud of that.

Well, I was already so happy being chosen to do the issue itself, that when I got on the cover, it was even more of a surprise and even more amazing to me.

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

I do not care for the money, just for the glory.

I've been nominated for Academy Awards, I know what I'm doing.

Being honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame alongside the names of some of my childhood heroes is slightly surreal and incredibly awesome.

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.

I'm not sure whether I could win a Nobel Prize or not, but the Nobel Committee called me, and, 'You got the Nobel Prize.' So, I was so, so happy, and I was so surprised.

We are very fortunate to be recognized here in such an extraordinary manner for work that we enjoy.