J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

The praise of the praiseworthy is above all rewards.

It's always good to receive recognition for your work.

When people recognize your work and want to reward you for what you've done, that's a good feeling.

There is no reward so delightful, no pleasure so exquisite, as having one's work known and acclaimed by those whose applause confers honor.

...no matter how avid they themselves may be for praise and appreciation, people are often niggardly in giving it to others, however merited it is.

I love awards, especially if I get them.

I do believe in praising that which deserves to be praised.

When I was young, I liked to be acknowledged in class by little gestures such as a small red star for doing something good. Now that I'm older, I still want to be acknowledged for good work.

It feels good to have your work respected again.

We should welcome applause whenever it comes.

It's nice to know that people appreciate and respect you.

May Honor be given to whom Honor may be due.

To be mentioned in the same breath as people I admire means everything to me.

When someone acknowledges you for something that they think about you, it's a huge compliment.

It's always nice to be honored among your peers.

It's a great honour that someone like Sir Alex Ferguson goes out of his way to mention my name.

It's always a good feeling to be recognized for something.

It feels nice when people recognise you and talk about your work.

Awards are like a pat of appreciation from the jury and viewers. It is almost like them saying, 'So, you have done well; we expect you to carry on doing good work.'

Praise is a debt we owe unto the virtue of others, and due unto our own from all whom malice hath not made mutes, or envy struck dumb.

Man, he deserves a hero cookie. (Selena)

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. It encourages our business to be competitive in absolutely the wrong way. We're not sportsmen; we're not trying to come in first.

Our praises are our wages.

If they give me the bloody prize, why can't they say nice things about me?

I've never yet met a person who didn't want to be appreciated.