Mother Teresa Quotes

I'd be happy if anyone wore my fragrance. They don't have to be famous.

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

It doesn't bother me that I didn't get all the recognition. It really doesn't. I tried to keep things as honest as possible. People will either appreciate it over the years or they won't.

It is not for us to hold ourselves above the position of grateful people. We have to be able to accept. Anything else shows an unwillingness to grant someone else the superior place.

It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others.

I sometimes wonder how many of these lifetime achievement awards you can accept before you have to do the decent thing and die.

There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.

I'm not a hero or a superstar. I'm an everyday guy. I feel happy when children approach me. I feel that something good is happening in life when little kids recognise me.

I would like to thank my parents in Vergaio, a little village in Italy. They gave me the biggest gift: poverty.

There are only so many times I can say, 'I owe it to my offensive linemen,' or, 'The credit should go to my teammates,' before it becomes run down.

I learned to accept the audience's happiness for me, which is one of the hardest things for me to learn.

In view of the meaning given to this honor in the community to which I belong, I should abstain from the undeserved prize that has been awarded to me. Do not meet my voluntary refusal with ill will.

You mustn't take any award so seriously.

I don't want to be seen as the kind of person who does things and then expects publicity in return.

I don't value prizes of any sort.

We all love people who give credit to others for their success. Companies would probably do better with CEOs who didn't blow their own horn and ask for ridiculous salaries and new yachts every year.

I appreciate the fact, and am proud of it, that the attentions I am receiving are intended more for our country than for me personally.

Up there with my awards, I have a great big statue of Groucho Marx, just to put everything in perspective.

Favor and honor sometimes fall more fitly on those who do not desire them.

Humility is becoming a lost art, but it's not difficult to practice. It means that you realize that others have been involved in your success.

I respect the Hall of Fame, and if they think that I'm worthy enough, I would be very honored. And if they don't, I gave it all that I had to this game.

If people are offering help, it's because they want to and you have to let them do it. It just makes life so much easier. You just have to put your pride aside.

You don't really work for awards, but when they come it's... nice.

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.

The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.