Patrick Ewing Quotes

Any accolades that anybody puts toward this band really makes me feel good, because I have devoted such a big part of my life to this band, making it what I want it to be.

To be recognized for the hard work my team and I put into 'Starboy' is an honor.

Being with the first team is a reward for me. I'll take the opportunity with everything I have.

Our publicist at Warner Brothers is a young guy who has worked so hard for seven years with us and when we saw him backstage he broke down and cried. He couldn't believe it happened. It was seeing him so overcome when we realised how much it really meant.

I am so thrilled to be nominated for something I loved working on every single day.

I'm proud - or really more thankful than anything - for all the work that I've gotten.

The last thing you want is to not be recognized for all of the hard work you put in.

I am very happy for the kind of response I am getting for my work, but there was a lot of hard work that has gone into it.

When I released 'Veteran' and the reception was good, it was the first time I ever worked really hard on something and had that hard work reciprocated back to me.

The day I do get my Roc Nation chain is going to be so much more valuable than if they gave it to me the day I signed. You have to earn it.

Being here and receiving appreciation from the people here in Nantes has a special appeal. But I do believe I have worked hard for it. Very hard.

I see it like, I've been working really hard for a long time, and I've accomplished a lot of what I've wanted to professionally. I've been really blessed, and that's all I look at.

When you see validation for a life's work and dedication, it's a beautiful day.

I've been busy for a long, long time. I've received a ton of awards in the past few years ... I think they're really great, it's really an honor, but s**t - I really have to work for these things.

We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work.

No, but I've always felt that with true talent, and a commitment to hard work, it is possible to achieve an enduring respect and appreciation. In other words, I don't take my fans for granted.

I'm happy for the success that I've had, but I've worked so hard at it.

People in the U.S. didn't know what taekwondo was. But they saw what the Lopezes were able to do with all the love and support and hard work we put in, and what we accomplished. It makes me feel real lucky to be in a position like that.

I got a nomination for director, which means the world to me; it's just the most exciting thing for me and my family. You do the good hard work, and the rest of it is something you shouldn't get too caught up in, but when it happens - boy! I respect it.

The perfect expression of receiving a lifetime award is to be working when they're handing it out.

I'm glad that I'm being acclaimed as an actor. Today, when my hard work has paid off I can chill out about it.

My mother kept all my awards on the sideboard of her front room, and she polished them. She polished everything religiously. And it doesn't take long for the very thin layer of gold to disappear and the base metal underneath to show through.

There's no shame in a bronze medal. I used to think that, and I'm so ashamed of thinking that because there's so much joy and hard work and love in this.

Over the years, I have worked very hard to achieve what I have so far. But I've not been alone in this journey. A lot of the credit for this goes to my fans - it's because of them that I'm here today.

It's just really awesome to be rewarded for all your hard work; that people take notice of how I treated my teammates, how I was in my community.