Cecil Frank Powell Quotes

I would rather have a nod from an American, than a snuff-box from an emperor.

It is a great honor for me to be able to express my sincere gratitude to the Nobel Foundation.

As always, whenever I'm contacted by the White House, I'm just humbled.

I wish to thank the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences very sincerely for the great honour they have done me. It is an honour so great that even yet it is difficult for me to believe that it is true.

Failure to accord credit to anyone for what he may have done is a great weakness in any man.

I think anytime you get nominated for an award, it's a very humbling thing.

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.

Why should I be honored? Don't I have enough attention, comfort and power already?

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

I want people to think of me as a nice person. I really am so blessed. All of this has been a great experience and I thank the American public so much for putting me in this position. I appreciate every second of it.

Well, I'm certainly glad that I was nominated for an Oscar. There is certainly a respect that comes with that nod. Also, a compliment that comes with it, too. Not that I really know what I'm doing. In a lot of ways I feel like some child on set, or like a kid that snuck in the back door.

Being taken down a few pegs is humbling. Knowing that life is not easy or fair is humbling. Receiving a great honor - well, that would be called an honor.

I'm just so grateful and astonished that I'm still respected and listened to.

No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men.

I just want everyone out there to know that I'm super-awesome and a great guy and really cool to talk to and that I appreciate all the support.

I'm not a star. I don't feel I'm so great. So how can I make you feel great just because you've got my signature on a piece of paper?

I'm honored that people would think of me for any big role that is talked about a lot.

I think they're an incredible honor. I'm grateful and flattered by them. But I have no control over winning awards - I have no control over any of that.

For me, awards are a token of respect that people are giving me. So no matter how many awards I am receiving, I always feel emotional.

I am certainly humbled to receive the American Voice Award and join the ranks of so many people that I admire.

It's really humbling to be acknowledged by such established names like CMT and Billboard.

It'd be an honor to play anywhere.

Sometimes I even tell my relatives and my friends that I get a lot of love from the fans, and I'm not sure if it's deserved.

It is hard to categorise every accolade you have won. Getting into the Hall of Fame is great. It is fantastic to be recognised by your own country. To be part of the history of our national game is simply humbling.

We all want recognition and validation to an extent for our art, but greatness as a trade for decency is a risky proposition. In my life, I try to leave the people I encounter with the feeling that they have been respected and treated with warmth and appreciation.