Bruce Babbitt Quotes

The Oscar nomination is great. It's a great pat on the back. And I like that.

To me, it's very exhilarating when somebody else does a great thing, and it's not me.

Each time I reach a goal or read a great review, I am beyond pleased.

Every now and then, I have blissful moments of thanking God for all the amazing things that are happening. When I leave the White House after just meeting Obama or when I see my face on the cover of 'Rolling Stone' or when I meet someone who tells me that their daughter is inspired by me, those are moments that are incredibly joyful.

My Number 1 Award is going to go on my mantelpiece, and I'll probably kiss it for two weeks solid every time I pass it!

I get people coming up to me and telling me that they are proud of me for what I've achieved. That is lovely.

I can't wait to showcase all my years of hard work to the Americans and have all my fans with me, my family and people who've just been there for no other reason than to support Darren Till.

Humbled by the fact that never in a million years would I ever thought that I would be on the same stage with all these great Hall of Famers and enshrined to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

I can't tell you what an honor it is, to even be mentioned in the same breath with Arthur Ashe. This is something I certainly will treasure forever.

First thing I did when I found out I made it into the top 13 is I tried not to faint and you know, I took it all in and I really looked at the crowd and said a big 'thank you'.

When people say to me, 'You make us proud,' it's heartwarming to hear that.

It was like an honor thing for me to meet 50 cause I respected his whole story.

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.

The best thing about becoming successful is that you get flowers all the time.

The honor I feel today being inducted into the Hall of Fame is beyond what words can describe. My thanks to the Hall of Fame committee, who saw fit to bestow this great honor upon me today.

It is a great honor to be awarded a Nobel Prize. This is a wonderful experience for my wife Betty and me. We received congratulations by email, phone and post, many from old friends we had not seen for some time.

I've known Tiger since he was 18. Tiger is a great guy. I am so happy for him right now.

My goal has always been not to look forward to the next thing, but to relish and celebrate the successes I have at the moment. Whether it's landing a part in a student film or having a good day in acting class, I never discredit anything.

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

The 'Degrassi' producers were very supportive. They sent me flowers when I got 'The Vampire Diaries,' and then as soon as it premiered and got the great numbers that it did, I got another large bouquet of flowers from them.

To have the kind of success I have had is really amazing, and I am incredibly grateful.

I worked with the world's greatest talents and then went home to the world's greatest woman. It was, and is, a great life.

They got a great performance from me. I was happy.

I am pleased that my work has been recognized, and I hope to be a role model.

If misery loves company, then triumph demands an audience.