Statues to great men are made of the stones thrown at them in their lifetime.
Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits.
Posterity allows to every man his true value and proper honours.
It is crucial to recognize, reward, and celebrate accomplishments.
It is a great honor for me to be presented the award by Mikhail Gorbachev and also to be acknowledged with the World Actress Award at the Women World Awards Gala 2005.
...you could be the best team or the best player in different generations and people respect each other. Nobody cares who was the best.
The best way to honor past accomplishments is by building on top of their breakthroughs.
Yield, ye arms, to the toga; to civic praise, ye laurels.
You can make kids and fans happy without calling them on the court in the last three minutes of the NBA Finals.