Prestigious Quotes

It's just a great honor to even be associated with the Hall of Fame and get in. If I eventually do make it, it will be a great honor, and I don't care if it's the first or second time because it's an honor for anyone to make the Hall of Fame.

When I was a kid, I remember seeing Michael Jackson. I thought he was an alien. You don't grow up to be like Michael Jackson. I'm not saying I'm Michael Jackson, but Mercury Prizes are for aliens, basically. So I was very chuffed that I got nominated, and then I won.

During the four years I had spent in New York, I had achieved top status as a model and had worked for the best photographers and designers in the world. I had grown used to hearing that I was exotic and high-fashion.

Harvard was a kind of luxurious afternoon.

I never know what defines you as being posh. I went to a posh school, definitely.

The year I got into The Actors Studio, Steve McQueen and I were the only two accepted that whole year.

Dad was high society, a big man in town, a 'Who's Who' in New jersey.

Not only had I not expected a random call from Joe Biden, but I could never have imagined he would make that call to ask me out. I've been asked if I was starstruck by the fact that a U.S. senator thought I was worth a call, but I honestly wasn't. I was flattered that someone I'd heard of was interested.

I have lectured at Town Hall N.Y., The Library of Congress, Harvard, Yale, Amherst, Wellesley, Columbia, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Louisiana State University, Colorado, Stanford, and scores of other places.

Any time you have any type of record in any record book, especially with the Lakers, it is pretty special.

Nobel prizes are very special prizes, and it would be great to get one.

The locker rooms that Donald Trump is in are not at the cut-rate gym with the broken treadmills - they are at his swish golf clubs. They are places of stature.

The road to hell is paved with Ivy League degrees.

There are some tremendous actors in the U.K. who have been knighted, and I've spent much of my life admiring many of them, like Laurence Olivier. So it's very flattering to be in their company.

The Glove is in the Hall of Fame with the greats.

I have been around a long time and shared some very elite company.

Prestige is the shadow of money and power.

There is no other prize in any country that carries the prestige that a Nobel bestows.

I really liked Yale, although it was extremely intimidating. When I visited the campus, I was hiding behind trees, I felt so unworthy.

A 'GQ' award is kind of, like, insane. It's a huge thing.

No, I am not after huge stars. But I have no reservations about working with stars.

Not everyone can come and post on Forbes; it's a very distinguishing factor for us. We vet the folks who come on board.

Being recognised by Guinness World Records in their 60th year is a real honour. It's also a real privilege for me to be positioned beside such sporting greats.

To this day, when I say that I went to the American Academy, people are very impressed. The reputation of the school has always been fantastic.

Northwestern's alumni list is truly impressive. This university has graduated best-selling authors, Olympians, presidential candidates, Grammy winners, Peabody winners, Emmy winners, and that's just me!