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Neil Gaiman Author
Awards

"I am remarkably likeable. Few people have ever been as likeable as I am. There is, frankly, no end to my likeability. People gather together in public assemblies to discuss how much they like me. I have several awards, and a small medal from a small country in South America which pays tribute both to how much I am liked and my general all around wonderfulness. I don't have it on me, of course. I keep my medals in my sock drawer."

Country America Awards
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Leslie Mann Actress
Awards

"Comedy is hard to do, and I don't know why it doesn't have its own category in awards. I don't understand why people think it's harder to do drama than it is to do comedy. It doesn't get respect. It's hard. It's really hard. It would be more gratifying to get something for a comedy, because it doesn't happen much or at all."

Thinking Drama Awards
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Khaled Hosseini Author, Physician
Awards

"We [in The Khaled Hosseini Foundation] support and fund projects that bring jobs, healthcare, and education to women and children. In addition, we award scholarships to women pursuing higher education in Afghanistan."

Children Jobs Awards
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John Steinbeck Novelist, Journalist
Awards

"It is customary for the recipient of this award to offer personal or scholarly comment on the nature and the direction of literature. At this particular time, however, I think it would be well to consider the high duties and the responsibilities of the makers of literature."

Thinking Responsibility Awards
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Awards

"...my little blurb wasn't going to win me any speaker-of-the-year awards, but at least I hadn't tripped and fallen off the stage, crushing and killing three elderly jazz fans."

Winning Crush Awards
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Joyce Carol Oates Author, Poet
Awards

"Except that awards are competitive, which is a negative thing, they are wonderful for singling out deserving individuals and bringing their work to the attention of many potential readers who might otherwise have been totally unaware of them."

Might Negative Awards
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Matt Stone Animator, Producer
Awards

"I went to a couple Academy Awards parties and I was definitely like, 'Whoa, no one will talk to me.'"

Party Couple Awards
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Morgan Freeman Actor, Narrator
Awards

"A lot of people are going around saying, 'You won the Academy Award for such and such.' 'No. I didn't.' 'You didn't?' 'Well, you should have.'"

People Should Have Awards
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Morgan Freeman Actor, Narrator
Awards

"The main thing about awards in movies is that they can serve as an economic surge for the film. If you're movie gets nominated for any award it does it a big favour. People might go and see it again... they won't give up on it."

People Giving Up Awards
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Mother Teresa Missionary, Nun
Awards

"The first time I received an award, I was very surprised. I did not know whether to accept it or not. But I came to the conclusion that I should accept awards in the name of the poorest poor, as a form of homage to them. I think that basically, when awards are given to me, the existence of the poor in the world is being recognized."

Thinking Names Awards
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Kobe Bryant Professional Basketball Player
Awards

"This is an award I couldn't have won on my own. I can't thank these guys enough. These are my guys, these are my brothers."

Brother Basketball Awards
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Kurt Fuller Actor
Awards

"I didn't watch the Emmys because - well, for one, I have been to awards shows, and I understand how it works. For another, sour grapes. Actually, that's probably number one."

Numbers Watches Awards
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