Quotes About Recognition

Many are ready, when listening to the inventor, to belittle and deny his achievements so that he will no longer be heard in honourable places, but after some months or a year, they use the inventor's words in speech or writing or design.

I wasn't a kid growing up thinking, 'One day I'll get an Oscar and make a speech.' That wasn't on my mind.

I would be happy if they just gave out nominations and there weren't any Oscars. But winning them is definitely an experience - to get up there and make a speech. Every film is hard work, and a few lucky people do get Oscars for what they do, and it's recognition for all that hard work on a certain level.

I have a doctorate in fine arts from Knox College in Illinois. All I did was give a speech, and now everybody has to call me Dr. Colbert.

I think at some point every actor has practiced their acceptance speech while they're having a shower. It's fun.

Every couple of seconds out here they're honoring somebody. You've got to get dressed, go in and sit down. Invariably somebody makes a speech.

Anyone who has ever had the feeling of being higher than a kite after giving a public speech is well aware of the effects of attention.

People dream their whole lives of their Oscar speech; I dreamt my whole life of hosting the Oscars.

Humans are still much better than computers at recognizing speech.

Half the people think I write Obama's speeches; the other half think I'm on 'Entourage.' So I'm at the level of fame where people kind of know who I am, but they confuse me with other people.

Graduation speeches force you to reflect. They are about consciousness. Nothing is better than consciousness.

I've been a comedian, hosted travel shows, explored world religions, started improv troupes, given keynote speeches at conferences around the country, and had a milk shake named after me called the Handicappuccino.

You give hundreds, probably thousands of speeches in this business, but you only get one chance to make an acceptance speech at the Hall of Fame. That's pressure.

I've always watched the Hall of Fame speeches. Thought about what I would talk about if I ever was up there. But I don't wake up in the morning thinking about wanting to be in the Hall of Fame. I really don't.

I'm speechless! I am so happy to have won MTV Brand New!

As a player you get to meet Hall of Fame members and now to have my name in the same sentence makes me speechless.

I don't care what you say about me. Just spell the name right.

My publicist always said as long as they pronounce your name or spell your name right, it's all good.

Jesse Jackson is a master of the old expression that it doesn't matter what someone says about you as long as they spell your name right.

I can't even get people to spell my name right in my own biography!

I've spent my entire life spelling my surname.

Aaron Spelling always had his finger on the pulse of pop culture, he knew what the public wanted to see. He was one of the most loyal men in this business and believed in me at a time in my career when no one else would.

When I first got out of drama school, my original manager tried to get me to change my name because people were having trouble spelling it and saying it.

I am now officially ordained. Yep, that's right - Reverend Tori Spelling!