Quotes About Celebration

Like most reasonable people, it saddens me when I see Americans celebrating a heritage they don't understand.

What I know now is that we're all interconnected and that's a really beautiful thing. We have links to everyone else in our lives and in the world. Different people have different journeys for different reasons. You can't judge, but you can celebrate that there are connections everywhere.

The great actresses and actors receive awards for great roles in great films.

There are many great players to have won the adidas Golden Ball Award, and it is a great privilege to receive this award and be part of this select group of players.

I received a call for getting selected in 'Cartel' on December 4, my birthday. I was on cloud nine and absolutely overjoyed hearing the news.

If I know someone who has won an award or received a promotion I tend to gift them a bottle of Black Dog to celebrate their achievements.

I am hugely honoured and proud to be receiving a knighthood.

I am honored to be receiving the Point Courage Award.

I'm not a great stickler for giving or receiving presents on birthdays, anniversaries, etc. as a 'must do.' I prefer giving a gift without occasion if I feel it's something a friend will like.

Receiving my first degree was one of the most important days of my life.

Let us instance one respect in which American life has recently undergone a great change. We allude to its increased devotion to pleasure, to happiness, to dancing, to sport... to the delights of the country, to laughter, and to all forms of cheerfulness.

I can tell you, I was in Seoul, Korea, and I had people come up to me in the airport and say 'Congratulations on your induction into the WWE Hall of Fame.' Of course, I can go to Garden City, Kan., and get the same kind of reception. It truly is an honor.

When I wrote 'Fast Food My Way' in 2004, I hoped that my friends would prepare my recipes. Now, more people cook from that book than any other I've written in the past 30 years.

I am humbled and truly honored to be the recipient of The Key to the City and my own day by the District of Columbia.

I think all of our concerts, really, as parties. It's a performance for sure. It's not a recital. It's a celebration of that music.

In terms of partying and reckless abandon, I'm Don Juan. But, in terms of my heart, I'm the most loyal man you'll ever meet.

We're in a world that celebrates things: success, beauty, money. And I reckon that's really about 4 per cent of the world. The rest of us are just getting on with it.

My Shabbat dinner is not to be reckoned with.

Hollywood needs to recognise all shades of African American beauty.

I turned the Gloucester Christmas lights on and our local Newent lights on, so everyone recognises me now. It is a completely different life for me.

It is a huge honour to be recognised as the world's best commentator, particularly against so many sporting greats.

The Oscars have always been an arena in which very commercial films are recognised, and I don't mean that in a bitter way; I just didn't ever look in that direction.

It's 22 years since I made my entry into the film industry and I am delighted that my work has been recognised and appreciated.

The shows which have strong female characters are long overdue. I think there should be more and I am glad to see that there are more. There are fantastic female and diverse actors all around the world. I am glad to see that they are getting more recognition and being pushed into light more and more.