Everyone in our culture wants to win a prize. Perhaps that is the grand lesson we have taken with us from kindergarten in the age of perversions of Dewey-style education: everyone gets a ribbon, and praise becomes a meaningless narcotic…

Quote by Gerald Early

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I'll take any trophy. I don't care what it says on it.

I'll take any trophy. I don't care what it says on it.

I could have a roomful of awards and it wouldn't mean beans.

I could have a roomful of awards and it wouldn't mean beans.

Awards are meaningless to me, and I have nothing but disdain for anyone who actively...

Awards are meaningless to me, and I have nothing but disdain for anyone who actively...

Any chick that I handle, I teach 'em patience. How not to win the award...

Any chick that I handle, I teach 'em patience. How not to win the award...

To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal.

To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal.

I watched the MTV Video Music Awards every year, telling myself that one day I'm...

I watched the MTV Video Music Awards every year, telling myself that one day I'm...

The roughest road often leads to the top.

The roughest road often leads to the top.

Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.

Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.

Awards are so unnecessary, because I think we get so much out of our work...

Awards are so unnecessary, because I think we get so much out of our work...

I wasn't expecting it [Grammy]... I'm such a newcomer among all these people.

I wasn't expecting it [Grammy]... I'm such a newcomer among all these people.

To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal.

To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal.

Oh my God, you guys, I seriously do not have a speech prepared whatsoever. I'm...

Oh my God, you guys, I seriously do not have a speech prepared whatsoever. I'm...

Awards sell tickets, and they're a clever publicity stunt.

Awards sell tickets, and they're a clever publicity stunt.

The older you get, the more awards you get. So, if you live long enough,...

The older you get, the more awards you get. So, if you live long enough,...

This award is meaningful because it comes from my fellow dealers in celluloid.

This award is meaningful because it comes from my fellow dealers in celluloid.

I hope for the best, it's great to be nominated even once in your life.

I hope for the best, it's great to be nominated even once in your life.

Awards are only a publicity gimmick.

Awards are only a publicity gimmick.