#nominate

No matter how popular you are as a stand-up - you can go out and fill a 10,000-seat arena and be smart and funny - it's delicate to host an awards show and know where your place is and know that it's not about you, that it's about the people who are nominated, and respect that, but at the same time have your moment to show them who you are. ↗

— Ellen DeGeneres

#arena #awards #delicate #fill #funny

To be nominated was enough, but when I won I the Tony I just felt relief. ↗

— Patti LuPone

#felt #i #just #nominated #relief

Mum and dad thought I was going to say I was pregnant. I said oh no, no, I've just been nominated for a Golden Globe. They were like, oh that's lovely, love. ↗

— Melissa George

#dad #globe #going #golden #golden globe

I guess winning an Oscar is the ultimate dream. A lot of amazing actors go their whole career without even being nominated. So that would definitely be a goal to reach. It's a difficult one, but I'm aiming for it! ↗

— Taylor Lautner

#amazing #being #career #definitely #difficult

At awards time, The Exorcist was nominated in 11 categories, everybody but the janitor was up for an Oscar. There was no category for what I did. ↗

— Mercedes McCambridge

#categories #category #did #everybody #exorcist

Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be done to elect them. ↗

— John George Nicolay

#better #candidates #does #done #elect

If a woman writes about family and about the connections between people and what it means to be alive in this day and time, it's called women's fiction. And if a man does it, it's nominated for a National Book Award. What - you can't have a heart and a penis? That doesn't make sense. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#alive #award #between #book #called

Everyone says, 'It's just an honor to be nominated,' but that's so not true. You want to win. ↗

— Chris Kirkpatrick

#honor #just #nominated #says #true

It wouldn't kill me if I were never nominated or elected to anything. ↗

— Sargent Shriver

#elected #i #kill #me #never

The liberal groups spent months raising money so they could take down anyone President Bush nominated. But they have not been able to touch judge Roberts. ↗

— Michael Oxley

#anyone #been #bush #could #down