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To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal. -- Mark Twain
To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal. -- Mark Twain
I sometimes wonder how many of these lifetime achievement awards you can accept before you have to do the decent thing and die. -- James Taylor
Opponents of legal birth control, including abortion, have tried for decades to play the race card, saying that legal abortion is racist. What they ignore is that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. accepted the Margaret Sanger Award from Planned Parenthood in 1966. -- Karen DeCrow
Forget the image, forget the ensemble, forget the rumours, forget the short skirts, the big hair, whatever! I owe this to the fans and I will never forget you so I want to accept this award on behalf of all of you. -- Mariah Carey
I was surprised I was nominated for an Oscar because 'Cocoon' was such an ensemble picture. But now I'm certain it wasn't only for 'Cocoon.' It was a lifetime award, so I accepted it in that vein, and it probably meant more from a recognition standpoint. -- Don Ameche

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