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The Negro was a political football between his former slave master and Northern political adventurers. The economic basis of this contest was the power to tax, to float bonds, to award franchise: in short, to gain control over the financial resources of the newly organized States.

~A. Philip Randolph

Topics: Award Basis Between Bonds Contest Control Economic Financial Float Football Former Franchise Gain His Master Newly Northern Organized Over Political Power Resources Short Slave States Tax

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I was very surprised when I heard that I had been chosen to receive the James Cardinal Gibbons Award.

~Aaron Neville

Topics: Award Been Cardinal Chosen Had Heard James Receive Surprised Very

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It's interesting, winning an Academy Award as a young man... life-changing, but I'm just me within that. It's been very helpful for my career, but I'm trying to stay on the path I was on before.

~Adrien Brody

Topics: Academy Academy Award Award Been Before Career Helpful Interesting Just Life-Changing Man Me Path Stay Trying Very Winning Within Young Young Man

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I got the Clarence Durbin Award, the Equity Award - which is cool because it has a cash prize which is cooler than a trophy, especially when you're a struggling actor, and you can't pay rent.

~Alan Tudyk

Topics: Actor Award Because Cash Cool Cooler Equity Got Pay Prize Rent Struggling Than Trophy Which You

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I won every award you could win in television. I got paid well. And people loved '30 Rock'. And I loved '30 Rock'. I mean, sometimes you do a show that's a hit show, and you hate it.

~Alec Baldwin

Topics: Award Could Every Got Hate Hit Loved Mean Paid People Rock Show Sometimes Television Well Win Won You 30 Rock

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An Oscar means a lot of things because it's like the ultimate award for a filmmaker so it feels great. But I think you have to consider awards with some distance and not get obsessed with it. When you're creating you shouldn't think about it.

~Alejandro Amenabar

Topics: About Award Awards Because Consider Creating Distance Feels Filmmaker Get Great Like Lot Means Obsessed Oscar Some Things Think Ultimate You I Think

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Growing up in Waterloo, the Governor General's Award wasn't something I even thought to wish for.

~Alexi Zentner

Topics: Award Even General Governor Growing Growing Up Something Thought Up Wish

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To map the Governor General's Award is to map both the past and the future of Canadian literature, and to be nominated for my first book is wonderful.

~Alexi Zentner

Topics: Award Book Both Canadian First Future General Governor Literature Map Nominated Past Wonderful

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'Y Tu Mama Tambien' is one of the first unrated movies to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. But many video stores won't take a movie that's not rated, so I had to make the movie an R.

~Alfonso Cuaron

Topics: Academy Academy Award Award Best First Had Make Mama Many Movie Movies Nominated Original Rated Screenplay Stores Take Video

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

~Alfred Hitchcock

Topics: Award Because Celluloid Dealers Fellow Meaningful

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