276 Quotes About Academy

If 'Catcher in the Rye' were released today, academy members would look at the book and consider it a dime-store paperback. The academy is totally out of step with the viewing public. Every report I heard this morning listed the same old boring shows.

Everyone at Starbucks Hear Music feels a strong emotional connection to Genius Loves Company, ... We truly appreciate the recognition the Recording Academy has given this album and are thrilled by the response the public has shown to this project.

I remember talking with a friend. He asked me a question. He said, 'What's your end game? What's your goal with this?' And I said to him, 'You know, I want to win the Academy Award one day.' And he said, 'OK'.

The purpose of developing the best academy in the country is not to sell scholars to larger clubs.

When they moved up the (Oscar telecast) dates, some distributors started to consider us valuable in the campaign for Oscars. A lot of academy members with second homes in Telluride attend the festival, and many academy members fly in.

We shouldn't have to worry about those teams, but we really have to after (Columbus) Academy upset us (59-55 in overtime Feb. 1) last year. We thought it was a sure win and lost control of the league title.

She was always reminding us that we had a special opportunity to turn what we've learned at the academy into success. She taught us to dream big, to play big, to want big things in our lives.

I have a huge disdain for those artists who say that they don't need a prize to have their talent recognized. If I were a real actress (I'm only an entertainer) I'd do my best to win an Oscar knowing that the Academy is a serious institution of people who really understand about it.

This is truly a historic opportunity for all facets of the horse-racing industry. Never before has there been a program of this kind in the United States. This academy will allow jockeys -- and eventually all those interested in the horse-racing industry -- to develop career pathways that will allow them to reach training and educational goals they never knew were possible.