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I don't value prizes of any sort.

Prizes are like butterflies, colorful butterflies that fly away. I don't believe in prizes much.

I am knowledgeable enough about the world of prizes to realize that there is a large degree of luck - both for the recognitions that you receive and those that you did not.

There is something so arbitrary about prizes.

The worth of a prize depends on the people who have received it before you.

I'll never try to win an award. I'm out there just playing for my team.

The nicest part of the prize, perhaps, is the effect on my friends and family. Each of them feels proud and happy to have the relationship with me that they do. In a way, it's as though they received an award too, and I like that very much.

I never won anything by myself. I was always strong because of help that gave me extra strength to win.

I've always felt, and I think I'm qualified to say so because I've won a few awards, that it's a terrible shame to put something in competition with something else to be able to sell something.

I didn't do my work for money or prizes - only for the excitement of discovery.