Top Prize Quotes

Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Mrs. Threadgoode pulled something out of the Cracker Jack box and all of a sudden her eyes lit up. Oh Evelyn, look! Here’s my prize. It’s a little miniature chicken… just what I like! and she held it...

Prize Definition

(n.) That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.

(n.) Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel.

(n.) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.

(n.) That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.

(n.) Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.

(n.) A contest for a reward; competition.

(n.) A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever.

(v. t.) To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry.

(v. t.) To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate.

(v. t.) To value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to esteem.

(n.) Estimation; valuation.

Leo resisted the urge to throw a grenade in Frank's face. I suppose I should know who Pelops was?He was a prince, won his wife in a chariot race. Supposedly he started the Olympic games in honor of th...

Honor is a fool's prize. Glory is of no use to the dead.

There is no greater prize than a quiet, peaceful mind.

There is no joy in the soul that has forgotten what God prizes.

In war there is no prize for runner-up.

You know those giant stuffed-animal prizes at the carnival? The kind practically nobody wins, except the lucky few? I've never won one.Yeah. I've never won one, either.Alex was my giant prize. I hated...

The secret of winning any prize is knowing that your own treasure and potential is equal to it... and worthy of it.

Literature is as old as speech. It grew out of human need for it and it has not changed except to become more needed. The skalds, the bards, the writers are not separate and exclusive. From the beginn...

Journalists prize independence - not teamwork.

Before you chase success, status, power, wealth fame or love; first fall in love with yourself - for the person you'll be if and when you get there is still the same. Success will be a painful path an...

Arrogance, disrespect and demand have higher price.Kindness, respect and tact give better prize.

Nothing is free even in Freetown. You must pay a price to get a prize.

Political satire became obsolete when they awarded Henry Kissinger the Nobel Peace Prize.

The only people capable of handling success are those who have learned to handle failures w/o taking their eyes off the prize.

Is there no context for our lives? No song, no literature, no poem full of vitamins, no history connected to experience that you can pass along to help us start strong? You are an adult. The old one,...

No man needs sympathy because he has to work, because he has a burden to carry. Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

The pursuit of joy in God is not optional. It is not an extra that a person might grow into after he comes to faith. It is not simply a way to enhance your walk with the Lord. Until your heart has hit...