#honour

Well, it's a badge of honour for any self-respecting poet to be criticized by Auberon Waugh. But in a lot of ways my poems are very conventional, and it's no big deal for me to write a poem in either free verse or strict form; modern poets can, and do, do both. ↗

— Andrew Motion

#badge #big #big deal #both #conventional

I left the table where there were important people and had lunch with my husband and a few friends. The reception was organised in my honour, so it was rather amusing. ↗

— Nana Mouskouri

#few #friends #had #honour #husband

In honour I gained them, and in honour I will die with them. ↗

— Horatio Nelson

#gained #honour #i #them #will

Some things never change, suck up to the government and you get an honour. ↗

— George Osborne

#get #government #honour #never #some

Doctor Who was a big part of my childhood so it was a great honour to be in it. ↗

— Simon Pegg

#childhood #doctor #great #honour #part

The Companion of Honour I regarded as an award from the country for 50 years of work - which I thought was okay. ↗

— Harold Pinter

#companion #country #honour #i #okay

I am much interested and honoured by what you tell me of C. S. Lewis. ↗

— Ruth Pitter

#honoured #i #i am #interested #lewis

Since, therefore, individuals as well as the public are so indebted to these writers for the benefits they enjoy, I think them not only entitled to the honour of palms and crowns, but even to be numbered among the gods. ↗

— Marcus V. Pollio

#benefits #crowns #enjoy #entitled #even

Act well your part, there all the honour lies. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#honour #lies #part #well #your

Those placed in the position which I now occupy, commonly feel concern about their worthiness to receive the great honour which has been done them. ↗

— Cecil Frank Powell

#been #commonly #concern #done #feel