What motivated me as much as anything was to show the racists that a black man could bring pride and honour to Britain.

The older you get, the more you are aware that everybody has a certain way of seeing things, which they have to honour.

There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour.

Nothing of real worth can ever be bought. Love, friendship, honour, valour, respect. All these things have to be earned.

I've always wanted to represent my country. It's an honour to do so, and whenever I get that chance, I'll keep doing it.

We are the first to honour the memories of those who perished through slavery, by declaring August 1 as Emancipation Day.

Labour may be a burden and a chastisement, but it is also an honour and a glory. Without it, nothing can be accomplished.

Science is bound, by the everlasting vow of honour, to face fearlessly every problem which can be fairly presented to it.

The 3,000th episode is a great milestone for 'Hollyoaks,' so it was just really nice and a big honour to play a part in it.

As a little kid, I watched hip hop get created. So it's an honour for me to represent the Bronx, the motherland of hip hop.

I was the good girl. The straight A student, on the honour roll, part of the choir... I played the cello badly. I did plays.

I thank Allah that I have been playing for Pakistan for a long time. This is a big honour for me; I had not even thought so.

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It's always an honour to receive recognition, but I always consider them more important when they come from your colleagues.

I want to thank everybody for every day that I have spent at Valencia CF. It has been an honour and a source of pride for me.

Playing for South Africa is an absolute honour, and I don't feel like I need to relax. Every game I take more than seriously.

To be picked for your country at any stage is a massive honour, and to be at a huge tournament likes the Euros is such a bonus.

It's a great feeling to be captaining the Sunrisers team. It's really an honour for me, and I am looking forward to do the job.

Success is about honour, feeling morally calibrated, absence of shame, not what some newspaper defines from an external metric.

Being the first female Doctor and showing children that their heroes in shows don't always look the same is a huge honour for me.

It was a huge honour to be chosen by the Lions and to lead the side, but the greatest of all is to represent your country and win.

I find money some way or other goes very fast. But I think I can reflect it has been spent with satisfaction and to my own honour.

I feel I have the Juve shirt sewn to my body because I breathe it every day, but wearing the national team shirt is also an honour.

I dream of an India that is prosperous, strong and caring. An India, that regains a place of honour in the comity of great nations.

Of course it's an honour to be fighting at UFC 100, but I don't sit back and think about that. For me, it is only ever about winning.

It was quite an honour when 'New Woman' magazine voted me 88th sexiest man in the world. I think I was one in front of David Cameron.

To get the PFA Player of the Year is a fantastic honour. It's the highest honour you can get because it's voted by your fellow peers.

Woman was always the custodian of human sentiment, morality and honour, and in these respects, man always has yielded woman the palm.

To represent a country, qualify for the World Cup, and get a team to perform at the right moment in time would be great honour for me.

It is a bit surreal for me because I have been a lifelong Birmingham fan, so to be inducted into the Hall of Fame is a massive honour.

Just making 'Black Rainbow' was like my minimum requirement before death, so that I could die with some honour and not in total shame.

With Ronaldo being one of the greats, probably one of the best players ever, it's going to be an honour to hopefully play against him.

My mum is just the sweetest person on Earth, and if I turned into her, I wouldn't be that upset at all; in fact, it would be an honour.

With sport dramas and war movies, it is always about accomplishment, where people are fighting for their country or community's honour.

It's an absolute honour and privilege to get out there and be an Australian headlining an Australian card. That's unreal; it really is.

I always wanted to be the best at what I did; I wanted that at university, I wanted the first-class honour and to be the best in class.

I've always said that when you pull on an England shirt, it's a proud moment, and it's an honour to play for and represent your country.

We all want to believe that our country's forces have, at all times and even under extreme pressure, acted with both humanity and honour.

All I know is that playing for Arsenal to me is always going to be an honour. I'm always proud to represent this club and wear the badge.

Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself.

I am a complete mother's boy. I try to do everything with honour, respect and grace because the last thing I would want to do is hurt her.

Getting the opportunity to captain England is a huge honour - even if it's only the once you can still say 'yeah, I've captained England.'

How friendly all men would be one with another, if no regard were paid to honour and money! I believe it would be a remedy for everything.

When famous people come up to you it's a bit weird, but it's an honour, really, when they recognise you and want to chat to you for a bit.

And that's my honour, that's what my goal is, to always keep my mum's name ringing, because I know what sacrifices she went through for me.

It's an honour for any player that a club of the prestige of Manchester United should follow them, and that, in itself, is enormous praise.

Sufficient for me is that honour which is not seen of men but is felt in the heart, as faithful is He who hath promised and who never lies.

As a child, I would say that I wanted to become a dancer to honour music. For me, dancing is the physical translation of the audio recording.

Being invited to score for 'Black Swan' was a real honour. To have my work form part of such an amazing film is something I am very proud of.

I very deeply appreciate the honour which you have conferred upon me in awarding the Nobel Prize for 1923 to me and Professor J.J.R. Macleod.

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