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Dorothy Height
categories: Acceptance Speech, Speeches
Human Rights Campaign National Dinner - Nov. 8, 1997
November 8, 1997
I want to thank you for this honor and to be a part of this historic occasion. I am really deeply honored. I accept this [National Civil Rights Award] award in the name of the millions who have struggled for civil and human rights. [applause] I accept it with great deal of thanks to Elizabeth Birch for what she has brought in your behalf to the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. [applause] I was there almost fifty years ago when Roy Wilkins of the NAACP and A. Philip Randolph joined […]
Mari Lynn “Bob” Bland
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Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom Of Expression Courage Award Acceptance Speech – April 25, 2017
April 15, 2017
Well, thank you so much to Pen America executive director Suzanne Nossel and to you today for presenting us with this award, and also for the poignant introduction and that beautiful video that you just showed. On behalf of my fellow co-chairs Tamika Mallory, Linda Sarsour and Carmen Perez; our national committee including Paola Mendoza and Cassady Fendlay who are here tonight; state organizers; partners, including Pen America; and over 5 million marchers who peacefully assembled in Washington, D.C. [applause] and in over 673 sister marches across the nation and […]
Tarana Burke
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Full Power of Women Speech – April 13, 2018
April 13, 2018
Thank you all, thank you so much. I want to say I'm excited to be here but I feel like this moment needs more words. I'm excited, I'm overwhelmed, I'm humbled, but mostly I'm grateful. When Claudia Ella first emailed me asking if I would accept this honor, I didn't really know what to make of it. And then she said the Me Too movement would get a donation and I said, "Oh!" [laughter] And then she said we get free ad space in Variety and I said, "Okay." And […]
Jane Dee Hull
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Swearing In - September 5, 1997
September 5, 1997
SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR: Chief Justice Zlaket was very kind to allow and interloper to come in today to administer the oath of office to Governor Hull. And since my heart is always in Arizona, it is my great pleasure to be able to be here today and administer the oath of office to someone I’ve known for many years and have admired greatly. And the oath that you will hear is so short and so simple, but whether we’re swearing in a Supreme Court justice or a governor or a […]
Oprah Winfrey
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Cecil B. DeMille Award Acceptance Speech - January 7, 2018
January 7, 2018
Thank you, Reese. In 1964, I was a little girl sitting on the linoleum floor of my mother's house in Milwaukee, watching Anne Bancroft present the Oscar® for Best Actor at the 36th Academy Awards. She opened the envelope and said five words that literally made history: "The winner is Sidney Poitier." Up to the stage came the most elegant man I had ever seen. I remember his tie was white, and, of course, his skin was black, and I had never seen a black man being celebrated like that. […]
Tina Smith
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Senate Acceptance Speech - December 13, 2017
December 13, 2017
Thank you Governor Dayton. I accept this appointment, and it will be my great honor to serve Minnesota as United States Senator. Though I never anticipated this moment, I am resolved to do everything I can to move Minnesota forward. I will be a fierce advocate in the United States Senate for economic opportunity and fairness. This is a difficult moment for us. But even now, I am filled with optimism for Minnesota – this big, welcoming, diverse, and resilient place that has been my home for over thirty years. […]
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
categories: Acceptance Speech, Speeches
2017 Stars of Oceania Acceptance Speech - October 2, 2017
October 2, 2017
I'm humbled to be a part of your event and feel so privileged to be selected among the 2017 Stars of Oceania. I want to first say how pleased I am that this event awards my predecessor, the late congressman, Faleomavaega Eni. He served with dignity for a remarkable quarter century, and he's highly deserving of this honor in his memory. Tonight's beautiful theme is triumph through resilience, healing, and faith. These honorees have inspiring stories and along with them I hope parts of my story can be a benefit […]
Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Women's National Democratic Club - November 2, 2017
November 2, 2017
Thank you! Thank you for that amazing welcome. And Chelsea, thank you. I’m so proud to be your mother and so proud of the woman you’ve become. Thanks for bringing Marc into our family, and Charlotte and Aidan into the world. And Bill, that conversation we started in the law library 45 years ago is still going strong. It’s lasted through good times that filled us with joy, and hard times that tested us. And I’ve even gotten a few words in along the way. On Tuesday night, I was […]
Terri Sewell
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Alumni Medallion Acceptance Speech - April 14, 2016
April 14, 2016
Jennifer, thank you so much for the opportunity to really thank 4-H. I do accept this award in honor of Miss Harriet Ramsey Bates who was my extension agent for Dallas County for more than 40 years who retired in 2003. She recruited me to be a 4-Her, and I'll never forget how she recruited me. She came to my junior high school where I was running for class president under the slogan of “Mouth of the South,” and she said, “your mother told me that you were a bundle […]
Betty Williams
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1976 Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech - Dec. 11, 1977
December 11, 1977
I stand here today with a sense of humility, a sense of history, and a sense of honour. I also stand here in the name of courage to give name to a challenge. I feel humble in officially receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, because so many people have been involved in the campaign that drew such attention to our leadership that an award like this could justifiably be made. Mairead Corrigan and I may take some satisfaction with us all the days of our lives that we did make that […]