Charles J. Shields

If literary terms were about artistic merit and not the rules of convenience, about achievement and not safety, the term 'realism' would be an honorary one, conferred only on work that actually builds unsentimental reality on the page, that matches the complexity of life with an equally rich arrangement in language.

American Writer

Kurt Vonnegut

I am honorary President of the American Humanist Society, having succeeded the late, great science fiction writer Isaac Asimov in that utterly functionless capacity. We Humanists behave as well as we can, without any rewards or punishments in an Afterlife.

Neil Simon

You must realize that honorary degrees are given generally to people whose SAT scores were too low to get them into schools the regular way. As a matter of fact, it was my SAT scores that led me into my present vocation in life, comedy.

American Playwright

Joyce Carol Oates

Honorary degrees and lifetime achievement awards are very encouraging. I know that it might sound strange that a writer who has published many books still needs encouragement, but this is true.

American Novelist

Dolly Parton

Believe it or not, I was just given an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee.

American Singer

Sofia Vassilieva

I'm an honorary ambassador for Stand Up to Cancer, and I'm also associated with St. Jude's.

American Actress

Jessye Norman

I am the proud and humble recipient of more than 30 honorary doctorate degrees.

American Musician

Tom Douglas

I was once made honorary mayor of my hometown of Newark, Del.

American Chef

Katherine Dunham

American Dancer

Lech Walesa

Polish Politician

An honorary title highlights respect for the person's contribution or status without monetary rewards.

Respectful Recognition

Honorary positions are often symbolic and do not carry actual responsibilities or powers.

Symbolic Position

Being honorary usually means there's no payment involved for services or contribution.

Not Monetary

An honorary degree is awarded for achievements without requiring exams or coursework.

Honor Without Exams

Honorary titles often acknowledge a person's lifetime achievements or significant contributions.

Recognition of Merit

Honorary awards serve as a formal acknowledgment by an institution or organization.

Formal Acknowledgment

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 smuggler she is the founder of the institute for the study of mongolian dinosaurs and we also have dr anjali goswami she is now a research leader in life sciences at the natural history museum in london and she's an honorary professor at the university college of london

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 and to encourage folks to send him all these wits rito offers something in return here's nick if you send him one of these wins he sends you a certificate in the post the very official certificate says that you're an honorary wind ambassador to the borah museum

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 Political cartoons were born with democracy, and they are challenged when freedom is. You know, over the years, with the Cartooning for Peace Foundation and other initiatives, Kofi Annan -- this is not well known -- he was the honorary chair of our foundation,

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 standing for and so i came to realize that i cannot stand standing to the side standing silent i must find the strength to speak up and one of the ways i do that is through this mantra where i call back to what i call honorary ancestors these are people who

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 blame the riot point to him as being a major instigator of the riots but thanks to the efforts of stratford's descendants many who have also become lawyers and judges the state of oklahoma gave stratford an honorary executive pardon

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 pimples and here is a tumor and the tuber kind of looks like a porcupine because the nuclei are densely packed and various pointy shapes so after that training session I will award all of you honorary degrees in pathology because

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 And what I found was that I was considered an honorary man. They knew I was a woman, but yet they treated me like a man. They conversed with me like a man. They invited me to dinner like a man. So, over the next four-five years

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 It was hard manual labor for low exploitation wages. But on weekends, they celebrated together, with backyard barbecues and birthday celebrations, like most working families the world over. I became an honorary family member.

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 and the whole world could breathe more easily. China's leader, Mao Zedong, wrote a whole manual on ping-pong, and he called the sport "a spiritual nuclear weapon." And it's been said that the only honorary lifelong member