George Clooney received the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Cecil B. DeMille award at Sunday’s Golden Globes and reflected on his career, new marriage and the French terror attacks in a short and sweet acceptance speech.

“Today was an extraordinary day,” Clooney said of worldwide marches in the wake of the shootings and hostage situations plaguing France, “they were Christians, and Jews and Muslims, they were world leaders, and they weren’t marching in protest, but in the spirit that we won’t walk in fear.”

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Clooney closed with “Je suis Charlie” (“I am Charlie”), the popular support cry for the victims of the shooting at French newspaper Charlie Hebdo.

An emotional moment came when George referenced his new bride Amal, saying “it’s humbling to find somebody to love, especially when you’ve been waiting your whole life. Amal, whatever alchemy brought us together, I couldn’t be more proud to be your husband.”

Clooney spoke of the “pattern” he noticed as a frequent nominee, that you lose more often than not and people tend to walk on eggshells after.

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“For the record, if you are in the room, you’ve caught the brass ring, ” he said.

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“I have no idea what hardware Robin Williams took home, but I do remember ‘Carpe Diem’ and ‘Seize the day boys,'” said Clooney, referencing the late comedy legend and his film “Dead Poets Society.”

Golden Globes: Red Carpet Arrivals (Photos)

Lupita Nyong'o ("12 Years a Slave")
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Anna Kendrick ("Into the Woods")
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Kevin Spacey and Kate Mara ("House of Cards")
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Kerry Washington ("Scandal")
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Benedict Cumberbatch ("The Imitation Game") and theater director Sophie Hunter
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Bill Murray ("St. Vincent")
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Ruth Wilson ("The Affair")
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Emily Blunt ("Into the Woods")
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Katie Holmes ("The Giver")
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Naomi Watts ("St. Vincent")
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Jennifer Aniston ("Cake")
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Chris Pratt ("Guardians of the Galaxy") and Anna Farris ("Mom")
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Felicity Huffman ("Cake")
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Keira Knightley ("The Imitation Game")
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Matthew McConaughey ("True Detective") and Camila Alves
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Helen Mirren ("The Hundred-Foot Journey")
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David Oyelowo ("Selma") and Jessica Oyelowo
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Jennifer Lopez ("American Idol")
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George Clooney and wife Amal Clooney
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Salma Hayek
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Catherine Zeta-Jones
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Adrien Brody ("The Grand Budapest Hotel")
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Melissa McCarthy ("St. Vincent")
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Katie Cassidy ("Arrow")
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Claire Danes ("Homeland")
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Channing Tatum ("Foxcatcher") and Jenna Dewan ("American Horror Story")
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Sunrise Coigney and Mark Ruffalo ("The Normal Heart")
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Katherine Heigl, "State of Affairs"
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Dakota Johnson ("Fifty Shades of Grey")
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Supermodel Heidi Klum
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Jamie Dornan ("Fifty Shades of Grey") and Amelia Warner
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Reese Witherspoon ("Wild")
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Golden Globes hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler
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Emma Stone ("Birdman")
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"Girls" stars Lena Dunham and Andrew Rannells
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Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine ("The Voice") and model Behati Prinsloo
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Julianna Margulies ("The Good Wife")
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Taylor Schilling ("Orange Is the New Black")
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The Walt Disney Company Chairman and CEO Bob Iger and Willow Bay
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Jessica Chastain ("A Most Violent Year")
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Rosamund Pike ("Gone Girl")
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Michael Keaton ("Birdman")
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Allison Williams ("Girls")
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Julianne Moore ("Still Alive")
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Harrison Ford ("Star Wars") and Calista Flockhart ("Brothers and Sisters")
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Matt Bomer ("The Normal Heart")
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Jake Gyllenhaal ("Nightcrawler")
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Maggie Gyllenhaal ("The Honourable Woman")
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Jessica Lange ("American Horror Story")
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Producer Judd Apatow ("Girls") and wife Leslie Mann ("The Other Woman")
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Jack Black
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("Veep")
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Joshua Jackson ("The Affair") and Diane Kruger ("The Bridge")
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Amy Adams ("Big Eyes")
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Laura Prepon ("Orange Is the New Black")
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Gina Rodriguez ("Jane the Virgin")
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Singer Lana Del Rey
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Patricia Arquette ("Boyhood")
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Model Chrissy Teigen
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Michelle Monaghan ("True Detective")
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Quvenzhane Wallis ("Annie")
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Helen Mirren ("The Hundred-Foot Journey")
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Emmanuelle Chriqui ("Entourage")
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Jerry Ferrara, Kevin Dillon, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Emmanuelle Chriqui, and Jeremy Piven ("Entourage")
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Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie ("The Today Show")
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Maria Menounos, "Extra" host
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Adrian Grenier ("Entourage")
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Golden Globes host Tina Fey
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Jessica Chastain ("A Most Violent Year")
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Eva LaRue ("CSI: Miami")
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