I must confess that if I had been consulted whether to establish a Nobel Prize in economics, I should have decidedly advised… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
Arguably, my student status and perhaps my gender were also my downfall with respect to the Nobel Prize, which was awarded to… — Jocelyn Bell Burnell Copy Share Image
Research is the live heart of the scientific life ... Greatness of position, respect for past accomplishments, the Nobel Prize itself --… — Vivian Gornick Copy Share Image
Life will go on. I suppose the aura of the Nobel is such that my life will change, but I don't think… — Jim Peebles Copy Share Image
That work led to the emergence of the recombinant DNA technology thereby providing a major tool for analyzing mammalian gene structure and… — Paul Berg Copy Share Image
Cambridge is heaven, I am convinced it is the nicest place in the world to live. As you walk round, most people… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
I had a period when I read Nobel Prize winners. I figured they had to be good. I discovered some people I… — Stephen Dobyns Copy Share Image
On hearing the news [of being awarded a Nobel Prize], a friend who knows me only too well, sent me this laconic… — Max Perutz Copy Share Image
Part of the appeal was that Medawar was not only a Nobel Laureate, but he seemed like a Nobel Laureate; he was… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Physicist Isador Isaac Rabi, who won a Nobel Prize for inventing a technique that permitted scientists to probe the structure of atoms… — Richard Saul Wurman Copy Share Image
No vegetarian has been able to achieve a single Nobel prize. It is a clear-cut condemnation of vegetarianism. Why do all the… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
As I came through medical school, it was very exciting because physicians were reaching out to each other, between the U.S. and… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
I think the Nobel Prize helps for a number of reasons. Number one, if I can be frank, there is these people… — Ahmed H. Zewail Copy Share Image
We forget now, but during his life, Dr. King wasn't always considered a unifying figure. Even after rising to prominence, even after… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As a Nobel Prize winner I cannot but regret that the award was never given to Mark Twain, nor to Henry James,… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
Two sons, they'll both be presidents after they win their Nobel Prizes. And the daughters, they'll be prima ballerinas before they become… — Ron Suskind Copy Share Image
Sorry, I didn't squat and grease myself and be naked next to Kim Lard-ashian. I mean, no matter what you do -… — Judy Tenuta Copy Share Image
I've said it before about the Nobel Prize: it's like being struck by a more or less benign avalanche. It was unexpected,… — Seamus Heaney Copy Share Image
The Nobel award occasions a unique celebration of the vision of science by the public at large. The prestige the prize confers… — Kenneth G. Wilson Copy Share Image
In honor of his new Nobel, this hard-core Dylanophile wants to share with you a song or two from each of his… — Jay Michaelson Copy Share Image
If you're reading something from a Nobel Prize-winning physicist next to some guy in his underwear writing in his basement, or his… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When I was young my Father used to tell me that the two most worthwhile pursuits in life were the pursuit of… — Frederick Sanger Copy Share Image
The Nobel Prize is an honor unique in the world in having found its way into the hearts and minds of simple… — George Wald Copy Share Image
I believe that teachers - whether in elementary schools, at the secondary level, or at colleges and universities - every teacher deserves… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Everyone has these two visions when they hold their child for the first time. The first is your child as an adult… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
The [Nobel] prize is for literature.[Bob] Dylan is a songwriter. Here is where the argument starts to get interesting, because here is… — David Bennun Copy Share Image
My children have often asked me why I never received a Nobel Prize. I used to tell them it was because the… — Leon M. Lederman Copy Share Image
It is getting to the point where the mark of international distinction and service to humanity is no longer the Nobel Peace… — Julian Assange Copy Share Image
Science is the quintessential international endeavour, and the sterling reputation of the Nobel awards is partly due to the widely-perceived lack of… — John O'Keefe Copy Share Image
With the variety of fields within economics, broadly conceived and the increasing specialization of scholarly world, the award of a Nobel Memorial… — Simon Kuznets Copy Share Image
My research, even before 1972, moved in directions beyond those cited for the Nobel Memorial Prize. Most of it, in one way… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I find it easy to forgive the man who invented a devilish instrument like dynamite, but how can one ever forgive the… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
The person who designed a robot that could act and think as well as your four-year-old would deserve a Nobel Prize. But… — C. Sommerville Copy Share Image
Maria Goeppert-Mayer, you know, she didn't even get paid to be a scientist. And yet, she was doing Nobel Prize-winning work. How… — Donna Strickland Copy Share Image
The population of the U.S. is nearly 300 million, including many of the best educated, most talented, most resourceful, humane people on… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
“Every time someone in town wins a literary award, someone will protest — why him, not me, making a big Fuss? And… — Mouloud Benzadi Copy Share Image
[Bob] Dylan may, for whatever reasons of his own, do nothing of the sort with the Nobel committee. Up there on Parnassus,… — David Bennun Copy Share Image
The solemnity of the annual Nobel ceremonies in Stockholm with the cheerful bad taste of the grand opening of a shopping center… — Vincent Canby Copy Share Image
“The ancient commission of the writer has not changed. He is charged with exposing our many grievous faults and failures, with dredging… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
Powerful government tends to draw into it people with bloated egos, people who think they know more than everyone else and have… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
![“On hearing the news [of being awarded a Nobel Prize], a friend who knows me only too well, sent me this laconic message: 'Blood, toil, sweat and tears always were a good mixture'.” quote by Max Perutz](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/3a2/max-perutz-41046_blood_on-hearing-the-news-of-being-awarded-a-n_1779094.jpg)
![“The [Nobel] prize is for literature.[Bob] Dylan is a songwriter. Here is where the argument starts to get interesting, because here is where it is no longer a question of either cultural orthodoxy or personal taste.” quote by David Bennun](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/cfa/david-bennun-25818_argument_the-nobel-prize-is-for-literature-bob-dy_729655.jpg)
![“[Bob] Dylan may, for whatever reasons of his own, do nothing of the sort with the Nobel committee. Up there on Parnassus, that is his unquestionable prerogative. But here on my anthill, it's mine to say: oh, do piss off, you ineffable snobs.” quote by David Bennun](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/9d7/david-bennun-25818_bob_bob-dylan-may-for-whatever-reasons-of-hi_3038552.jpg)
![“The ancient commission of the writer has not changed. He is charged with exposing our many grievous faults and failures, with dredging up to the light our dark and dangerous dreams for the purpose of improvement." [ Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech ]” quote by John Steinbeck](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/c2b/john-steinbeck-71_acceptance-speech_the-ancient-commission-of-the-writer-has_1268387.jpg)
