Being the first black Nobel laureate, and the first African, the African world considered me personal property. I lost the remaining shreds… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment. When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly… — C. V. Raman Copy Share Image
Looking through the list of earlier Nobel laureates, I note a large number with whom I became acquainted and with whom I… — John Pople Copy Share Image
If you tell someone, 'Hey, your daughter is going to win a Nobel Prize someday,' it makes it less likely. If you… — Vivienne Ming Copy Share Image
As an American I am not so shocked that Obama was given the Nobel Peace Prize without any accomplishments to his name,… — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image
“Nobel intentions have no real meaning to them if you don't do it solely for you. Do it to satisfy your soul,… — Kendal Rob Copy Share Image
Obama's Nobel Peace Prize is an exquisite act of condescension from Norwegians, a dog biscuit and a pat on the head to… — Mark Steyn Copy Share Image
It seems to me that the Swedish Academy of Science may be qualifying for the Nobel Peace Prize. It recognises no nationality;… — Charles Glover Barkla Copy Share Image
Two years ago I was on the train from Berlin to Frankfurt when I heard that the Nobel Peace Prize had been… — Liao Yiwu Copy Share Image
National Review once opined, many years ago, that, every year, the Nobel peace prize should go to the U.S. secretary of defense:… — Jay Nordlinger Copy Share Image
The first proponent of cortical memory networks on a major scale was neither a neuroscientist nor a computer scientist but .. a… — Joaquin Fuster Copy Share Image
There's no reason - not yet, anyway - to believe [Bob] Dylan himself endorses such an attitude; or that he would think… — David Bennun Copy Share Image
I have a very hard time with this word 'non-violence,' because I don't believe that I am non-violent. ... Right now, I… — Betty Williams Copy Share Image
Here's the scientific community saying, fundamentally, "If we don't change our ways, we're screwed." And they got no attention at all. Even… — Paul R. Ehrlich 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
The Nobel Prize has been a disturbance at the beginning of October for some years. It would be gratifying to win, but… — Peter Higgs Copy Share Image
Concepts are vindicated by the constant accrual of data and independent verification of data. No prize, not even a Nobel Prize, can… — Stanley B. Prusiner Copy Share Image
'Reach for a (cigarette) instead of a sweet' - ...advertising slogan..(of) Albert Lasker, (with) Mary Lasker, health philanthropist, and originator of the… — Ralph W. Moss Copy Share Image
Martin Buber suggested that evil prevailed because of the inability of man to imagine the real. Yet human beings do have that… — Bernard Lown Copy Share Image
When I first encountered the name of the city of Stockholm, I little thought that I would ever visit it, never mind… — Seamus Heaney Copy Share Image
If I found a cure for a huge disease, while I was hobbling up onstage to accept the Nobel Prize they'd be… — John Ritter Copy Share Image
After I received the news, Malia walked in and said, "Daddy, you won the Nobel Peace Prize, and it is Bo's birthday!"… — Barack Obama 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
Too often, our minds are locked on one track. We are looking for red - so we overlook blue. Many Nobel Prizes… — John Turner Copy Share Image
I've organised for the last years, since I got the Nobel Prize actually, Anatomy of Hate Conferences all over the world, what… — Elie Wiesel 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The point is not that [Bob] Dylan doesn't need a Nobel to attest to how good he is (although he doesn't.) It's… — David Bennun Copy Share Image
![“There's no reason - not yet, anyway - to believe [Bob] Dylan himself endorses such an attitude; or that he would think of himself as a more profound and worthy recipient than, for instance, any of the brilliant Motown or girl-group lyricists who are more likely to be awarded a Nobel prize for…” quote by David Bennun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4bb/david-bennun-25818_abba_there-s-no-reason-not-yet-anyway-to-beli_130714.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/quotes/img-quotes/c2b/john-steinbeck-71_acceptance-speech_the-ancient-commission-of-the-writer-has_1268387.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/quotes/img-quotes/cfa/david-bennun-25818_argument_the-nobel-prize-is-for-literature-bob-dy_729655.jpg)
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