Candidates Quote by Alfred Nobel

It seems to me that the Swedish Academy of Science may be qualifying for the Nobel Peace Prize. It recognises no nationality; it discourages…

— Charles Glover Barkla

I don't understand what it's all about or what's worth what, but if the people in the Swedish Academy decide that x, y or…

— Richard P. Feynman

It is a wonderful and unexpected honor to receive the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Receiving this…

— Michael Spence

There is no other prize in any country that carries the prestige that a Nobel bestows.

— Barry Marshall

My co-winners, Peter Diamond and Christopher Pissarides, and I wish to thank the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Nobel Foundation for this…

— Dale T. Mortensen

The Nobel Prize is an honor unique in the world in having found its way into the hearts and minds of simple people everywhere.…

— George Wald

To my mind, the most important aspect of the Nobel Awards is that they bring home to the masses of the peoples of all…

— Irving Langmuir

The Nobel Prize is without doubt the highest honour, the most coveted honour, which can be bestowed on a scientist.

— Charles Glover Barkla

In my heart there may be doubt that I deserve the Nobel award over other men of letters whom I hold in respect and…

— John Steinbeck

To be awarded a prize which takes its name from an illustrious Dutchman who at the same time was a great citizen of Europe…

— John G. D. Clark

I very deeply appreciate the honour which you have conferred upon me in awarding the Nobel Prize for 1923 to me and Professor J.J.R.…

— Frederick Banting

The truth is that anyone, almost anyone, who receives the Nobel Prize has some indirect knowledge of one sort or another that they may…

— James Rothman