Nobel Quotes

221 quotes by 175 authors

I think they should continue the policy of not giving a Nobel Prize for paneling. — Jack Handey
It wasn't until the Nobel Prize that they really thawed out. They couldn't understand my books, but they could understand $30,000. — William Faulkner
I think the team that successfully puts together an economic and social policy framework for global full employment in decent working conditions based on local… — Juan Somavia
It is my express wish that in awarding the [Nobel Prizes]Â no consideration be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that theÂ most… — Alfred Nobel
Alfred Nobel stipulated that no distinction of race or colour will determine who received of his generosity. — Abdus Salam
Modern Arabic literature achieved international recognition when Mahfouz was awarded the Nobel prize in 1988 (.....) Mahfouz also rendered Arabic literature a great service by… — Unknown Author
Alfred Nobel's discoveries are characteristic; powerful explosives can help men perform admirable tasks. They are also a means to terrible destruction in the hands of… — Pierre Curie
Nobody really expects a Nobel Prize call — Saul Perlmutter
We're fighting three wars now. Imagine how many we'd be fighting if President Obama hadn't won the Nobel Peace Prize. — Jay Leno
The Nobel Prize is fine, but the drugs I've developed are rewards in themselves. — Gertrude B. Elion
Too often, our minds are locked on one track. We are looking for red - so we overlook blue. Many Nobel Prizes have been washed… — John Turner
You too can win Nobel Prizes. Study diligently. Respect DNA. Don't smoke. Don't drink. Avoid women and politics. That's my formula. — George Wells Beadle
I should get the Nobel peace prize - screw Bono. — Michael O'Leary
My research, even before 1972, moved in directions beyond those cited for the Nobel Memorial Prize. Most of it, in one way or another, deals… — Kenneth Arrow
My countrymen have the right to shake my hand and talk to me if they so wish. Don't forget that their support and their reading… — Naguib Mahfouz
Part of the appeal was that Medawar was not only a Nobel Laureate, but he seemed like a Nobel Laureate; he was everything one thought… — Richard Dawkins
The Democrats say we ought to give Barack Obama credit for trying. That sounds like the nonsense of giving every kid a trophy for showing… — Mike Huckabee
The person who wins the Nobel Prize is not the person who read the most journal articles and took the most notes on them. It's… — Noam Chomsky
The people of Egypt, are the greatest people of earth; and they deserve a Nobel Prize for Peace. To all Egyptian: Be proud to be… — Heinz Fischer
Of course, today at the Karolinska Institute, I am working with some top experts - even some Nobel prize winners. They have the latest news… — Lennart Nilsson

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