Nobel Quotes

221 Nobel quotes by 175 unique authors

Science is the quintessential international endeavour, and the sterling reputation of the Nobel awards is partly due to the widely-perceived lack of national and other… — John O'Keefe
Fortunately, nature is as generous with its problems as Nobel with his fortune. The more we know, the more aware we are of what we… — David Gross
Many Nobel Prizes are awaiting good research to understand and explain the many mysteries of our bodies, such as the basic mechanism of memory or… — John Cameron
Nobel was a genuine friend of peace. He even went so far as to believe that he had invented a tool of destruction, dynamite, which… — Alva Myrdal
I cannot think of anything more difficult than to say something which would be worthy of this impressive and, for me, memorable occasion, and of… — Lester B. Pearson
In the first place, the preparation of the Nobel lecture which I am to give has shown me, even more clearly than I knew before,… — Frederick Soddy
In fact, 37 percent of all United States Nobel Prize winners in the 20th century have been representatives of the Jewish community. — Jon Porter
I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised. — Naguib Mahfouz
The Nobel award occasions a unique celebration of the vision of science by the public at large. The prestige the prize confers today is largely… — Kenneth G. Wilson
You can be famous for a lot of things. You can be a Nobel-prize winner. You can be the fattest guy in the world. — Evel Knievel
I have never cared very much for personal prizes. A man does not become a freedom fighter in the hope of winning awards, but when… — Nelson Mandela
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief,… — William Shakespeare
O, that this too too solid flesh would melt, Thaw and resolve itself into a dew! (HAMLET) — William Shakespeare
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all; — William Shakespeare
The first woman who decided that tights are pants should get the Nobel Peace Prize. — Green Monk
It is the Nobel Prize I want. It's worth $400,000. — Klaus Kinski
As a physician, Senator Frist has a moral calling to save lives and alleviate suffering. He joins Nancy Reagan, dozens of Nobel Laureates, thousands of… — Edward Kennedy
The first thought inside whose mind has it appeared? He should be awarded the Nobel Prize for originality! — Mariana Fulger
Every time Randy Jackson opens his mouth, I look like a Nobel Prize winner. Every time Simon opens up his mouth, Borat sounds like a… — Paula Abdul
President Obama reacted to his Nobel Peace Prize win saying, 'I accept this award as a call to action.' That's great, but just as a… — Seth Meyers
Most of us miss out on life's big prizes. The Pulitzer. The Nobel. Oscars. The World Cup. But we're all eligible for life's smaller prizes...… — Ritu Ghatourey

Who Wrote These Nobel Quotes

175 authors contributed a total of 221 Nobel Quotes, led by these top contributors: