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113 Nobel Prize quotes by 95 unique authors

As soon as I got the Nobel Prize my back collapsed and I was in hospital. — Doris Lessing
The Nobel Prize is run by a self-perpetuated committee. They vote for themselves and get the world's publishing industry to jump to their tune. — Doris Lessing
If I had not been discriminated against or had not suffered persecution, I would never have received the Nobel Prize. — Rita Levi-Montalcini
One effect that the Nobel Prize seems to have had is that more Arabic literary works have been translated into other languages. — Naguib Mahfouz
As a theoretical physicist, I feel at once proud and humble at the thought of the illustrious figures that have preceded me here to receive… — Murray Gell-Mann
I wonder what the most intelligent thing ever said was that started with the word 'dude.' 'Dude, these are isotopes.' 'Dude, we removed your kidney.… — Demetri Martin
Probably the single most important thing about the Nobel Prize for most people is whether they get the coveted parking space on campus. — Saul Perlmutter
If I found a cure for a huge disease, while I was hobbling up onstage to accept the Nobel Prize they'd be playing the theme… — John Ritter
I am the same person I was before receiving the Nobel Prize. I work with the same regularity, I have not modified my habits, I… — Jose Saramago
Forget about Nobel prizes; they aren't really very important. — Herbert Simon
There must have been something in the air of Gary that led one into economics: the first Nobel Prize winner, Paul Samuelson, was also from… — Joseph Stiglitz
But if you caught my informant,' said Achilles, 'why in the world would Chamrajnagar—or Graff, if it was him—launch the shuttle anyway? Was catching me… — Orson Scott Card
I'm presently incarcerated. Convicted of a crime I didn't even commit. Hah! "Attempted murder"? Now honestly, what is that? Do they give a Nobel prize… — Matt Groening
When Mother Teresa received the Nobel Prize, she was asked, "What can we do to promote world peace?" She answered "Go home and love your… — Mother Teresa
She’s the kind of person who either dies tragically at twenty-seven, like Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, or else grows up to win, like, the… — John Green
George Stigler Nobel laureate and a leader of Chicago School was asked why there were no Nobel Prizes awarded in the other social sciences, sociology,… — Robert Kuttner
Anyone who can solve the problems of water will be worthy of two Nobel prizes - one for peace and one for science. — John F. Kennedy
My first reaction on being awarded the Nobel Prize was, actually, I thought of Fischer Black, my colleague. He unfortunately had passed away. And there… — Myron Scholes
I want to see a game designer nominated for a Nobel Prize. — Jane McGonigal
You would be amazed at the number of doors a Nobel Prize opens. — Elie Wiesel
When we faced a possibility here in New York of chemical and biological attack, three days after September 11, I called in all of the… — Rudy Giuliani
Some people think the Nobel Prize makes you bullet-proof. I never had that illusion. — Wole Soyinka
The truth is that anyone, almost anyone, who receives the Nobel Prize has some indirect knowledge of one sort or another that they may be… — James Rothman
Never have a picture of a well-adjusted African on the cover of your book, or in it, unless that African has won the Nobel prize. — Binyavanga Wainaina
The population of the U.S. is nearly 300 million, including many of the best educated, most talented, most resourceful, humane people on earth. By almost… — Richard Dawkins

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