Celebration Quote by Kenneth G. Wilson

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

— George Wald

It is a remarkable honor to receive a Nobel Prize, because it not only recognizes discoveries, but also their usefulness to the advancement of…

— Peter Agre

The Nobel Prizes are much more than awards to scholars; they are a celebration of civilization, of mankind, and of what makes humans unique…

— Stanley B. Prusiner

The Nobel awards should be regarded as giving recognition to this general scientific progress as well as to the individuals involved.

— John Bardeen

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…

— John O'Keefe

The tremendous honour of the Nobel Prize is of the strongest incentive to me in my work, while the amount of the Prize will…

— August Krogh

The Nobel Prize, so long regarded in our science as the highest reward a man's work can earn, must bring to its recipient a…

— Anonymous

With the variety of fields within economics, broadly conceived and the increasing specialization of scholarly world, the award of a Nobel Memorial Prize honors…

— Simon Kuznets

Thanks to the high standing which science has for so long attain and to the impartiality of the Nobel Prize Committee, the Nobel Prize…

— Guglielmo Marconi

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

— Charles Glover Barkla

The Nobel Prize gives one the opportunity to take public stands.

— Philip Warren Anderson