Confidence Quote by Nelson Mandela

I have never cared very much for personal prizes. A person does not become a freedom fighter in the hope of winning awards.

— Nelson Mandela

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

I can only point out a curious fact. Year after year the Nobel Awards bring a moment of happiness not only to the recipients,…

— Anonymous

The Nobel Prize is given as a personal award but it also honors the field of research in which I have worked and it…

— Robert Hofstadter

I'm not interested in awards. I never have been. I don't think they are important. Don't get me wrong, if somebody gives me a…

— John Hurt

I am really honoured but if the prize had gone to Mahatma Gandhi before me I would have been more honoured

— Kailash Satyarthi

The nicest part of the prize, perhaps, is the effect on my friends and family. Each of them feels proud and happy to have…

— Bruce Beutler

I feel a deep emotion and pride for the honor of having been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1992.

— Rigoberta Menchu

I don't value prizes of any sort.

— David Hockney

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

I may not have got the Nobel Prize, but I've won countless other awards, including 'Most Inspirational Living Woman Scientist.'

— Jocelyn Bell Burnell

The Nobel Peace Prize is not awarded for what one has done, but hopefully what one will do.

— Betty Williams