Committee Quote by Shuji Nakamura

I got my Nobel Prize for my lab work.

— Joshua Lederberg

I was absolutely convinced that I wouldn't win the Nobel Prize. My impression was that the Nobel Prize in Literature was given to people…

— Mario Vargas Llosa

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

— Jocelyn Bell Burnell

I'm very honored and pleased to receive the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine.

— Tasuku Honjo

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 grew up hoping that my father might win a Nobel Prize.

— Bruce Beutler

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'm honored and humbled to win the Nobel Prize. I thank all my friends for the support and assistance throughout my life.

— John B. Goodenough

The Nobel Prize has been a disturbance at the beginning of October for some years. It would be gratifying to win, but it would…

— Peter Higgs

People ask me often [whether] the Nobel Prize [was] the thing you were aiming for all your life, and I say that would be…

— Gertrude B. Elion

It is a great honor to be awarded a Nobel Prize. This is a wonderful experience for my wife Betty and me. We received…

— Willard Boyle

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