“Winning the Nobel Prize does not automatically qualify you to be commander in chief. I think George Bush has proved definitively that to be president, you don't need to care about science, literature or peace.” ThinkingNeedsDoeCareLiteratureWinningPresidentChiefsPrizeCommandersNobelNobel PrizeCommander In Chief Author:Stephen Colbert
“Cambridge is heaven, I am convinced it is the nicest place in the world to live. As you walk round, most people look incredibly bright, as if they are probably off to win a Nobel prize.” PeopleIfsWorldLooksWinningHeavenWalksRoundsConvincedPrizeNobelPlaces In The WorldNobel PrizeCambridge Author:Sophie Hannah
“To become a token woman - whether you win the Nobel Prize or merely get tenure at the cost of denying your sisters - is to become something less than a man... since men are loyal at least to their own world-view, their laws of brotherhood and self-interest.” MenWorldSelfLawWinningInterestViewsCostPrizeBrotherhoodLoyalSelf InterestNobelNobel PrizeTokensWorld ViewTenure Author:Adrienne Rich
“We forget now, but during his life, Dr. King wasn't always considered a unifying figure. Even after rising to prominence, even after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. King was vilified by many, denounced as a rabble rouser and an agitator, a communist and a radical. He was even attacked by his own people, by those who felt he was going too fast or those who felt he was going too slow; by those who felt he shouldn't meddle in issues like the Vietnam War or the rights of union workers.” PeopleWarWinningFeltForgetIssuesRightsFiguresKingsUnionsWorkersRadicalRisingPrizeCommunistVietnamDrsVietnam WarNobelUnifyingNobel Peace PrizeProminence Author:Barack Obama