I am humbled that the Nobel Committee has selected me for this precious award. Thank you to everyone for your continued support and love. Thank you for the letters and cards that I still receive from all around the world. Your kind and encouraging words strengthens and inspires me. read more
Some of them are exciting, and inspirational and some of them are good but inspirational. Since the Nobel prize is primarily given for achievements other than lecturing skills, if you forget the "Nobel prize winner" tag, you are simply listening to an interesting person who might be good or bad at lecturing. read more
The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize receives a medal, the title of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, a personal diploma, and 10 million Swedish crowns (more than $1.4 million US dollars). Popular Nobel Peace Prize winners include Mother Theresa, Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela, and Malala Yousafzai. read more
The Nobel Prizes -- a set of awards honoring the best work in physics, literature, chemistry, medicine, peace and economics -- are viewed as the highest intellectual honor in the world. Alfred Nobel, peace advocate and inventor of dynamite, left the money for the first five awards in his will. In 1901, the Nobel prizes were born. read more