Isamu Akasaki Quotes

It's a great honour to have the nickname of Iceman, it makes me feel very proud of my achievements.

It was never about winning medals or being famous.

You would be amazed at the number of doors a Nobel Prize opens.

It's an honor to be at the biggest club in the world.

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

I want to be something that is worthy to be bragged about.

I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.

Fame and success are very different things.

Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.

I never went out looking for glory.

Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other.

Greatness is so often a courteous synonym for great success.

Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.

Forget about Nobel prizes; they aren't really very important.

You have to win something for people to think about you.

Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give lustre, and many more people see than weigh.

I made my way on to a grey list, a black list even. That's something I'm very proud of, actually.

I'll admit - I was honored to be on the cover of Time.

The sooner I get into the Hall of Fame the better.

You are honored by your friends … distinguished by your enemies. I have been very distinguished.

Politicians respect a lot of things, but nothing so much as success.

It's rare that anybody gets in the Hall of Fame, and to be nominated is good enough for me.

I think I am very proud of being associated with quality things. So if I were massively famous for doing massively beloved things, yeah, that sounds great.

The tag of a 'National Award winner' earned me a lot of respect from a lot of people. I like that in a way.

It doesn't matter about the man behind the belt. For me, it's about the title.