Willard Boyle Quotes

I wish to thank the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences very sincerely for the great honour they have done me. It is an honour so great that even yet it is difficult for me to believe that it is true.

Once in a while, I have to pinch myself to remind myself I am Nobel laureate, but that is not part of my work plan every day.

The years since the Nobel Prize have been productive ones for me.

Year after year, the Nobel Awards bring a moment of happiness not only to the recipients, not only to colleagues and friends of the recipients, but even to strangers.

Yes, I won the Bafta. I thought the British were very intelligent.

The Oscar nomination is great. It's a great pat on the back. And I like that.

Nobel prizes are very special prizes, and it would be great to get one.

I'm the leading scorer in the cup, and that's lovely, but don't forget this is also a great moment for the whole squad, when the two things coincide you can't ask for more.

It is very difficult to find appropriate words to say 'thank you' for an honour like the Nobel Prize. It is the supreme honour that a scientist can receive. Some of the giants in physics and chemistry have received this prize.

Any time you are in a position where your peers plus the people who paid your bills all your life are honoring you, it doesn't get a hell of a lot better than that.

I was 18 when I was presented with the Arjuna Award. To say it feels really good would be an understatement. But I don't know how else to convey the feeling. I am grateful for having received this prestigious award at such a young age.

I am very proud of having won Oscar because I know what I put into it. I know that the people who voted for me voted because they thought I was the best at that time. It's a wonderful thing to look up there and see that you achieved something that your peers gave to you and appreciation for your work. That's most of all what I think about when I see the Oscar.

Here's the thing - I mean, I don't act for statues. I really don't. The great thing about winning an award is that it creates opportunities.

When you get a chance to step back, you notice all these great things you've done and all these great people that you've worked with.

I have awards right now that I do not remember walking on stage to get.

Awards don't really mean much.

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

I'm not sure whether I could win a Nobel Prize or not, but the Nobel Committee called me, and, 'You got the Nobel Prize.' So, I was so, so happy, and I was so surprised.

I've gotten some pretty nice awards. I'm having trouble finding places to put them all.

The awards world can be ridiculous, but I'm not one to bash it. I love awards! When I've been nominated for Emmys and when I won my DGA Award, I couldn't have been happier. I always liked getting a gold star in class.

You spend most of your life working and trying to hone your craft, working on your chops, working on your writing, and you don't really think about accolades. Then you get a bit older and they start coming your way. It's a nice pat on the back.

It is through accomplishment that man makes his contribution and contribution is life's greatest reward.

The Nobel Prize is without doubt the highest honour, the most coveted honour, which can be bestowed on a scientist.

It's an honor to be awarded the Liberty Medal.

The prestige of the Nobel Prize is such that one is suddenly promoted to a new status.