I believe it would demean Nobel Prizes if they were awarded to research students, except in very exceptional cases.
I got into Julliard on almost a full scholarship.
The first big break was winning a scholarship to go to Cambridge University. I was very lucky, because my parents couldn't have afforded a university education for me. Without a scholarship I couldn't possibly have gone.
The great Napoleon who devised the Legion of Honor, knew human weakness and recognized the irrepressible inclination of the citizens of a republic to covet the titles and insignia their democracy teaches them to disdain.
I don't think that the Pulitzer should be given the way it is. I think the competition should be anonymous. I think completely different people would win it if the names were taken off because a lot of it is done on relationships and names.
NSF is the only federal agency with a proven track record of selecting education projects through a rigorous, careful and competitive process that draws on a wide variety of experts from outside government.
I think it is a mistake to judge science by Nobel Prizes.
People are usually made Dames for virtues I do not possess.
But when you look at the rubbish who are getting these awards and the absolute non-service they have given to the nation other than financing or working for political parties, you say, 'What company am I in?'
Science is the quintessential international endeavour, and the sterling reputation of the Nobel awards is partly due to the widely-perceived lack of national and other biases in the selection of the laureates.
The great esteem in which the Nobel prizes are universally held is due to the fact that for several generations they have been given purely on scientific merit and not through lobbying and politicking. I do hope that it will stay this way, and the prizes will never be given according to the number of votes in live TV contests!
I don't want to get in trouble here, but the All-Star Game shouldn't count for anything. It should just be for fun.
My parents were able to pay our expenses, but not for education. We were encouraged to work hard in school and get scholarships.
I don't want to be in the Hall of Fame. I don't think owners should be.
