The Impossible Takes Longer: The Wisest 1000 Things Ever Said by Nobel Prize Laureates

Since 1901, The Nobel Prize has been the hallmark of genius. But Nobel laureates tend to be more than brillianttheir idealism, courage, and concern for humanity has also made them sources of inspiration and wisdom. This book brings together quotations from some 250 Nobel laureates, representing all six areas of Peace, Literature, Chemistry, Medicine, Physics, and Economics. Their observations range from the witty to the philosophical from the ironic to the prophetic, from the whimsical to the profound. The quotations are complemented by short biographies of all of the laureates cited, offering a fascinating glimpse into the lives and minds of the most brilliant thinkers of our time.