Artist: Trond Botnen Calligrapher: Inger Magnus

more

Mohamed ElBaradei delivering his Nobel Lecture. © Knudsens Fotosenter 2005 Photo: Arne Knudsen Norwegian Nobel Lecture, Oslo, 10. desember, 2005. Deres Majesteter, Deres Kongelige Høyhet, ærede medlemmer av Den Norske Nobelkomiteen, Eksellenser, Mine damer og herrer. Det er med en følelse av ydmykhet, ære, glede og fremfor alt besluttsomhet, at Det internasjonale atomenergibyrået og jeg…

Credit: ITN Archive/Reuters

Albert Lutuli’s Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1961 Your Majesty, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, here present! On an occasion like this words fail one. This is the most important occasion not only in my life, but in that of my dear wife,…

Links to other sites

Watch video interviews where the Nobel Peace Prize laureates talk about their lives and work. Pick a name! Interviews with Nobel Peace Prize laureates Links to more interviews with Nobel Prize laureates:

Elie Wiesel’s Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1986 It is with a profound sense of humility that I accept the honor you have chosen to bestow upon me. I know: your choice transcends me. This both frightens and pleases me.…

more

Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1986 Hope, despair and memory A Hasidic legend tells us that the great Rabbi Baal-Shem-Tov, Master of the Good Name, also known as the Besht, undertook an urgent and perilous mission: to hasten the coming of the Messiah. The Jewish people, all humanity were suffering too much, beset by too many…