Chris Riddell

I want to put the joy of creativity, of drawing every day, of having a go and being surprised at what one can achieve with just a pencil and an idea at the heart of my term as laureate. I want to make sure people have fun whilst addressing fundamental issues I care about passionately.

British Artist

Maya Angelou

I know some people might think it odd - unworthy even - for me to have written a cookbook, but I make no apologies. The U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins thought I had demeaned myself by writing poetry for Hallmark Cards, but I am the people's poet so I write for the people.

American Poet

Malorie Blackman

The worst thing about being the laureate has been the attitude of a tiny minority of adults who haven't liked some of the things I'm supposed to have said and who have used it as an opportunity to be verbally abusive and nasty, but I haven't let it rule my world!

British Writer

John Ralston Saul

Certain governments are suggesting that bloggers and tweeters aren't 'real' writers and, so, don't merit protection. A writer is anyone from a Nobel laureate to a debut blogger. They all get PEN's attention.

Canadian Author

Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

I am the son of a small and far-away nation and the other laureates have all come from different countries from all over the world and we all were equally received here with signs of sympathy.

Hungarian Scientist

George Stigler

And yet I would not freely exchange my science for those of my fellow laureates. They are forever confined in their professional discussions to the small numbers of their fellow scientists.

American Economist

Desmond Tutu

In many ways, when you're a Nobel peace laureate, you have an obligation to humankind, to society.

South African Leader

Robert Hass

As poet laureate, I was asked to be a spokesman for literature.

Thornton Wilder

I would love to be the poet laureate of Coney Island.

American Novelist

Frances Arnold

There's plenty of ordinary Nobel laureates.

American Scientist

When someone is called a laureate, it implies high respect and exceptional accomplishment in their field.

Prestige Connotation

While 'Nobel laureate' is common, 'laureate' can refer to winners of many prestigious awards.

Not Just Nobel

'Laureate' often signifies formal recognition and is used in ceremonial contexts and announcements.

Ceremonial Usage

The use of 'laureate' with laurel wreaths comes from an ancient tradition to honor victors and scholars.

Historical Roots

Using 'laureate' as an adjective might be seen in literary works to add a formal or historical touch.

Literary Celebrations

'Laureate' as an adjective can be metaphorical, symbolizing honor without actual laurels.

Figurative Speech

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The Great Migration and...

 what does the entire world think and they found a way to do the first-ever World poll they had people involved who were Nobel laureates and economics who reported being bored and suddenly they pulled out sheets of paper and we're trying to figure out how do we survey

Tribal leadership -...

 These standards have since been expanded to include other ways of promoting peace, such as human rights and negotiations. And the prize doesn't just have to go to one person. About a third of Noble Peace Prizes have been shared by two or three laureates.

How does the Nobel Peace...

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein...

 that's why the Nobel laureates found that for every dollar spent on current policies on existing subsidies to solar and wind will avoid about 3 cents of climate damage that's a very poor way to invest in the world but if we spent that

Economics of climate...

 what does the entire world think?" And they found a way to do the first-ever world poll. They had people involved who were Nobel laureates in economics, who reported being bored. And suddenly they pulled out sheets of paper

David Logan: Tribal...

 million people are affected by famine according to the world health organization hunger is the single greatest threat to human the human population not Nobel laureate professor a month es n said that humble is not due

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 the latest Nobel laureate of economics, clearly shows empirically across the world that we can govern the commons if we invest in trust, local, action-based partnerships and cross-scale institutional innovations,

Let the environment...

 Almost everybody knows this, from nobel laureates to golf caddies, or was taught it, as I was. Now, the environments like you see here, dusty environments in Africa where I grew up, and I loved wildlife,

How to green the world's...

 have said in an alternative lifetime what it should have said if it was your highest expression of talent was here lies the last Nobel laureate in physics