Alfred Nobel

The Nobel Prize shall be for those who confer the greatest benefit on mankind.

Explosions of the mind are more powerful than those of matter.

I have no family; my legacy is to the world.

Nitroglycerin tamed is a servant; untamed, a master.

War is the suicide of humanity.

Curiosity is the engine of discovery.

In the end, I die as I lived: alone with my thoughts.

Prizes for idealists, not for nationalists.

The atom's secrets unlock the universe.

Fame is fleeting; impact endures.

I built factories, but dreamed of peace.

Chemistry teaches us that change is inevitable.

Let my fortune serve the cause of brotherhood.

Invention is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration—wait, that's Edison; no, for me, it's experimentation.

Dynamite: the louder the boom, the deeper the mine.

I am not a merchant of death, but a pioneer of progress.

Life's true explosion is in the heart.

The wounded soldier's eyes speak volumes war cannot.

My will is simple: advance science, peace, and literature.

Explosives revolutionized engineering, not just warfare.