Alfred Nobel

One can't be a genius in every field.

My factories are built on sand, and my life is built on air.

I would not care to be a king. I would rather be a chemist.

It is not enough to be good; you must be good for something.

The only true luxury is the luxury of giving.

I am a misanthrope, yet I love humanity.

Hope is nature's way of keeping us alive.

To be alone is to be free.

The greatest invention is the ability to think.

My desire is to create something that will benefit mankind.

Peace is the dream of the wise; war is the history of man.

I am a recluse, but not a hermit.

My riches are not in my bank account, but in my mind.

To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.

I wish I could invent a substance or a machine with such terrible power of mass annihilation that humanity would be compelled to abolish war.

My life is a constant struggle between my desire for peace and my passion for invention.

I am not a man of words, but a man of action.

The greatest danger is not to take any risk.

My heart is in my work, and my work is my life.

Science is the soul of prosperity of nations and the living source of all progress.