The difficult is what takes a little time; the impossible is what takes a little longer said Fridtj of Nansen. Albert Einstein advised Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted counts and Cseslaw Milosz warned In a room where people unanimously maintain a conspiracy of silence one word of truth sounds like a pistol shot. Since 1901 the Nobel Prize has been the hallmark of genius but Nobel laureates tend to be more than merely brilliant - their idealism courage and concern for humanity have also made them sources of inspiration and wisdom.