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I feel a deep emotion and pride for the honor of having been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1992.

I have received the greatest honor in my life - and the greatest surprise. Never did I dream that the Nobel Prize could be awarded for the reciprocal relations.

The Nobel Prize is an honor unique in the world in having found its way into the hearts and minds of simple people everywhere. It casts a light of peace and reason upon us all; and for that I am especially grateful.

It is a great honor for me to be able to express my sincere gratitude to the Nobel Foundation.

I cannot think of anything more difficult than to say something which would be worthy of this impressive and, for me, memorable occasion, and of the ideals and purposes which inspired the Nobel Peace Award.

I grew up hoping that my father might win a Nobel Prize.

I wish to thank the Nobel Foundation for granting me the greatest honor to which a scientist may aspire.

The Nobel Peace Prize is a powerful message. A durable peace is not a single achievement, but an environment, a process and a commitment.