It's a PhD, not a Nobel Prize - Mullins, G (2002), Studies in Higher Education Volume 27, No.4, p.386, Carfax Publishing

' A PhD is a stepping stone into a research career. All you need to do is to demonstrate your capacity for independent, critical thinking. That's all you need to do. A PhD is three years of solid work, not a Nobel Prize' (Maths-Eng/Female/18)