If I had not been discriminated against or had not suffered persecution, I would never have received the Nobel Prize. Rita Levi-Montalcini Read Quote
The four of us enjoyed a most wonderful family atmosphere filled with love and reciprocal devotion. Both parents were highly cultured and instilled in us their high appreciation of intellectual pursuit. It was, however, a typical Victorian style of life, all decisions being taken by the head of the family, the husband and father. Rita Levi-Montalcini Read Quote
Progress depends on our brain. The most important part of our brain, that which is neocortical, must be used to help others and not just to make discoveries. Rita Levi-Montalcini Read Quote
I should thank Mussolini for having declared me to be of an inferior race. This led me to the joy of working, not any more, unfortunately, in university institutes but in a bedroom. Rita Levi-Montalcini Read Quote
It is imperfection – not perfection – that is the end result of the program written into that formidably complex engine that is the human brain, and of the influences exerted upon us by the environment and whoever takes care of us during the long years of our physical, psychological and intellectual development. Rita Levi-Montalcini Read Quote
At 20, I realized that I could not possibly adjust to a feminine role as conceived by my father and asked him permission to engage in a professional career. In eight months I filled my gaps in Latin, Greek and mathematics, graduated from high school, and entered medical school in Turin. Rita Levi-Montalcini Read Quote
