36 Quotes by Rita Levi-Montalcini

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,

A child from the age of 2 or 3 absorbs what is in the environment and what generates hatred for anyone perceived to be different.

The instruments, glassware, and chemical reagents necessary for my project were the same as my 19th-century predecessors had.

The process for awarding Nobel prizes is so complex that it cannot be corrupted.

It's not enough what I did in the past - there is also the future.

At 100, I have a mind that is superior - thanks to experience- than when i was 20.

You've been thinking about something without willing to for a long time...Then, all of a sudden, the problem is opened to you in a flash and you suddenly see the answer.

As for the presence of large NGF [nerve growth factor] sources in snake venom and male genital organs, they may be conceived as instances of bizarre evolutionary gene expression.

Find first peace within yourself. Don't eat too much. Keep your brain active. Love.