Rita Levi-Montalcini

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.

Above all, don’t fear difficult moments. The best comes from them

My life has been enriched by excellent human relations, work and interests. I have never felt lonely.

I tell young people: Do not think of yourself, think of others. Think of the future that awaits you, think about what you can do and do not fear anything.

If I had not been discriminated against or had not suffered persecution, I would never have received the Nobel Prize.

After centuries of dormancy, young women... can now look toward a future moulded by their own hands.

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.

My experience in childhood and adolescence of the subordinate role played by the female in a society run entirely by men had convinced me that I was not cut out to be a wife.