Rita Levi-Montalcini Quotes

Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 17 quotes by Rita Levi-Montalcini Rita Levi-Montalcini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈrita ˈlɛvi montalˈtʃini]; 22 April 1909 – 30 December 2012) is a Nobel Laureate honored for her work in neurobiology. She was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine alongside colleague Stanley Cohen for discovering nerve growth factor (NGF). From 2001 until her death, she also served in the Italian Senate as a Senator for Life. Rita Levi-Montalcini had been the oldest... Read full biography of Rita Levi-Montalcini → 1 2 Ctrl → 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... → 0 The four of us enjoyed a most wonderful family atmosphere filled with love and reciprocal devotion. Both parents were highly cultured and instilled... → 0 After centuries of dormancy, young women... can now look toward a future moulded by their own hands. 0 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... → 0 Above all, don't fear difficult moments. The best comes from them. 0 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... → 0 I say to the young, be happy that you were born in Italy because of the beauty of the human capital, both masculine and feminine, of this country...... → 0 My life has been enriched by excellent human relations, work and interests. I have never felt lonely. 0 Babies did not attract me, and I was altogether without the maternal sense so highly developed in small and adolescent girls. 0 I told Mother of my decision to study medicine. She encouraged me to speak to Father... I began in a roundabout way... He listened, looking at me... → 0 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... → 0 If I had not been discriminated against or had not suffered persecution, I would never have received the Nobel Prize. 0 At 100, I have a mind that is superior - thanks to experience - than when I was 20. 0 1 2 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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