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… — Rita Levi-Montalcini Copy Share Image
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. — Rita Levi-Montalcini Copy Share Image
As for the presence of large NGF [nerve growth factor] sources in snake venom and male genital organs, they may be conceived as instances… — Rita Levi-Montalcini Copy Share Image
It is imperfection - not perfection - that is the end result of the program written into that formidably complex engine that is the… — Rita Levi-Montalcini Copy Share Image
Babies did not attract me, and I was altogether without the maternal sense so highly developed in small and adolescent girls. — Rita Levi-Montalcini Copy Share Image
At 100, I have a mind that is superior - thanks to experience- than when i was 20. — Rita Levi-Montalcini Copy Share Image
My life has been enriched by excellent human relations, work and interests. I have never felt lonely. — Rita Levi-Montalcini Copy Share Image
The four of us enjoyed a most wonderful family atmosphere filled with love and reciprocal devotion. Both parents were highly cultured and instilled in… — Rita Levi-Montalcini Copy Share Image
Progress depends on our brain. The most important part of our brain, that which is neocortical, must be used to help others and not… — Rita Levi-Montalcini Copy Share Image
At 20, I realized that I could not possibly adjust to a feminine role as conceived by my father and asked him permission to… — Rita Levi-Montalcini Copy Share Image
I told Mother of my decision to study medicine. She encouraged me to speak to Father... I began in a roundabout way... He listened,… — Rita Levi-Montalcini Copy Share Image
If I had not been discriminated against or had not suffered persecution, I would never have received the Nobel Prize. — Rita Levi-Montalcini Copy Share Image
After a short period spent in Brussels as a guest of a neurological institute, I returned to Turin on the verge of the invasion… — Rita Levi-Montalcini Copy Share Image
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… — Rita Levi-Montalcini Copy Share Image
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