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

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

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.

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

The body does whatever it wants. I am not my body; I am my mind.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

If I die tomorrow or in a year, it is the same — it is the message you leave behind you that counts.

YOU are the creator of your experience, therefore: all problems must be met within YOU.

My faith isn't very churchy, it's a pretty personal, intimate thing and has been a huge source of strength in moments of life and death.

In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards.

A lot of rap songs don't usually have a lot of melody per se.

Luxury is experiencing reality

The future is dark, the present burdensome. Only the past, dead and buried, bears contemplation.

Spontaneity and instincts are key factors to a memorable party.

Natural selection is not the only process that changes organisms over time. But is the only process that seemingly designs organisms over time.

Sublime upon sublime scarcely presents a contrast, and we need a little rest from everything, even the beautiful.

Friendship is a mysterious and ocean-bottom thing. Who can know the outer ranges of it? Perhaps no human being has ever explored its limits.