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

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.

An arrogant rich and a humble poor both need help! The former needs help to be human

When he asked if he was mine, tears in his eyes, I think he knew what he would do, what he would have to do, and he was mourning us. He was mourning us the whole time.

Show a little faith there is magic in the night. You ain't a beauty, but hey you're alright, and that's alright with me.

I've learned that nobody's perfect, and I don't expect myself to be perfect anymore.

Sometimes we're the big game in town. Other times, we're kind of a side show. (on Manchester City)

I had no expectation that the Prince would offer me the unprecedented and unfettered access to the original and entirely untapped sources on which this biography is based.

Yoga is a natural thing.

I put Liam at the top of the list, the male actor list, because I had just seen Schindler's List again and Michael Collins, and I was just like, 'God, what an incredible actor.'

Call me sick. Call me deranged. I'm gonna be your worst nightmare. I'm gonna be your hero whether you like it or not!

Because I cannot sleep I make music at night.