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 career. In eight months I filled my gaps in Latin, Greek and mathematics, graduated from high school, and entered medical school in Turin. - Rita Levi-Montalcini 1 Share Now -
Above all, don't fear difficult moments. The best comes from them. - Rita Levi-Montalcini 2 Share Now -
After centuries of dormancy, young women... can now look toward a future moulded by their own hands. - Rita Levi-Montalcini 3 Share Now -
Above all, don't fear difficult moments. The best comes from them. - Rita Levi-Montalcini 4 Share Now -
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... No other country has such human capital. - Rita Levi-Montalcini 5 Share Now -
