Rita Levi-Montalcini

Developmental Biologist Italian-American 1909 – 2012

Discovered nerve growth factor.

378 quotes

"Change is the only constant in nature and in life."
Change
"Happiness is found not in achievement, but in pursuit."
Happiness
"Success is measured not by what you gain, but by what you give."
Success
"Friendship is love without wings."
Friendship
"Family is the first society in which we learn to be human."
Family
"The courage to be yourself is the rarest of all virtues."
Courage
"Wisdom is knowing what not to do as much as what to do."
Wisdom
"Life's greatest moments often come from its smallest gestures."
Life
"Love is the energy that drives all creation."
Love
"Death is not the opposite of life, it is part of it."
Death
"Truth is like a river, it will always find its course."
Truth
"Peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the presence of understanding."
Peace
"Nature's complexity is born from elegant simplicity."
Nature
"Art is the language of the human spirit."
Art
"The scientist must be both skeptic and believer."
Science
"Beauty is not what we see, but what we understand."
Beauty
"Time cannot be managed, only used wisely."
Time
"Knowledge without curiosity is merely information."
Knowledge
"Freedom is the prerequisite of all growth."
Freedom
"Kindness is the most powerful force in the universe."
Kindness
"Patience is not passive, it is active waiting."
Patience
"Strength is the ability to remain true to yourself."
Strength
"Fear is the prison we build ourselves."
Fear
"Power without compassion is tyranny."
Power
"Work becomes love when it serves a greater purpose."
Work
"Dreams are the blueprints of reality."
Dreams
"Perseverance is passion applied consistently."
Perseverance
"Gratitude transforms ordinary moments into blessings."
Gratitude
"Leadership is service to a vision greater than yourself."
Leadership
"Imagination is the engine of human progress."
Imagination