Rita Levi-Montalcini Quotes
At 100, I have a mind that is superior - thanks to experience - than when I was 20.
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Since 2000, I've been based in Paris at the Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville, curating the programme there. Internationally, it's a very open situation that goes beyond national boundaries; directors and curators move from one country to another, which has opened up the museum landscape.
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My mother had a premonition and she felt that hairdressing would be very very good for me.
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One of the banners I would put up in front of any American president and new administration is 'Do not overreact to your predecessors' policies.'
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I'd wanted to be famous for as long as I could remember.
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You need to make a trip to Des Moines in August, because the Iowa State Fair really is a sight to see. The Iowa Fairgrounds are usually packed for those 11 days, and you get a real sense of what a classic Midwest fair is all about.
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A woman caring for her children; a woman striving to excel in the private sector; a woman partnering with her neighbors to make their street safer; a woman running for office to improve her country - they all have something to offer, and the more our societies empower women, the more we receive in return.
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I suppose I am one of those lucky people who eats what they like and doesn't gain too much weight.
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If wanted to play a sport, I played a sport. If I wanted to do things that many girls born in 1950 didn't do, I did it.
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In order for me to be successful... In order to be a great artist - musician, actor, painter, whatever - you must be able to be private in public at all times. That is what we do.
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Seriously, who doesn't want to slap a 27-year-old movie star?
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In the white community, the path to a more perfect union means acknowledging that what ails the African-American community does not just exist in the minds of black people; that the legacy of discrimination - and current incidents of discrimination, while less overt than in the past - are real and must be addressed.
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Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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Don't take 'no' for an answer.
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Souffles don't deserve their reputation as potential disasters.
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On top of opportunities in further traffic growth, there are increasing opportunities to fully realize the potential of the online video ecosystem, as China continues to evolve into a consumer-driven economy.
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I just smoked a Cohiba the other day. It was great. You have to appreciate everything that cigar is.
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We will walk on our own feet; we will work with our own hands; we will speak our own minds...A nation of men will for the first time exist, because each believes himself inspired by the Divine Soul which also inspires all men.
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I will be the last person to condemn ALF the Animal Liberation Front.
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I'm down here in Mexico, sick as a dog.My head is poundin' in this border town fog.Down to my last dime and comin' apart at the seams.I've messed up in Mexico, livin' on refried dreams.
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I loved France, although I initially thought they were stubborn for always speaking French.
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Thou, O God, dost sell us all good things at the price of labour.
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Death is not painful. It is the most beautiful experience you will have.
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At 100, I have a mind that is superior - thanks to experience - than when I was 20.
