"If I had not been discriminated against or had not suffered persecution, I would never have received the Nobel Prize."

-- Rita Levi-Montalcini

#Nobel Quotes #Persecution Quotes #Prize Quotes

“Music is the unspoken language that can convey feelings more accurately than talking ever could.”
“Family and work. Family and work. I can let them be at war, with guilt as their nuclear weapon and mutually assured destruction as their aim, or I can let them nourish each other.”

Source : Ellen Gilchrist (2010). “The Writing Life”, p.4, Univ. Press of Mississippi
“Never underestimate a man's ability to underestimate a woman.”

Source : "Fictional character: Victoria "V.I." Warshawski". "V.I. Warshawski", www.imdb.com. 1991.
“Concepts become forces when they resist one another”

Source : Johann Friedrich Herbart, Daniel N. Robinson (1977). “A Text-book in Psychology”, Univ Publications of Amer
“Keep your mouth closed, and let your eyes listen.”

Source : FaceBook post by Lil Wayne from Oct 30, 2014
“I was very offended as this damages my reputation as a Muslim and a headscarf-wearer, and my father to whom religion is most important.This I cannot apologize for. Iâ€™m sorry but it is unacceptable to watch my mother crying because of this. I think everyone who has a family will understand the pain we are going through now.If you donâ€™t like me, you can just tell me to my face. Donâ€™t come near my parents.”
“What's this? You're wearing the shirt of the band you're going to see? Don't be that guy.”
“Patriotism cannot be our final spiritual shelter; my refuge is humanity. I will not buy glass for the price of diamonds, and I will never allow patriotism to triumph over humanity as long as I live.”

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