I Say To The Young, Be Happy

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.

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.

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.

You've Been Thinking About Something Without Willing To For A Long Time...then, All Of A Sudden, The Problem Is Opened To You In A Flash And You Suddenly See The Answer.

If I Had Not Been Discriminated Against Or Had Not Suffered Persecution, I Would Never Have Received The Nobel Prize.