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

Progress depends on our brain. The most important part of our brain, that which is neocortical, must be used to help others and not just to make discoveries.

The process for awarding Nobel prizes is so complex that it cannot be corrupted.

I told Mother of my decision to study medicine. She encouraged me to speak to Father... I began in a roundabout way... He listened, looking at me with that serious and penetrating gaze of his that caused me such trepidation, and asked whether I knew what I wanted to do.

A child from the age of 2 or 3 absorbs what is in the environment and what generates hatred for anyone perceived to be different.

At 100, I have a mind that is superior - thanks to experience - than when I was 20.

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.