It is a great honor for me to be able to express my sincere gratitude to the Nobel Foundation.

My kindergarten teacher encouraged me to learn, as did my school headmaster, who gave me a grant to study.

I don't distinguish between men and women. This is irrelevant to me, and I don't think in these terms.

The Weizmann Institute showed me respect and didn't require many administrative tasks, so I was quite independent. I did what I wanted.

I was described as a dreamer, a fantasist, even as the village idiot. I didn't care. What I cared about was convincing people to allow me to go on with my work.

My memories from my childhood are centered on my father's medical conditions alongside my constant desire to understand the principles of the nature around me.