“If you took the world away and just left the elctricity, it would look like the most exquisite filigree ever made -… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Be it remembered that man subsists upon the air more than upon his meat and drink; but no one can exist for… — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
“And then to Leo’s surprise, Catherine smiled at him. A sweet, natural, brilliant smile, the first she had ever given him. Leo… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
“A child's (or an adult's) nervous system may detect danger or a threat to life when the child enters a new environment… — Stephen W. Porges Copy Share Image
You don't believe in God," I said to Stein. "God is a word banging around in the human nervous system. He exists… — Peter De Vries Copy Share Image
We need to take responsibility for the effect of our environment on our nervous systems, and particularly the nervous systems of our… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
All of the physical injuries are like souvenirs. But the emotional stuff is harder. When youre spending 17 straight days in a… — Ryan Reynolds Copy Share Image
People think athleticism is just physical, but it's not. It's connected to the brain and how the brain can learn to execute… — Georges St-Pierre Copy Share Image
“Then I heard it--the voice over the CB radio. “ You’re on fire! You’re on fire! ” The voice repeated, this time… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“But it must be said from the outset that a disease is never a mere loss or excess— that there is always… — Oliver Sacks Copy Share Image
“A consequentialist or utilitarian is likely to approach the abortion question in a very different way, by trying to weigh up suffering.… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Most of the different types of cells in our body die and are replaced every few weeks or months. However, neurons, the… — Jill Bolte Taylor Copy Share Image
It's very difficult to explain the effect the first blues record I heard had on me, except to say that I recognized… — Eric Clapton Copy Share Image
Schwartz's research suggests something important: we can stretch our personalities, but only up to a point. Our inborn temperaments influence us, regardless… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
Any young boy can nowadays explain human flight - mechanistically: " ... and to climb you shove the throttle all the way… — Wolfgang Langewiesche Copy Share Image
I engaged - started engaging in yoga as a physical practice, but very quickly found out there was something broader to it,… — Mark T Bertolini Copy Share Image
“If we understand many more things than other people, we owe it to our nervous system which is far more disturbed. One… — Emil Cioran Copy Share Image
One of the most powerful aspects of drumming and the reason people have done it since the beginning of being human is… — Layne Redmond Copy Share Image
“The brain, which operates on electromagnetic impulses, is as much an activity of the universe as are the electromagnetic storms in the… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
Butch repositioned the Sox cap, and as his wrist passed by his nose, he got another whiff of himself. "Ah, V. .… — J.R. Ward Copy Share Image
“Meanwhile, the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) arises from different midbrain/brain-stem nuclei that project down the spine to the body. In contrast to… — Robert M. Sapolsky Copy Share Image
There are three types of disease: body disease, mind disease, and nervous system disease. When the mind is diseased, the whole body… — K. Pattabhi Jois Copy Share Image
“Really, how much of one’s life is made up of these private incidents; how submerged one is. You know, for example, that… — David Gilmour Copy Share Image
“The bodily experience we have taken in from [other people that our body has internalized as 'imported parts'] will affect our muscles,… — Bonnie Badenoch Copy Share Image
“I think the world divides neatly into those who are excited by the managed induction of terror and those who are not.… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
“To become happier, wiser, and more loving, sometimes you have to swim against ancient currents within your nervous system. For example, in… — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
Yes, all of life is sacred, including plants; and yes, there is research that demonstrates that plants have feelings - they feel… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
One has to know what is the ultimate goal of our life. The ultimate goal of our evolution is to become the… — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
If we analyze the operations of scenes of beauty upon the mind, and consider the intimate relation of the mind upon the… — Frederick Law Olmsted Copy Share Image
“Up until the nineteenth century, the oyster was thought to be a simple primitive creature. We like to think this of the… — Mark Kurlansky Copy Share Image
“The audience had run to beards and magenta shirts and original ways of arranging its neckwear; and not content with the ravages… — Stella Gibbons Copy Share Image
“The Central Nervous System is like a cup of tea that you must never let overflow." -Charlie Francis, Sprint Coach Every stressor,… — Frederick C. Hatfield Copy Share Image
If you can create a reality that is entirely fictitious, it doesn't owe anything to this stuff out here, but you interact… — Jerry Garcia Copy Share Image
The great majority of us are required to live a constant, systematic duplicity. Your health is bound to be affected by it… — Boris Pasternak Copy Share Image
“believe this is the greatest gift we can give each other as human beings, this sacred field of unconditional friendship where we… — Matt Licata Copy Share Image