The greatest surprise of human evolution may be that the highest form of selfishness is selflessness. — Robert E. Ornstein Copy Share Image
We're worse off than Freud thought, because many actions proceed without our knowing anything about them. — Robert E. Ornstein Copy Share Image
This duality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the… — Robert E. Ornstein Copy Share Image
Society would not tolerate legislation declaring that the theory that the sun circles the earth be given equal time with the theory of a… — Robert E. Ornstein Copy Share Image
Human inventiveness is overwhelming human adaptiveness. Our ability to judge lags behind our ability to create. — Robert E. Ornstein Copy Share Image
The greatest surprise of human evolution may be that the highest form of selfishness is selflessness. — Robert E. Ornstein Copy Share Image
When the 'weaker' of the two brains (right and left) is stimulated and encouraged to work in cooperation with the stronger side, the end… — Robert E. Ornstein Copy Share Image
Unconscious decisions for action go on constantly inside the head. — Robert E. Ornstein Copy Share Image
New research shows that emotions have a separate system of nerve pathways, through the limbic system to the cortex, allowing emotional signals to avoid… — Robert E. Ornstein Copy Share Image
To keep your resolve, surround yourself with those who want you to succeed. The brain cannot do its job of protecting the body without… — Robert E. Ornstein Copy Share Image
If you spend too much time being like everybody else, you decrease your chances of coming up with something different. — Robert E. Ornstein Copy Share Image
We have to shift our understanding of ourselves as separate individuals, each seeking our own welfare, to an understanding of how we fit into… — Robert E. Ornstein Copy Share Image
