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> [I do what I do merrily out of curiosity because I want to know how the brain works. That will get me up early in the morning and keep me going all day long.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-keefe/i-do-what-i-do-merrily-out-of-curiosity-because-i-want-to-know-how/)

[John O'Keefe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-keefe/)

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## More by John O'Keefe

> [It turns out that this part of the brain is one of the first areas that's attacked by Alzheimer's disease. So we can now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-keefe/it-turns-out-that-this-part-of-the-brain-is-one-of-the-first-areas/)

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> [Cognitive neuroscience is entering an exciting era in which new technologies and ideas are making it possible to study the neural basis of cognition,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-keefe/cognitive-neuroscience-is-entering-an-exciting-era-in-which-new/)

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> [It is an incontrovertible fact that if we want to make progress in basic areas of medicine and biology, we are going to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-keefe/it-is-an-incontrovertible-fact-that-if-we-want-to-make-progress-in/)

[John O'Keefe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-keefe/)

> [Science is the quintessential international endeavour, and the sterling reputation of the Nobel awards is partly due to the widely-perceived lack of national and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-keefe/science-is-the-quintessential-international-endeavour-and-the/)

[John O'Keefe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-keefe/)

> [Amo, amas, I love a lass, As a cedar tall and slender; Sweet cowslip's grace is her nominative case, And she's of the feminine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-keefe/amo-amas-i-love-a-lass-as-a-cedar-tall-and-slender-sweet-cowslip-s/)

[John O'Keefe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-keefe/)

> [We will move from looking at correlations between brain activity and behaviour to studying how the brain causes mental states and behaviour.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-keefe/we-will-move-from-looking-at-correlations-between-brain-activity-and/)

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> [Some of the best navigators in the world are London taxi cab drivers. They have to learn 25,000 streets and how to get from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-keefe/some-of-the-best-navigators-in-the-world-are-london-taxi-cab-drivers/)

[John O'Keefe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-keefe/)

> [What I tend to do is I try and get as much writing done... I get as much writing done at home before I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-keefe/what-i-tend-to-do-is-i-try-and-get-as-much-writing-done-i-get-as-much/)

[John O'Keefe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-keefe/)

> [If you take my equipment away from me, I might as well retire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-keefe/if-you-take-my-equipment-away-from-me-i-might-as-well-retire/)

[John O'Keefe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-keefe/)

> [Science is international: the best scientists can come from anywhere; they can come from next door, or they can come from a small village…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-keefe/science-is-international-the-best-scientists-can-come-from-anywhere/)

[John O'Keefe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-keefe/)

> [I am particularly interested in Alzheimer's disease and have been for some time now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-keefe/i-am-particularly-interested-in-alzheimer-s-disease-and-have-been-for/)

[John O'Keefe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-keefe/)

> [I think it's fair to say that the Nobel Prize is the highest honor any scientist or artist can achieve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-keefe/i-think-it-s-fair-to-say-that-the-nobel-prize-is-the-highest-honor/)

[John O'Keefe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-keefe/)

> [Britain punches way above its weight in science, and I think we need to continue to do that, and anything that makes it easier…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-keefe/britain-punches-way-above-its-weight-in-science-and-i-think-we-need/)

[John O'Keefe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-keefe/)

> [I do what I do merrily out of curiosity because I want to know how the brain works. That will get me up early…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-keefe/i-do-what-i-do-merrily-out-of-curiosity-because-i-want-to-know-how/)

[John O'Keefe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-keefe/)

> [What baron or squire Or knight of the shire Lives half so well as a holy friar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-keefe/what-baron-or-squire-or-knight-of-the-shire-lives-half-so-well-as-a/)

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