As the brain matures, one thing that happens is the pruning of the synapses. Synaptic pruning does not occur willy-nilly; it depends… — Robin Marantz Henig Copy Share Image
If money is not maintained, it can collapse like a bridge along Interstate 5 and fixing it, even with determined politicians, will… — Douglas Coupland Copy Share Image
One thing about liberals: It doesn't even occur to them that there is another side to an argument. They are so convinced… — Monica Crowley Copy Share Image
From here, it becomes an engineering problem; the engineer considers the ground motion that will occur and evaluates the requirements of the… — Charles Francis Richter Copy Share Image
It did occur to me that certainly African-Americans are not underserved in picture books, but those books are almost all about specifically… — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share Image
Of course our feelings matter. But emotional decisions are usually not the best ones. On the other hand, your emotions can affect… — Leonard Mlodinow Copy Share Image
I grew up in a family that despised displays of strong emotion, rage in particular. We stewed. We sulked. When arguments did… — Koren Zailckas Copy Share Image
Sometimes things just click. The one contribution I tried to do, was shield the staff from the corporate politics that occur on… — Joe Murray Copy Share Image
The paradox is that when we model future designs on past successes, we are inviting failure down the line; when we take… — Henry Petroski Copy Share Image
You can't truly hear your own voice until the shouting around you disappears. New ideas and possibilities - our own ideas, our… — John Twelve Hawks Copy Share Image
Altman works in such an interesting way, letting things occur in the film even if he didn't particularly plan them. — Julie Christie Copy Share Image
It just doesn't occur to an American that someone else will solve their problems. Americans take pride in solving problems for themselves.… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
In Chinese culture, it wouldn't occur to kids to question or talk back to their parents. In American culture, kids in books,… — Amy Chua Copy Share Image
The biggest breakthroughs in consciousness occur when things are difficult; when we have a choice to fall to the worst of ourselves… — Yehuda Berg Copy Share Image
I don't put any pressure on myself in terms of what people or fans do or don't want. It really just doesn't… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
Open-mindedness is considered to be a virtue. But, strictly speaking, it cannot occur. A new experience must be redacted into old categories.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You cant legislate into existence an act of forgiveness and a true confession; those are mysteries of the human heart, and they… — Athol Fugard Copy Share Image
More than 26,000 lives may be lost to the effects of drug abuse this year. This tragic impact is felt in communities… — Elijah Cummings Copy Share Image
I don't know if it's because my father's from Argentina, that I'm the son of an immigrant, I don't know if its… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
Just as computer technology and the Internet created whole new industries and extraordinary benefits for people that extend into almost every realm… — Anne Wojcicki Copy Share Image
Zimbabweans are severely malnourished, and deaths from starvation occur even in the cities. The country has not yet suffered nationwide famine only… — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
Pandemics do not occur randomly. From malaria and influenza to AIDS and SARS, the lethal microbes have come, in the first instance,… — Nathan Wolfe Copy Share Image
