Emotion only lasts in our bodies for about 90 seconds. After that, the physical reaction dissipates, UNLESS our cognitive brain kicks in and starts connecting our anger with past events. — Jill Bolte Taylor Copy Share Image
I'm an advocate for whole brain thinking. I'm not an advocate for the right brain or the left brain. — Jill Bolte Taylor Copy Share Image
I am the life-force power of the universe. I am the life-force power of the 50 trillion beautiful molecular geniuses that make up my… — Jill Bolte Taylor Copy Share Image
“In our own genetic profile, believe it or not, scientific evidence indicates that we humans share 99.4% of our total DNA sequences with the chimpanzee.” — Jill Bolte Taylor Copy Share Image
My favorite definition of fear is: False Expectations Appearing Real — Jill Bolte Taylor Copy Share Image
“Although the statistics vary depending upon whom you ask, virtually everyone who is right handed (over 85% of the U.S. population) is left hemisphere… — Jill Bolte Taylor Copy Share Image
Although many of us may think of ourselves as thinking creatures that feel, biologically we are feeling creatures that think — Jill Bolte Taylor Copy Share Image
I really need people to take responsibility for the kind of energy they bring to me. — Jill Bolte Taylor Copy Share Image
For me, it's really easy to be kind to others when I remember that none of us came into this world with a manual about how to get it all right. We are ultimately a product of our biology and environment. Consequently, I choose to be compassionate with others when I consider how much painful emotional baggage we are biologically… — Jill Bolte Taylor Copy Share
My stroke of insight would be: peace is only a thought away, and all we have to do to access it is silence the… — Jill Bolte Taylor Copy Share Image
“Our visual field, the entire view of what we can see when we look out into the world, is divided into billions of tiny spots or pixels. Each pixel is filled with atoms and molecules that are in vibration. The retinal cells in the back of our eyes detect the movement of those atomic particles. Atoms vibrating at different frequencies… — Jill Bolte Taylor Copy Share
