---
title: "2 Reason Emotion Quotes By Donald Calne"
description: "2 Reason Emotion quotes by Donald Calne. Plus more from Donald Calne and more Reason Emotion sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/donald-calne-82223_action_the-essential-difference-between-emotion_1281925.png"
---

> [The essential difference between emotion and reason is that emotion leads to action while reason leads to conclusions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-calne/the-essential-difference-between-emotion-and-reason-is-that-emotion/)

Donald Calne

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/donald-calne-82223_action_the-essential-difference-between-emotion_1281925.png)

> [Human beings are powered by emotion, not by reason. Study after study has proven that if the emotion centers of our brain are damaged in some way, we don't just lose the ability to laugh or cry, we lose the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-calne/human-beings-are-powered-by-emotion-not-by-reason-study-after-study/)

Donald Calne

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/553/donald-calne-82223_ability_human-beings-are-powered-by-emotion-not_2669597.png)

## More by Donald Calne

> [The essential difference between emotion and reason is that emotion leads to action while reason leads to conclusions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-calne/the-essential-difference-between-emotion-and-reason-is-that-emotion/)

Donald Calne

> [Reason leads to conclusions. Emotion leads to action.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-calne/reason-leads-to-conclusions-emotion-leads-to-action/)

Donald Calne

> [Human beings are powered by emotion, not by reason. Study after study has proven that if the emotion centers of our brain are damaged…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-calne/human-beings-are-powered-by-emotion-not-by-reason-study-after-study/)

Donald Calne

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/reason-emotion/donald-calne/#itemlist",
            "name": "2 Reason Emotion Quotes By Donald Calne",
            "numberOfItems": 2,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "The essential difference between emotion and reason is that emotion leads to action while reason leads to conclusions.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Donald Calne"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-calne/the-essential-difference-between-emotion-and-reason-is-that-emotion/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/donald-calne-82223_action_the-essential-difference-between-emotion_1281925.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/donald-calne-82223_action_the-essential-difference-between-emotion_1281925.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/donald-calne-82223_action_the-essential-difference-between-emotion_1281925.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“The essential difference between emotion and reason is that emotion leads to action while reason leads to…” — Donald Calne",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Human beings are powered by emotion, not by reason. Study after study has proven that if the emotion centers of our brain are damaged in some way, we don't just lose the ability to laugh or cry, we lose the ability to make decisions. Alarm bells for every business right there. The neurologist Donald Calne puts it brilliantly: “The essential difference between emotion and reason is that emotion leads to action while reason leads to conclusions.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Donald Calne"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-calne/human-beings-are-powered-by-emotion-not-by-reason-study-after-study/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/553/donald-calne-82223_ability_human-beings-are-powered-by-emotion-not_2669597.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/553/donald-calne-82223_ability_human-beings-are-powered-by-emotion-not_2669597.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/553/donald-calne-82223_ability_human-beings-are-powered-by-emotion-not_2669597.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Human beings are powered by emotion, not by reason. Study after study has proven that if the emotion centers…” — Donald Calne",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/reason-emotion/donald-calne/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/reason-emotion/donald-calne/",
            "name": "Reason Emotion Quotes by Donald Calne",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/reason-emotion/donald-calne/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/donald-calne-82223_action_the-essential-difference-between-emotion_1281925.png"
            },
            "description": "2 Reason Emotion quotes by Donald Calne. Plus more from Donald Calne and more Reason Emotion sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/reason-emotion/donald-calne/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/reason-emotion/donald-calne/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Reason Emotion",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/reason-emotion/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Donald Calne",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/reason-emotion/donald-calne/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```