Ben yanked Hi sideways as spikes snapped from the wall…Once again, only Ben’s reflexes had saved him. “Please stop doing that!” Ben… — Kathy Reichs Copy Share Image
To say that my anxiety is reducible to the ions in my amygdala”—the home of the fight-or-flight reflex—“is as limiting as saying… — Scott Stossel Copy Share Image
Prayer is the practice of drawing on the grace of God. Don't say, "I will endure this until I can get away… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
The everyday brain could be dubbed "the baseline brain," because it operates at the minimum functioning to keep you alive and healthy.… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
Too often our Washington reflex is to discover a problem and then throw money at it, hoping it will somehow go away. — Kenneth Keating Copy Share Image
It is a virtual reflex for governments to plead security concerns when they undertake any controversial action, often as a pretext for… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
For we cannot adequately understand 'man' as an isolated biological creature, as a bundle of reflexes or a set of instincts, as… — C. Wright Mills Copy Share Image
When it comes to reflexes, I'm like a cat. I'm Catwoman. I'm invulnerable. The only reason he got a piece of me… — Becca Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
If this is something you'd truly like to work on, not out of a sense of guilt but because you would enjoy… — Mallory Ortberg Copy Share Image
With the nervous system intact the reactions of the various parts of that system, the 'simple reflexes', are ever combined into great… — Charles Scott Sherrington Copy Share Image
A bird maintains itself in the air by imperceptible balancing, when near to the mountains or lofty ocean crags; it does this… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
I don't think I've gotten any smarter, but your reflexes slow down before you do something stupid when you're older. — Kris Kristofferson Copy Share Image
There is a tendency among many shallow thinkers of our day to teach that every human act is a reflex, over which… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
Bengalis love to celebrate their language, their culture, their politics, their fierce attachment to a city that has been famously dying for… — Bharati Mukherjee Copy Share Image
We have got to do a better job recognizing and correcting the errors in the system that do reflect an institutional bias… — Mike Pence Copy Share Image
I've always considered myself a failure: I feel I've never done anything wholly right. [...] Everybody will tell you, "Oh no, how… — Ronnie Drew Copy Share Image
Caring is a reflex. Someone slips, your arm goes out. A car is in the ditch, you join others and push... You… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
Politics is the reflex of the business and industrial world, the mottos of which are: 'To take is more blessed than to… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
A fantastic analogy for the power of focus is racing cars. When your car begins to skid, the natural reflex is to… — Tony Robbins Copy Share Image
And luckily, therefore the good old days return. The traditional art of driving counts again, and it is all about good tactics,… — Jacky Ickx Copy Share Image
