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
It takes 90 seconds from the time we have a thought that is going to stimulate an emotional response. When we have an emotional response it results in a physiological dumpage into our bloodstream. It flushes through and out of… — 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… — Jill Bolte Taylor Copy Share Image
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… — Jill Bolte Taylor Copy Share Image
