--- title: "8 Takes Brain Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Takes Brain quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Takes Brain sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/469/arthur-conan-doyle-273_brain_i-consider-that-a-man-s-brain-originally_130198.jpg" --- > [“I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-conan-doyle/i-consider-that-a-man-s-brain-originally-is-like-a-little-empty-attic/) [Arthur Conan Doyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-conan-doyle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/469/arthur-conan-doyle-273_brain_i-consider-that-a-man-s-brain-originally_130198.jpg) > [I definitely learned never to fall in love in high school because it just takes over your brain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daren-kagasoff/i-definitely-learned-never-to-fall-in-love-in-high-school-because-it/) [Daren Kagasoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daren-kagasoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2df/daren-kagasoff-42764_because_i-definitely-learned-never-to-fall-in-lo_626044.jpg) > [I grew up not watching TV and I enjoy TV but it kind of takes my brain away from me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/i-grew-up-not-watching-tv-and-i-enjoy-tv-but-it-kind-of-takes-my/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89f/hilary-hahn-4503_brain_i-grew-up-not-watching-tv-and-i-enjoy-tv_992208.png) > [Once you're away from music, I realize that's as intrinsic to who I am as anything else. That's the part that takes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-brownstein/once-you-re-away-from-music-i-realize-that-s-as-intrinsic-to-who-i-am/) [Carrie Brownstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-brownstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfe/carrie-brownstein-1580_brain_once-you-re-away-from-music-i-realize-th_1096230.png) > [“But sometimes you have to make a decision with your heart instead of your head, and that’s what I did. I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-landry/but-sometimes-you-have-to-make-a-decision-with-your-heart-instead-of/) [Marie Landry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-landry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ab/marie-landry-60454_coming-of-age_but-sometimes-you-have-to-make-a-decisio_1208309.jpg) > [“consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-conan-doyle/consider-that-a-man-s-brain-originally-is-like-a-little-empty-attic/) [Arthur Conan Doyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-conan-doyle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/arthur-conan-doyle-273_quote_consider-that-a-man-s-brain-originally-i_1549659.jpg) > [Your brain forms a story and, if you're lucky, there's a line where the story takes over the brain. You don't even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-englander/your-brain-forms-a-story-and-if-you-re-lucky-there-s-a-line-where-the/) [Nathan Englander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-englander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4c/nathan-englander-8048_brain_your-brain-forms-a-story-and-if-you-re-l_1855393.jpg) > [I don't think it takes a brain surgeon to understand how to read a story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uma-thurman/i-don-t-think-it-takes-a-brain-surgeon-to-understand-how-to-read-a/) [Uma Thurman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uma-thurman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/507/uma-thurman-8163_brain_i-don-t-think-it-takes-a-brain-surgeon-t_2646483.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/takes-brain/#itemlist", "name": "Takes Brain Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose. 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