Brain Quote by Aleksandar Hemon

I grew up in a scientific world, the son of a neurosurgeon.

— Eben Alexander

I had this fantasy of becoming a neurosurgeon. You know, the normal Jewish boy fantasy, but I wanted to be a neurosurgeon for some…

— Joseph Brodsky

I remember telling a neurosurgeon, "Don't give me too much information, because at the moment my ignorance is my best asset."

— Christopher Reeve

As a neurosurgeon, I did not believe in the phenomenon of near-death experiences.

— Eben Alexander

“The news hit Paul hard. He said little, but as a neurosurgeon, he knew what lay ahead.”

— Paul Kalanithi

The brain is the organ of destiny. It holds within its humming mechanism secrets that will determine the future of the human race.

— Wilder Penfield

I think Dr. Ben Carson is a unique political personality. He's what we call a conviction politician. He actually believes in what he says.…

— Daniel Henninger

As a pediatric neurosurgeon, I frequently faced life and death situations, and had to come up with the right diagnosis, the right plan, and…

— Benjamin Carson

The 10,000-hours rule says that if you look at any kind of cognitively complex field, from playing chess to being a neurosurgeon, we see…

— Malcolm Gladwell

I was asked by an NPR reporter once, why don't I talk about race that often. I said it's because I'm a neurosurgeon. And…

— Benjamin Carson

It's one of the things that attracted me to the role [Doctor Strange] is the fact that it's a really widely origin story, I…

— Benedict Cumberbatch

What had I expected of the first child? Everything. Rocket scientist. Neurosurgeon. Designated hitter. We talked wisely at cocktail parties about the sad mistake…

— Anna Quindlen