Leonard Mlodinow

Science has revealed a universe that is vast, ancient, violent, strange, and beautiful, a universe of almost infinite variety and possibility one…

— Leonard Mlodinow

I always liked movies, so I started writing for Hollywood, but my day job was physics.

— Leonard Mlodinow

“At the University of Bologna, there was another bizarre twist on what is the norm today: students fined their professors for unexcused…

— Leonard Mlodinow

“The first step in battling the illusion of control is to be aware of if. But even then it is difficult, once…

— Leonard Mlodinow

Social connection is such a basic feature of human experience that when we are deprived of it, we suffer.

— Leonard Mlodinow

You have to have passion for a subject to write about it. You can't expect your readers to feel any excitement if…

— Leonard Mlodinow

We routinely participate in elaborate nonverbal exchanges even when we are not consciously aware of doing so.

— Leonard Mlodinow

Touch seems to be such an important tool for enhancing social cooperation and affiliation that we have evolved a special physical route…

— Leonard Mlodinow

“In fact, when some wedding guest inevitably complains about the seating arrangements, you might point out how long it would have taken…

— Leonard Mlodinow

Whether it's fiction or nonfiction, writing takes me to another world.

— Leonard Mlodinow

Says Bargh: "We all hold dear idea that we´re the captain of our own sould, and we´re in charge, and it´s a…

— Leonard Mlodinow

My best subjects were chemistry and math.

— Leonard Mlodinow

We should keep in mind that it is easy to concoct stories explaining the past or to become confident about dubious scenarios…

— Leonard Mlodinow

Subliminal is about how we misinterpret our behavior because were unaware of what our unconscious minds are doing.

— Leonard Mlodinow

I've always loved science, as far back as I can remember. I was very, very curious about how everything worked: the world,…

— Leonard Mlodinow

That's why successful people in every field are almost universally members of a certain set - the set of people who don't…

— Leonard Mlodinow

One of the things your unconscious mind does for you - and it's a great gift - is it gives you extra…

— Leonard Mlodinow

We all know that looks matter. What most of us don't understand is just how much looks matter and how difficult it…

— Leonard Mlodinow

One of the most surprising forms of nonverbal communication is the way we automatically adjust the amount of time we spend looking…

— Leonard Mlodinow

Listeners instinctively detect that when we lower the usual pitch of our voice, we are sad, and when we raise it, we…

— Leonard Mlodinow

Of course our feelings matter. But emotional decisions are usually not the best ones. On the other hand, your emotions can affect…

— Leonard Mlodinow

People intuitively realize that there is strength in numbers and take comfort in the company of others, especially in times of anxiety…

— Leonard Mlodinow

“The difficulty in making sense of even simple speech is well appreciated by computer scientists who struggle to create machines that can…

— Leonard Mlodinow

“We all understand that genius doesn’t guarantee success, but it’s seductive to assume that success must come from genius.”

— Leonard Mlodinow

Touch is our most highly developed sense when we are born, and it remains a fundamental mode of communication throughout a baby's…

— Leonard Mlodinow