Leonard Mlodinow

In physics, all can you do is predict the consequences of physical laws.

— Leonard Mlodinow

My best subjects were chemistry and math.

— Leonard Mlodinow

I just really loved films and thought I should be writing screenplays.

— Leonard Mlodinow

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

— Leonard Mlodinow

“Thomas Edison is often said to have advised, “To have a great idea, have a lot of them.”

— Leonard Mlodinow

We perceive, we remember our experiences, we make judgments, we act - and in all of these endeavors, we are influenced by…

— Leonard Mlodinow

I believe in a kind of God. I think all scientists, in a way, believe in a certain God, in a certain…

— Leonard Mlodinow

A failure doesn't mean you are unworthy, nor does it preclude success on the next try.

— Leonard Mlodinow

One thing that feeds into the way you experience the social world is your mood - and one thing that affects your…

— Leonard Mlodinow

On the unconscious level, touch seems to impart a subliminal sense of caring and connection.

— Leonard Mlodinow

Expressive speech, with modulation in pitch and volume, and a minimum of noticeable pauses, boosts credibility and enhances the impression of intelligence.

— Leonard Mlodinow

French culture is known for many great attributes, some of which probably have nothing to do with food, wine, and romance.

— 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

“a bishop should not be condemned except with seventy-two witnesses… a cardinal priest should not be condemned except with forty-four witnesses, a…

— Leonard Mlodinow

Non-human primates spend hours a day grooming each other. And with humans, touching is also important. It's a way to form bonds…

— Leonard Mlodinow

Our subliminal mental processes operate outside awareness because they arise in these portions of our mind that are inaccessible to our conscious…

— Leonard Mlodinow

People spend a lot of time talking and thinking about how members of the opposite sex look, but very little time paying…

— 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

Regression toward the mean. That is, in any series of random events an extraordinary event is most likely to be followed, due…

— 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

When we are in the grasp of illusion - or, for that matter, whenever we have a new idea - instead of…

— Leonard Mlodinow

“In his theory Perrow recognized that modern systems are made up of thousands of parts, including fallible human decision makers, which interrelate…

— Leonard Mlodinow

“Einstein had, for the first time connected new and measurable consequences to statistical physics. That might sound like a largely technical achievement,…

— Leonard Mlodinow

“To gain a true understanding of human experience, we must understand both our conscious and our unconscious selves, and how they interact.…

— 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

“People have a basic desire to feel good about themselves, and we therefore have a tendency to be unconsciously biased in favor…

— 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

“For while anyone can sit back and point to the bottom line as justification, assessing instead a person's actual knowledge and actual…

— Leonard Mlodinow

“Why is the human need to be in control relevant to a discussion of random patterns? Because if events are random, we…

— Leonard Mlodinow

“Another mistaken notion connected with the law of large numbers is the idea that an event is more or less likely to…

— Leonard Mlodinow

“The cord that tethers ability to success is both loose and elastic. It is easy to see fine qualities in successful books…

— Leonard Mlodinow

“Perception requires imagination because the data people encounter in their lives are never complete and always equivocal. For example, most people consider…

— Leonard Mlodinow

“Rosenthal went on to study precisely that – what expectation mean for our children. In one line of research he showed that…

— Leonard Mlodinow

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

— 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

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

— Leonard Mlodinow

Nonverbal communication forms a social language that is in many ways richer and more fundamental than our words.

— Leonard Mlodinow

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

— Leonard Mlodinow

By subliminal, I mean things that occur in our world that are below the threshold of consciousness but do have a psychological…

— Leonard Mlodinow

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

— Leonard Mlodinow