Brain Quotes

4501 Brain quotes by 2589 unique authors

A boxing contest is a brain-damage contest. Who can give out more brain damage and who can absorb more of it? — Jonathan Gottschall
In an effort to civilize combat sports, authorities mandated padded gloves and instantly made the sports far more savage. Granted, putting gloves on the hands… — Jonathan Gottschall
Aren't we grateful for our brains, that can take this electrical impulse that comes from light energy and use it to explore our world? Aren't… — Louis Schwartzberg
Here's the truth: People, even regular people, are never just any one person with one set of attributes. It's not that simple. We're all at… — Jonathan Nolan
I was definitely looking for a reason to impose rules in the story during the writing process... a set of reasons that you could graph… — Jonathan Nolan
I need someone to shut off my brain, and turn on my heart. — Elizabeth Wurtzel
Live as though you don't exist; like you are two eyeballs floating in space with nothing behind them. No brain attached. Not even hair -… — Mooji
The brain is the cornerstone of virtually every facet of our lives. I wish we knew more. — Tan Le
Our understanding of the human brain can be dramatically accelerated if we collect and share research data on an exponentially wider scale. — Tan Le
A cliché is dead matter. It causes gangrene in the prose around it, and sooner or later it eats your brain, — Verlyn Klinkenborg
This is absolutely correct and forms part of the larger concept that top-down causation is a key factor not just in the way the brain… — George F. R. Ellis
Prediction is not just one of the things your brain does. It is the primary function of the neo-cortex, and the foundation of intelligence. — Jeff Hawkins
Michael Roberts is a great rider and a great tactician; he was always using his brain in a race. His determination to become champion jockey… — Steve Cauthen
It is incredible that only idiots are absolutely sure of salvation. It is incredible that the more brain you have the less your chance is.… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Neuroscience has proven that similar areas of the brain are activated both in the person who suffers and in the one who feels empathy. Thus,… — Matthieu Ricard
I've never recognized 'emo' as a genre of music. I always thought it was the most retarded term ever. I know there is this generic… — Guy Picciotto
Attention for children is so much about input, and the brain can only filter so much - I don't know how many millions of messages… — Goldie
I want to know where joy lives. I'd interview scientists, religious leaders and heads of state. I'd want to find out exactly what makes people… — Goldie
The Inventor Of Google Glass Says It Could Outsource Our Brains — Sebastian Thrun
A book can change the world... Every book a child reads creates new neurons in that child's brain. — Jackie French
Painting fulfills a need to be non-intellectual. There are times when we have to get our brains out in our fingers. — Ray Bradbury
Alpha waves in the human brain are between 6 and 8 hertz. The wave frequency of the human cavity resonates between 6 and 8 hertz.… — Nikola Tesla
Some of my old memories feel trapped in amber in my brain, lucid and burning, while others are like the wing beat of a hummingbird,… — Mira Bartok
You could try to believe what you wanted, but it never worked. Your brain and your heart decided what you were going to believe and… — Carol Rifka Brunt
I mean, how can you not be a feminist if you have a brain in your head? If you’re not a feminist, then you’re a… — Jon Krakauer

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