Cognitive Quotes

136 quotes by 106 authors

Suicide rates have not slumped under the onslaught of antidepressants, mood-stabilizers, anxiolytic and anti-psychotic drugs; the jump in suicide rates suggests that the opposite is… — Antonella Gambotto-Burke
It is not quite right to describe One Taste as a "consciousness" or an "awareness," because that's a little too heady, too cognitive. It's more… — Ken Wilber
To our human minds, computers behave less like rocks and trees than they do like humans, so we unconsciously treat them like people.... In other… — Alan Cooper
The only position that leaves me with no cognitive dissonance is atheism. — Christopher Hitchens
Research shows that for jobs of all kinds, emotional intelligence is twice as important an ingredient of outstanding performance as cognitive ability and technical skill… — Daniel Goleman
Many of the cognitive enhancement drugs serve to increase focus and concentration. But 'letting your mind wander' is very often an important part of the… — Jamais Cascio
Society needs people who...know how to be compassionate and honest...Societ y needs all kinds of skills that are not just cognitive; they're emotional, they're affectional.… — Alvin Toffler
Though we have been stuffing them into classrooms and cubicles for decades, our brains actually were built to survive in jungles and grasslands. A lifetime… — John Medina
We cannot therefore say that mental acts contain a cognitive as well as a conative element. — Samuel Alexander
The speculative part of my work is that these particular cognitive tasks - ways of thinking analytically - are tied to nature's laws. — Edward Tufte
One of the most difficult problems of our age is that leaders, and perhaps academics as well, cannot readily admit that things are out of… — Donald Michael Kraig
In fact, without a specification of a creature's goals, the very idea of intelligence is meaningless. A toadstool could be given a genius award for… — Steven Pinker
Just as a man working with his tools should know its limitations, a man working with his cognitive apparatus must know its limitations. — Charlie Munger
Buddhists were actually the first cognitive-behavioral therapists. — Jack Kornfield
Cognitive skills such as big-picture thinking and long-term vision were particularly important. But when I calculated the ratio of technical skills, IQ, and emotional intelligence… — Daniel Goleman
I believe that both art and the human striving for cognitive comprehension are manifest forms of the grand game in which nothing more is stipulated… — Konrad Lorenz
Every mutation through a new combination of genetic factors that provides the organism with a new opportunity for coming to terms with the conditions of… — Konrad Lorenz
There is the experience of enlightenment, to be very aware of what lies beyond the boundaries of cognitive perception, reflection and self-awareness as seen by… — Frederick Lenz
I tend to write first drafts that are incredibly cognitive, very rational, very boring. They come off as justification. Like, 'This is my idea and… — Donald Miller
Despite the hours spent debating different models of general education, the choices faculties make rarely lead to any significant difference in the cognitive development of… — Derek Bok

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