Background Quote by William James

In the dim background of our mind we know meanwhile what we ought to be doing: getting up, dressing ourselves, answering the person who…

— William James

We can only learn so much about our minds, because we are using our minds to do so.

— Andrew W.K

We think we know what we are doing. We have always thought so.

— Michael Crichton

but if I've learned anything, it's that we don't know half of what we think we do. And we know ourselves least of all.

— Jodi Picoult

without being sure of something, we can not begin to think about everything elses

— Kathryn Schulz

By discovering how our minds work, we can improve our learning power and unlock our true potential.

— Robert Winston

In general, we’re least aware of what our minds do best.

— Marvin Minsky

In any matter of moral importance, our first task, before we plunge ahead and decide what to do, is to figure out what we…

— Allen W. Wood

Most of us know perfectly well what we ought to do; our trouble is that we do not want to do it.

— Peter Marshall

The remarkable position in which we find ourselves is that we don't actually know what we actually know.

— Bill Bryson

Sometimes, we just don't know enough about what we are trying to achieve.

— Stuart Wilde

But what we all have to learn is that we can't do everything ourselves.

— Anonymous