1,489 Quotes About Brain

To remain vital, culture must be renewed in the minds of the members of every generation. Outsource memory, and culture withers.

Emotional memory converts the past into an expectation of the future, without our awareness, and that is both a blessing and a curse.

Does the brain control you or are you controlling the brain?

If you knew the history of that flute, it would make your brain flip upside-down. And by that, I mean that I would shove you off the carriage for having spied on me.

As bad as mistakes can be, we do not seem to possess an in-built fear of them. This implies that the brain does not punish itself for an error. It is only when we are socialized that a mistake is something bad that we develop a fear of doing something wrong. This is exactly what our adaptable brain doesn't need. Because whoever is afraid of making a bad decision will never find the right one. Or, what's worse, will be too afraid to ever act at all.

without the power to concentrate thatis to say, without the power to dictate to the brain its task and to ensure obedience true life is impossible. Mind control is the first element of a full existence.

When I battle wits with Jarod Kintz I always feel like I need to take my brain out to give him a transplant. Bad part is we don't have any.

A new challenge keeps the brain kicking and the heart ticking.

Never underestimate a smart person.