As an undergraduate I majored in British and American literature at Rice University.

What we find is that our brains have colossal things happening in them all the time.

Every atom in your body is the same quark in different places at the same moment in time.

Instead of reality being passively recorded by the brain, it is actively constructed by it.

The first lesson about trusting your senses is: don't. Just because you believe something to be true, just because you know it's true, that doesn't mean it is true.

It turns out your conscious mind - the part you think of as you - is really the smallest part of what’s happening in your brain, and usually the last one in line to find out any information.

There is a looming chasm between what your brain knows and what your mind is capable of accessing.

You are more likely to believe that a statement is true if you have heard it before - whether or not it is actually true.

Love was not specified in the design of your brain; it is merely an endearing algorithm that freeloads on the leftover processing cycles.

We don't really understand most of what's happening in the cosmos. Is there any afterlife? Who knows.

Your brain is built of cells called neurons and glia - hundreds of billions of them. Each one of these cells is as complicated as a city.

The early lion gets the best game.

There are no old people nowadays they are either "wonderful for their age" or dead.

There's a definite responsibility that comes with being famous. You shouldn't be able to just dress up and look pretty.

Even modern medical researchers have come to the conclusion that peace of mind is vital for good health.

Every father knows at once too much and too little about his own son.

I'm no politician but I do feel that a lot of damage was done because of misguided principals and America is still suffering from it.

Being a warrior doesn’t mean winning or even succeeding. It means risking and failing and risking again, as long as you live.

There are leaders and there are those who lead. Leaders hold a position of power or influence. Those who lead inspire us.

I would never say I will stay in electronic music for the rest of my life. I will always do whatever I feel like at that moment.