Even philosophers who did not mind psychology, claimed the brain was irrelevant because it was the hardware, and we only need to know about the software.

It is surely important that the differences between coma, deep sleep, being under anesthesia, on the one hand, and being alert on the other, all involve changes in the brain.

Brains are not magical; they are causal machines.

Humility bids us to take ourselves as we are; we do not have to be cosmically significant to be genuinely significant.

It seems that the brain has a "small world" architecture - or at least the cortex does. Everything can connect to everything else in a few synaptic steps.

Theorizing is of course essential to make progress in understanding, but theorizing in the absence of knowing available relevant facts is not very productive.

It seems probable that humans have been on the planet, with much the same brain, for about 250,000 years.

If you give up because you announce the phenomenon cannot be explained, you are missing out.

In all probability, mental states are processes and activities of the brain. Exactly what activities, and exactly at what level of description, remains to be seen.

Suppression of impulses that would put you in danger is obviously an important neurobiological function.

I am less attracted to guesses about what cannot be done, than about making progress on a problem.

Three o'clock in the morning. The soft April night is looking at my windows and caressingly winking at me with its stars. I can't sleep, I am so happy.

Myrna could spend happy hours browsing bookcases. She felt if she could just get a good look at a person’s bookcase and their grocery cart, she’d pretty much know who they were.

Those who cannot easily forgive will not collect many friends. Look for the best in others and yourself.

I've been in the revenge buisness for so long, now that it's over I don't know what to do with the rest of my life.

Life has no romance without risk.

The people who harvest America's food must be treated with respect and earn a living wage.

Flood your mind continually with pictures of the health, happiness, and prosperity that you desire.

Soft rock music isn’t rock, and it ain’t music. It’s just soft.

If you're hurt, lick your wounds and get up again. If you've given it your absolute best, it's time to move forward.

We all know the part of us that needs to be harnessed. It takes someone else to know the part of us that needs to be set free.