The brain immediately confronts us with its great complexity. The human brain weighs only three to four pounds but contains about 100 billion neurons.

Memory is the scaffolding upon which all mental life is constructed.

Autism is not a snapshot. It's a life.

There is no question there are differences between male and female brains. They are called sexual dimorphisms and you can point to different anatomical structures.

Vibrato is the badge of tonal maturity.

There are clear differences between and some- and there may be protective factors in a female brain.

In fact, many children come to autism clinics early on with GI/bowel disturbances.

In autism there is just genes in part more or less of a probability that you will have the disorder, and that is where interactions with the environment are key.

I think my own bias is that there may be something wrong with the timing and the connectivity between regions rather than pointing to one particular spot in the brain.

Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by two main components: an inability to interact socially with other people with joint attention to understand other people's thoughts.

Human beings grew up in forests; we have a natural affinity for them. How lovely a tree is, straining toward the sky.

There are secrets that ravage you, others that make you stronger.

But Captain Vere was now again motionless, standing absorbed in thought. Again starting, he vehemently exclaimed, "Struck dead by an angel of God! Yet that angel must hang!

I therefore have to use The Force. And weirdly, this doesn't work very well. I don't understand why, because on the last census, I put my religion down as Jedi Knight.

I play into the perception of me, but it's not really me.

Our numbers have increased in Vietnam because the aggression of others has increased in Vietnam. There is not, and there will not be, a mindless escalation.

I had a background in theater as an actor, and then a photographer, and then as an experimental filmmaker and editor.

If we choose, we can live in a world of comforting illusion.

Trust is a competency. It's something you can get good at. It's a strength you personally, and your team and your company can master. Being good at it will elevate every other strength you have.

Fame is a heavy burden.