We have no idea how the subjective quality of consciousness emerges from the physical stuff of the brain.

Meditation gives you the wherewithal to pause, observe how easily the mind can exaggerate the severity of a setback, and resist getting drawn into the abyss.

The key to a healthy life is having a healthy mind.

We need a different conception of happiness, more enduring and more genuine, not dependent on external circumstances.

Most people still don't think of qualities like happiness as being a skill, that can be enhanced through training.

Our brain is continuously being shaped - we can take more responsibility for our own brain by cultivating positive influences.

The Dalai Lama challenged me - he said, 'Why can't you use technological tools to study kindness and compassion?

The best way I can mentor and lead those around me is to embody these qualities myself.

Spatial working memory is impaired by stress.

Happiness and well-being are actually best regarded as skills.

I wouldn't consider myself a Buddhist or a card-carrying zealot at all. My first commitment is as a scientist to uncover the truth about all this.

Knowledge is a potential power when we use it to gain wisdom through reflection and careful actions.

Was it still paranoia if all his fears were justified?

Vrekeners actually exist?L, The King

I'll walk where my own nature would be leading: It vexes me to choose another guide.

Satire is fascinating stuff. It's deadly serious, and when politics begin to break down, there is a drift towards satire, because it's the only thing that makes any sense.

Tom doesn't have any principles, or if he does, he puts them aside whenever they're inconvenient. The truth hurts, doesn't it, Tom?

Actually, my first literary heroes were the Romantic poets, so I began to get serious by writing poems. I have notebooks full of them that I cherish but am afraid to look at.

Both candidates in this election [2004] pledge to end this war and bring our troops home. The great difference - the great difference is that I intend to win it first.

When I have no idea what to do with how I'm feeling, I generally make a song out of it.

Or you can be like the Soviet Union, start out with ideals, and end up ceasing to exist.