“Eloquence, to produce her full effect, should start from the head of the orator, as Pallas from the brain of Jove, completely armed and equipped. Diffidence, therefore, which is so able a mentor to the writer, would prove a dangerous counsellor for the orator.” ShouldAbleBrainEffectsDangerousProduceProveMentorEloquenceOratorsDiffidenceCounsellors Book:Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think Source: Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think
“Dinosaurs were huge and powerful; they could not adapt and they died out. And so the big difference between dinosaurs and cockroaches is adaptability: one is able to adjust, while the other, apparently, couldn't... The same analogy applies to fighting, and probably any other sport. It's not always the strong that survive. It takes brains, guts, tolerance and forward thinking. We've seen this since the beginning of mixed martial arts.” ThinkingArtBigsAbleFightingStrongSportsDifferencesPowerfulBrainHugeDiedToleranceGutsMartial ArtsMmaDinosaursAnalogiesAdaptabilityCockroachesForward ThinkingMixed Martial Arts Author:Georges St-Pierre
“However small we are, we should always fight for what we believe to be right. And I don’t mean fight with the power of our fists or the power of our swords…I mean the power of our brains and our thoughts and our dreams. And as small and quiet and unimportant as our fighting may look, perhaps we might all work together…and break out of the prisons of our own making. Perhaps we might be able to keep this fierce and beautiful world of ours as free for all of us as it seemed to be on that blue afternoon of my childhood.” WorldShouldBelieveLooksMayMeanDreamMightAbleTogetherBeautifulFightingBrainBreakChildhoodQuietBluePrisonWorking TogetherAfternoonFierceOur ThoughtsOur DreamsFistsUnimportantBreak OutBeautiful World Author:Cressida Cowell
“I've never been able to read for anything, and every time I have, I've never gotten the part. And I don't know why that is. I just can't. Reading or auditioning for something... It's like it's this mental block in my brain, and I just can't do it. But when people ask you to do stuff without making you go through that, it's a much more pleasant experience.” PeopleKnowsAbleReadingAsksStuffBrainBlockPleasant Author:Michael Madsen
“After directing awhile, you get an instinct about it, but you have to be able to trust your own feelings. Invariably, two-thirds of the way through a film, you say, "Jeezus, is this a pile of crap! What did I ever see in it in the first place?" You have to shut off your brain and forge ahead, because by that time you're getting so brainwashed. Once I commit myself to a film I commit myself to that ending, whatever the motivations and conclusions are.” WayFirstsTwoFeelingsAbleFilmMotivationBrainThirdsInstinctCommitConclusionCrapBrainwashed Book:Clint Eastwood: interviews Source: Clint Eastwood: interviews
“It's the best gift in the world to be able to get up and dance because it's the best gym. You artistically stretch your brain and you physically stretch your body to a higher point than a singular rotation movement like running. It makes your whole body move in lots of different ways, and it can make you very flexible as well, which is good for later life.” WorldWayWellsDifferentWholeBodyRunningAbleMovingBrainMovementHigherYour BodyGet UpDifferent WaysGymFlexibleBest GiftRotation Author:Andrew Stone
“Things go wrong for me, all the time, with technology. I'm not familiar enough with it, and I'm too old school a brain to be able to figure it out. I'm dumb. Anything that I have to attack with my thumbs, for any period of time, makes me feel stupid. So, I try to avoid it, as much as possible, to protect my thumbs.” FeelsTryingEnoughAbleSchoolBrainTechnologyStupidFiguresPeriodsProtectFamiliarDumbThumbsOld School Author:Johnny Depp
“No substance in nature, as far as yet known, has, when it reaches the brain, such power to induce mental and moral changes of a disastrous character as alcohol. Its transforming power is marvelous, and often appalling. It seems to open a way of entrance into the soul for all classes of foolish, insane or malignant spirits, who, so long as it remains in contact with the brain, are able to hold possession.” WayLongSoulCharacterSeemsAbleSpiritBrainKnownMoralClassRemainsPossessionAlcoholFoolishContactInsaneSubstanceMarvelousTransformingEntrances Author:Timothy Shay Arthur
“There's really no way to fast-track someone because the rate that their brain is able to interpret the information they're getting is on pace with life.” WayAbleBrainInformationRateTrackPace Author:RuPaul
“We can certainly go further than cats, but why should it be that our brains are somehow so suited to the universe that our brains will be able to understand the deepest workings?” ShouldAbleUniverseBrainCat Author:Brian Greene
“As soon as your brain starts telling you that you can't have a tree that is blue then you stop being able to paint trees.” AbleBrainTreeBluePaint Author:Semir Zeki