“You need to put easy, nice, tranquil thoughts in your head before you go to bed. You know what I do? I read metaphysical books. The good stuff stays in your brain once you go under.” KnowsNeedsBookEasyStuffBrainNiceBedMetaphysicalTranquilThoughts In Your Head Author:Cristina Saralegui
“In an effort to civilize combat sports, authorities mandated padded gloves and instantly made the sports far more savage. Granted, putting gloves on the hands seems like a nice thing to do. If you were being punched in the brain by a powerful man, wouldn't you rather he strap a pillow around his fist? But the glove doesn't do anything to diminish your brain damage.” IfsMenMadeHandsSeemsSportsPowerfulEffortBrainNiceAuthorityGrantedThings To DoDamageCombatSavagesDiminishFistsPillowGlovesNice ThingsPowerful Man Author:Jonathan Gottschall
“The nice thing about having a brain is that one can learn, that ignorance can be supplanted by knowledge, and that small bits of knowledge can gradually pile up into substantial heaps.” BitsBrainNiceIgnoranceNice Things Author:Douglas Hofstadter
“The press don't like to say nice things because nice is boring. It's much better to label me the devil. What we do is not brain surgery. We are entertainers, plain and simple, and we're responsible to bring that money back, to make a profit.” SimpleBrainNiceDevilResponsiblePressesProfitBoringLabelsSurgeryEntertainersNice ThingsPlain And SimpleBrain Surgery Author:Michael Bay
“It really doesn't take brains to be a politician as much as it takes stomach. Both would be nice, but in America we have accepted diminishing returns in this arena.” Would BeAmericaBrainNiceReturnPoliticianAcceptedStomachBeing NiceArenaDiminishing Returns Book:Rita Will: Memoir of a Literary Rabble-Rouser Source: Rita Will: Memoir of a Literary Rabble-Rouser
“It's helpful for me to get ideas - the physical action of painting. Sometimes it frees up your writer brain. It's nice for me now that the writing has become a serious career that painting can become more like a hobby.” WritingIdeasSometimesActionBrainCareersNicePaintingSeriousHelpfulHobbies Author:Erin Morgenstern
“I don't believe that prayers actually change God's mind - if there is a God - but I liked praying for people in need. It was like moral weightlifting. I tend to be self-obsessed, and it was nice to get out of my brain once in a while.” PeopleIfsNeedsMindBelieveSelfPrayerBrainMoralNicePrayingDon't BelieveObsessedIf There Is A GodSelf ObsessedChange GodWeightlifting Author:A. J. Jacobs
“[Amy Ray and I] both have this part of our brain that makes us think that everybody should and will be nice and friendly and forthcoming. And then we're completely disillusioned. We have all these grand plans. One of them is the Rolling Thunder Pussy Revue. There's all these women's festivals going on this summer, and we don't think they're as adventurous as they could be. Lilith Fair-right away, by the name, you know they aren't pushing the envelope hard enough.” ThinkingKnowsShouldHardEnoughNamesBrainNicePlansSummerFairsFriendlyPushingRaysBeing NiceRollingThunderFestivalsAdventurousAmyEnvelopesPussyDisillusionedLilithForthcomingPushing The Envelope Author:Ani DiFranco