"The centermost processes of the brain with which consciousness is presumably associated are simply not understood. They are so far beyond our comprehension that no one I know of has been able to imagine their nature."

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Source : "Genius Talk: Conversations With Nobel Scientists and Other Luminaries". Book by Denis Brian, 1995.

Roger Wolcott Sperry

#Brain Quotes #Able Quotes #Consciousness Quotes

“Even in this day and age, if you're not married, there are people who are like, 'Awww! Don't worry, it'll happen for you someday.'”

Source : "Would you like to be my bridesmaid?" by Elizabeth Day, www.theguardian.com. June 11, 2011.
“In love, one and one are one.”
“It is well, when in difficulties, to say never a word, neither black nor white. Speech is silver but silence is golden.”

Source : Muriel Spark (2015). “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie”, p.11, Canongate Books
“The debate we won't be having is whether or not the debt ceiling should be raised. We will not have a situation where people will hold the American economy hostage in order to achieve a specific agenda - at least not until 2013. So we think that is incredibly important as a matter of economic good.”
“You feel like telling him you're not single in the way that he thinks you're single. After all, you have yourself.”
“Let there be no reservation or doubt that I believe the Senate should vote on each and every judicial appointment made by the President of the United States and that no rule or procedure should ever stop the Senate from exercising its constitutional responsibility.”
“I am now known as Nina Conti's father and it's wonderful.”
“One individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement, Mohandas Ganhi in India, Nelson Mandela in South Africa are examples of people standing up with courage and non-violence to bring about needed changes.”

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