"Instead of reality being passively recorded by the brain, it is actively constructed by it."

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Source : Twitter post from Apr 25, 2016

David Eagleman

#Reality Quotes #Brain Quotes

“For the turning away of the simple, shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.”
“Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly.”
“When you're writing for a sequel and there's a movie that's been deemed sacred ground by the fanbase that's the predecessor, you cannot do anything to tread on that, so it's a bit trickier than just being able to sit down and write something.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I think one of the privileges of being a filmmaker is the opportunity to remain a kind of perpetual student.”

Source : "Leonardo DiCaprio & Ed Zwick for “Blood Diamond”". Interview with Garth Franklin, www.darkhorizons.com. December 7, 2006.
“The thing I love so much about the UN, is that they're so obviously corrupt. It's not like the Oil-for-Food scandal was even hard to discover, it was almost a parody of corruption. The behavior of the delegates in New York is comically corrupt as well. The amazing thing is that there are still people who want to give the UN MORE power, and to become a real world government... Sigh”
“Satisfaction is the death of ambition.”
“Policy is largely set by economic elites and organized groups representing business interests with little concern for public attitudes or public safety, as long as the public remains passive and obedient.”
“The big thing is to make a winning effort. Im not obsessed with wins.”

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