"There probably is no more important quest in all science than the attempt to understand those very particular events in evolution by which brains worked out that special trick that has enabled them to add to the cosmic scheme of things: color, sound, pain, pleasure, and all the other facets of mental experience."

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Source : "Evolution of the Human Brain". Lecture by Roger Wolcott Sperry, 1964.

Roger Wolcott Sperry

#Pain Quotes #Color Quotes #Brain Quotes

“Ain is a marvelous purifier... It is not necessary to beat the child into submission; a little bit of pain goes a long way for a young child. However, the spanking should be of sufficient magnitude to cause the child to cry genuinely.”
“Which do I prefer? Sex or chess? It depends on the position.”
“Patriotism is not dying for one's country, it is living for one's country. And for humanity. Perhaps that is not as romantic, but it's better.”
“There's an upside to the digital thing from my point of view because I find that I have access to all this wacky, weird-ass dance-music stuff that I just can't go into a shop and buy on vinyl.”
“Among all the creatures of creation, the gods favor us: We are the only ones who can empathize with their problems.”

Source : David Eagleman (2009). “Sum: Tales from the Afterlives”, p.78, Canongate Books
“I was once on a German talk show, and this woman said to me, 'Mr. Williams, why do you think there is not so much comedy in Germany?' And I said, 'Did you ever think you killed all the funny people?'”
“Try as much as you can to mention death.Â For if you were having hard times in your life, then it would give you more hope and would ease things for you.Â And if you were having abundant affluence of living in luxury, then it would make it less luxurious.”
“Rest and laughter are the most spiritual and subversive acts of all. Laugh, rest, slow down.”

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