"Ineffective or weak brain connections are pruned in much the same way a gardener would prune a tree or bush, giving the plant a desired shape,"

-- Alison Gopnik

#Giving Quotes #Tree Quotes #Brain Quotes

“What will the U.S. senators have to say if there is, as many over here and in the rest of the world suspect, no substance to the allegations against my father and me?”

Source : "Annan's son: Probe 'a witchhunt'" by Jeff Koinange, Phil Hirschkorn, www.cnn.com. December 13, 2004.
“When it seems humanly impossible to do more in a difficult situation, surrender yourself to the inner silence and thereafter wait for a sign of obvious guidance or for a renewal of inner strength.”
“I don't want to be considered a hero.... Imagine [if] young people would grow up with the feeling that you have to be a hero to do your human duty. I am afraid nobody would ever help other people, because who is a hero? I was not. I was just an ordinary housewife and secretary.”
“Its different being a director. I suppose, especially if its a story youve written and you feel compelled to tell, in some ways its a lot easier than acting because youre orchestrating the piece. As an actor, sometimes youre trying to second-guess what people want.”
“Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue.”
“Pasta is the one food I can't live without. It's the food I eat to fuel my running.”
“Smartness runs in my family. When I went to school I was so smart my teacher was in my class for five years.”
“I think you're never going to get somewhere ambitious if you don't start out with great ambitions. What I would say is: we got a start. That to me is a very significant thing. Here we were, a historic meeting to talk about climate change.”

Source : Source: www.macleans.ca

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