"The brain and the eye may have a contractual relationship in which the brain has agreed to believe what the eye sees, but in return the eye has agreed to look for what the brain wants."

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Source : Daniel Gilbert (2006). “Stumbling on Happiness”, Vintage

Daniel Gilbert

#Believe Quotes #Eye Quotes #Brain Quotes

“There are many women who write as they think they should write - to imitate men and make a place for themselves in literature.”
“In my life, I don't wear makeup, I don't care about any of the trappings of the "feminine," or how I look in photographs. To me, it's irrelevant, which I think is really shocking to people in the industry that I'm in, because it's like, You should always look good, but I honestly don't care. It's not important to me.”
“Why should the simple fact of your having more money entitle you to a greater share of the Earth's limited natural resources?”
“The good thing is that women have such high expectations of men that it inspires us to live up to them. That's what I learned about male-female relationships.”

Source : "All the right moves". Interview with Emma Forrest, www.theguardian.com. September 10, 2005.
“I only judge people in one way. I like them or I don't. But I don't have preconceived ideas.”
“Wizards don't all look alike.”
“I always love China, especially the old China.”
“With artificial intelligence we are summoning the demon.”

Source : "Elon Musk says ‘we are summoning the demon’ with artificial intelligence", www.foxnews.com. October 26, 2014.

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