"All that's known is this: there is no central processor, no single computer. Nothing that simple. Millions of neurons process information simultaneously and in parallel, not linearly, but the actual chemistry and electrical properties of that integrative process are still being mapped. Even so, it seems odd that during the evolution of brain circuitry and thinking, the ability to understand itself did not get wired in. Such built-in innocence seems like a terrible oversight."

-- Gretel Ehrlich

#Simple Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Brain Quotes

“Watch out for the average--they're usually hiding something big.”

Source : James St. James (2003). “Party Monster: A Fabulous But True Tale of Murder in Clubland”, p.80, Simon and Schuster
“One of the reasons the producers' credit has been so weakened in recent years, and given to people who didn't deserve it, was that people didn't understand what producers did.”

Source : Source: deadline.com
“I haven't yelled at anybody today. It's been a slow day.”
“No just person ever became quickly rich.”
“I like the idea that people have formed their own opinions. And of course once people meet me or talk to me their opinion totally changes because I'm much more that girl that you hang out with than you think.”
“So many people know me. I wish I did. I wish someone would tell me about me.”

Source : Gary Carey, Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1972). “More about All about Eve”
“If I live the life I'm given, I won't be scared to die.”
“Anytime that I've felt uninspired, I don't force myself to sit down and write. I only do it when I feel the impulse.”

Source : "The Hot Seat: Ruby Sparks' Zoe Kazan". Interview with Amy Plitt, www.timeout.com. July 15 2012.

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