"Brains are not magical; they are causal machines."

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Source : "Causal machines". Interview with Richard Marshall, www.3ammagazine.com. April 10, 2012.

Patricia Churchland

#Brain Quotes #Machines Quotes

“And there is such a thing as a decathlon high. It's like a rock rolling down hill, picking up momentum. You get better and better.”
“All training is negotiation, whether you're training dogs or spouses”
“I just heard a very funny story about somebody who died yesterday, I'm sorry to say so but it was so absurd that you can't help laughing. And the person that was concerned about that story was laughing too”
“Modern man worships at the temple of science, but science tells him only what is possible, not what is right.”
“Norman Mailer loved women so much. I mean probably more than anything in the world he loved women. He got put into a position where he was kind of seen as the anti-feminist, although he was for the feminist movement. He just didn't want people to get consumed with the idea that this was going to be much better. He said, "Look, women should be treated equally and fairly."”
“The secret of making something work in your lives is first of all, the deep desire to make it work; then the faith and belief that it can work; then to hold that clear definite vision in your consciousness and see it working out step by step, without one thought of doubt or disbelief.”
“Some guys don't have to work out as hard as other guys do, but if you balance all that together then your longevity is definitely going to be greater. So, I would tell my 20-year-old self not to over-train.”

Source : Source: www.nfl.com
“I've always been a fine artist.”

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