"Societies would _not_ be better off if everyone were like Mr Spock, all rationality and no emotion. Instead, a balance - a teaming up of the internal rivals - is optimal for brains. ... Some balance of the emotional and rational systems is needed, and that balance may already be optimized by natural selection in human brains."

-- David Eagleman

#Emotional Quotes #Brain Quotes #Balance Quotes

“Whether in a suit or in a loincloth people are ignorant little thorns cutting into one another. They seem incapable of advancing beyond the violent tendencies which at one time were necessary for survival.”
“It's very strange that the people you love are often the people you're most cruel to.”
“My limited experience of such things told me that you get closest to the truth by not giving it advance warning that you're coming after it.”

Source : "The Lonely Dead". Book by Michael Marshall Smith, 2004.
“When we...go back in to the past and rake up all the troubles we've had, we end up reeling and straggering through life. Stability and peace of mind come by living in the moment.”
“Really the moment I decided I wanted to do art seriously, I left art school. I wanted to be with people who were interested in the same things I was: popular culture.”
“The reason for my painting large canvases is that I want to be intimate and human.”
“Bunts lead to more big innings than anything else.”
“Certain unique books seem to be without forerunners or successors as far as their authors are concerned. Even though they may profoundly influence the work of other writers, for their creator they're complete, not leading anywhere.”

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