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Brain Quotes

Quotes on the mind, cognition, and neuroscience.

Several quotes here compare human and animal brain development, while others get technical about how scientists actually study brain tissue and electrical activity. For a narrower angle, see Brain Power.

If little else, the brain is an educational toy.

Quotes by Tom Robbins

There's always a part of my brain saying: 'Stop getting comfortable. Don't relax.' Because I find it difficult to write when I'm happy. I have to go out there and get battered up and bruised to write anything. I have...

Quotes by Tom Odell

Once upon a time, there was a boy who didn't like himself very much. It was not his fault. He was born with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is something that happens to the brain. It means that you can think...

Quotes by Tom Junod

I was at Texas State in 2005. I'd never coached quarterbacks and never called plays a day in my life. David Bailiff hired me and we go 11-3, and Barrick Nealy breaks all kinds of QB records. I grinded. I...

Quotes by Tom Herman

Geometric shapes hold an energy pattern, and scientists did some experiments which say certain geometric shapes can affect matter around them. It's simply because when a human looks at a shape, they instantly receive energy from their brain.

Quotes by Tom DeLonge

I spoke at TED Global 2010 about the ways that video games engage the brain, and in particular, the idea of reward structures: how a challenge or task can be broken down and presented to make it as engaging as...

Quotes by Tom Chatfield

My message is to forget about dichotomies. The 'Brain Opera' is an opera, even if it does not tell a story in the usual way. It is a psychological journey with voice - so I do consider it an opera.

Quotes by Tod Machover

I had to learn a lot about myself during the situation with my brain tumor.

Quotes by Tionne Watkins

I've been through a lot with sickle-cell, but my recovery from the brain tumor was the hardest thing.

Quotes by Tionne Watkins

Mental communication without verbalization... all space is made up of waves and we are constantly sending and receiving messages from our brain.

Quotes by Tina Louise

I'm a voyeur. I say that with no embarrassment. If I could have a superpower, being invisible would be it, no question. I'm fascinated by human behavior; observing people and seeing how much story gets told without a lot of...

Quotes by Thomas Schlamme

My philosophy is really based on humility. I don't think we know enough to fix either diagnostics or therapeutics. The future of psychiatry is clinical neuroscience, based on a much deeper understanding of the brain.

Quotes by Thomas R. Insel

When we talk about the brain, it is anything but unidimensional or simplistic or reductionistic.

Quotes by Thomas R. Insel

I don't think anyone can do any character that doesn't have at least some ounce of themselves in it. You are who you are, and your brain is drawing on things that you've experienced.

Quotes by Thomas Middleditch

This wretched brain gave way, and I became a wreck at random driven, without one glimpse of reason or heaven.

Quotes by Thomas Moore

The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around.

Quotes by Thomas A. Edison

I think he's informing himself, reaching out and getting ideas and information and advice. I haven't the slightest doubt that internally taking shape in that marvelous brain of his is a philosophy of foreign affairs. But it would be premature...

Quotes by Theodore C. Sorensen

If I let my brain follow its path unfettered, it would be kinda ugly.

Quotes by Theo Epstein

The Strandbeest is a self-replicating meme, a brain virus. It infects the student's brain. In fact, the Strandbeest abuse students for their reproduction. For two years, this reproduction fell into a flow acceleration. Now, 3D printers produce walking mini Strandbeests.

Quotes by Theo Jansen

I am active in brain storming with our people, our strategists, in Thailand.

Quotes by Thaksin Shinawatra

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these quotes say about human brain development?
One quote compares human and chimp brain development, noting that at age three a human's brain is "still-growing," while a chimp's brain by the same age is "formed over 90 percent" — which the quote suggests helps explain why chimps cope with their environment more easily early on.
Is there a quote questioning where thoughts come from?
Yes, one quote poses a playful analogy, asking whether believing "your thoughts originate inside your brain" means you'd also believe "television shows are made inside your television set." It's a way of questioning simplistic ideas about how the brain produces thought.
Do any quotes get into the science of studying the brain?
Yes, a couple of quotes reflect on the technical side of brain research. One notes that real understanding of "the deep sections of the brain" comes only from working through it "histologically in serial section." Another points out researchers don't see directly where electrodes are working, comparing it to "the exploration of the surface of the brain."
Are these quotes more scientific or everyday in tone?
This page mixes both — some read like plain everyday observations about how we think, while others come from a more clinical, research-minded perspective on brain anatomy and function. If you like the more energetic side of brain-related quotes, check out our Brain Power collection.
What other brain-themed collections are available?
You can also browse Brain Cells quotes, Brain Damage quotes, and Brains quotes for more angles on the topic.

If a quote here raises questions about cognitive decline, Brain Damage covers that territory, and Brains offers a lighter-hearted companion set.