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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.

I don't make decisions with my heart, I use my brain to think things through.

Quotes by Teddy Bridgewater

The pressure isn't on my brain, but on my mouth. I realized Sam Malone said very little, he spoke in little sentences. Which is much more comfortable for me for some reason.

Quotes by Ted Danson

When I hit a block, regardless of what I am writing, what the subject matter is, or what's going on in the plot, I go back and I read Pablo Neruda's poetry. I don't actually speak Spanish, so I read...

Quotes by Tea Obreht

As an author, I had spent years writing my stories on my own in a quiet room. My ideas traveled from my brain to my fingers, executed exactly as I saw fit, never veering from my own intent. TV simply...

Quotes by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The 'army camp' that coordinates the agencies of our brain is vulnerable, both in itself and from within. In effect, he who can know and master its functioning and psychology from outside can become twice its master.

Quotes by Tariq Ramadan

If I don't like someone and I start reading their stuff, it seems like my brain will just automatically start criticizing everything that's there. It's really hard to read a book without having all this outside information telling you what...

Quotes by Tao Lin

Our understanding of the human brain can be dramatically accelerated if we collect and share research data on an exponentially wider scale.

Quotes by Tan Le

The brain is the cornerstone of virtually every facet of our lives. I wish we knew more.

Quotes by Tan Le

If I have 1% of my dad's brain, I'll be happy. He's so quick.

Quotes by Tamara Ecclestone

The human brain has an amazing ability for pattern recognition, sometimes even better than a computer.

Quotes by Tabetha S. Boyajian

The fact that three-fifths of an octopus' neurons are not in their brain, but in their arms, suggests that each arm has a mind of its own.

Quotes by Sy Montgomery

Knowledge fills a large brain; it merely inflates a small one.

Quotes by Sydney J. Harris

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every...

Swami Vivekananda

I was an avid reader as a child. I am losing that habit now, as my brain congeals into cabbage from wearing too many heels and too much foundation.

Quotes by Swara Bhaskar

I'm one of those rare breed of rock n' rollers with a brain, probably because the brain's still intact.

Quotes by Suzi Quatro

I think people respond to dystopian stories because they're ways of acting out anxieties that we have and fears that we have about the future. So much media's coming at you over the Internet, your brain gets overloaded. You don't...

Quotes by Suzanne Collins

The brain is probably the most mysterious subject there is.

Quotes by Susumu Tonegawa

The brain is hugely complicated, and because it is so complicated, it requires multidisciplinary research.

Quotes by Susumu Tonegawa

Independent of what is happening around you in the outside world, humans constantly have internal activity in the brain.

Quotes by Susumu Tonegawa

Our study showed that the false memory and the genuine memory are based on very similar, almost identical, brain mechanisms. It is difficult for the false memory bearer to distinguish between them.

Quotes by Susumu Tonegawa

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.