Sharon Begley Quotes & Sayings

The conscious act of thinking about one's thoughts in a different way changes the very brain circuits that do that thinking ... — Sharon Begley

A single decision by the chairman of Royal Dutch/Shell has a greater impact on the health of the planet than all the coffee-ground-composting, organic-cotton-wearing ecofreaks gathering in Washington D.C., for Earth Day festivities this weekend. — Sharon Begley

Arguing, after all, is less about seeking truth than about overcoming opposing views. — Sharon Begley

The mind, of course, is just what the brain does for a living. — Sharon Begley

Weather Panic! This is the New Normal (and We're Hopelessly Unprepared) — Sharon Begley

The mind can store an estimated ioo trillion bits of information compared with which a computer's mere billions are virtually amnesiac. — Sharon Begley

We look harder for flaws in a study when we don't agree with its conclusions. — Sharon Begley

The mind's cross indexing puts the best librarian to shame. — Sharon Begley

With modern parts atop old ones, the brain is like an iPod built around an eight-track cassette player. — Sharon Begley

Like sand on the beach, the brain bears the footprints of the decisions we have made, the skills we have learned, the actions we have taken. — Sharon Begley

For compulsions, according to a growing body of scientific evidence, are a response to anxiety. Suffused and overwhelmed by anxiety, we grab hold of any behavior that offers relief by providing even an illusion of control. — Sharon Begley