Repatterning The Brain Quotes & Sayings

Sherrif when the man pulls that switch, Sir
And snaps my poor head back,
You make sure my pretty baby
Is sittin' right there on my lap. — Bruce Springsteen

There's nothing new under the sun - everything can be traced
back to Archimedes or even earlier. — Stanislaw Ulam

Yeah, I think we have to. If we want our shows to be - if we want the quality of the shows to be good, and we want the energy to be high, and if we want to be in good enough physical shape to do them, and not exhaust ourselves on the road, and not get stale, we have to pace. — Jerry Garcia

Roth Unbound is filled with intelligent readings and smart judgments. Because of the author's sympathy and sharp mind, it offers real insight into the creative process itself, and into Philip Roth's high calling as a great American artist. The book is, in some ways, a radical rereading of Roth's life and his work. It is impossible, by the end, not to feel a tender admiration for Roth as a novelist and indeed for Claudia Roth Pierpont as an empathetic and brilliant critic. — Colm Toibin

Why is it that aggression in the name of God shocks secular liberal sensibilities, whereas the act of killing in the name of the secular nation, or of democracy, does not? — Talal Asad

That moment was when she realized that every woman is a broken goddess. Every last one. — Cole McCade

And what of the masses in this intellectual's paradise? They have found in the intellectual the most formidable taskmaster in history. No other regime has treated the masses so callously as raw material, to be experimented on and manipulated at will; and never before have so many lives been wasted so recklessly in war and in peace. On top of all this, the Communist intelligentsia has been using force in a wholly novel manner. The traditional master uses force to exact obedience and lets it go at that. Not so the intellectual. Because of his professed faith in the power of words and the irresistibility of the truths which supposedly shape his course, he cannot be satisfied with mere obedience. He tries to obtain by force a response that is usually obtained by the most perfect persuasion, and he uses Terror as a fearful instrument to extract faith and fervor from crushed souls. — Eric Hoffer

Remember once you have your dream, write it down! — Samuel Colbran

I always said if I played a drag queen, I'd want to create a template with the realness they talk about in 'Paris Is Burning.' — Billy Porter

Once you feel like you're being dictated by other people's expectations, it usually backfires. — Rob Zombie

But something I have learned is that sometimes, the universe is full of heavy things that drop on top of your life and stay put forever. Love is one of them. Pain is another. Sometimes they're the same thing. — Fred Venturini

Things you did. Things you never did. Things you dreamed. After a long time they run together. — Richard Ford

I have the favor of God. I can do all things through Christ. I am blessed. I'm strong. I'm healthy. — Joel Osteen

Over the years, I've had to learn to play. For example, when 'Lennon' was on Broadway, I learned my way around the guitar chords because originally we were all going to play the instruments without a band. — Will Chase

When you fail at something, the best thing to do is think back to your successes, and try to replicate whatever you did to make them happen. — Rosabeth Moss Kanter