Sharing Personal Information Quotes & Sayings

Harvard neuroscientists Jason Mitchell and Diana Tamir found that disclosing information about the self is intrinsically rewarding. In one study, Mitchell and Tamir hooked subjects up to brain scanners and asked them to share either their own opinions and attitudes ("I like snowboarding") or the opinions and attitudes of another person ("He likes puppies"). They found that sharing personal opinions activated the same brain circuits that respond to rewards like food and money. So talking about what you did this weekend might feel just as good as taking a delicious bite of double chocolate cake. — Jonah Berger

You can always strip and go in naked. I'll watch to make sure nobody comes in."
She walks up to me, the pole gripped firmly in her fingers. "You'd like that, wouldn't you?"
"Uh, yeah," I say, stating the obvious. "I have to warn you, though. If you have granny undies on, you'll blow my fantasy."
"For your information, they're pink satin. As long as we're sharing personal info, are you a boxers or briefs guy?"
"Neither. My boys go free, if you know what I mean." Okay, I don't let my boys go free. She'll just have to figure that out herself.
"Gross, Alex."
"Don't knock it till you try it," I tell her, then walk toward the door. — Simone Elkeles

O fleeting joys Of Paradise, dear bought with lasting woes! — John Milton

My great grandfather, Raj, was from Punjab, India. My grandmother graduated Rajasthan University. — Joe Biden

I have frequently wondered if the majority of mankind ever pause to reflect upon the occasionally titanic significance of dreams, and of the obscure world to which they belong. — H.P. Lovecraft

It's a great consolation to think that when we've long been in the grave our noses will still be strolling the earth. — Milan Kundera

Two months later at a party, Bernard pulled me into a closet and proposed. I said yes. — Shelley Duvall

It is certainly very hard to write about sex in English without making it unattractive. — Edmund Wilson

One cane helps a traveler, but a bundle of sticks is a heavy burden. Enough — Charles Haddon Spurgeon