Thalamic Quotes & Sayings

One of my fantasies in my life has been that I was granted access with a camera to go back in time, and to film the actual campaign of Alexander crossing into India through Iran and Persia. — Oliver Stone

It doesn't matter where you've been, only where you are going. — L.M. Fields

Don't you give me that postmodern bullshit. There is truth, There is a truth. And what you want, or you feel, or you need, isn't going to change the truth. Any more than it's going to topple a skyscraper. There's truth, and there's belief. Don't call a mule a stallion. — Carol Plum-Ucci

It is not enough to be compassionate, we must act. — Dalai Lama XIV

Take whatever is thrown at you and build upon it. "Yes ... and" rather than "No ... but." "The idiot is bound by his pride," he says. "It always has to be his way. This is also true of the person who is deceptive or doing things wrong: he always tries to justify himself. A person who is bright in regard to his spiritual life is humble. He accepts what others tell him - criticism, ideas - and he works with them. — Michael Lewis

What makes me most happy is connecting with others. I love meeting new people, being social, and engaging in empowering discussions. — Gabrielle Bernstein

Spend the years of learning squandering
Courage for the years of wandering
Through a world politely turning
From the loutishness of learning. — Samuel Beckett

I grew up eating street tacos and burritos on the beach, so I like people who can eat and aren't afraid to show it. — Emily Ratajkowski

To be honest, I think emotional accessibility is a shame trigger for researchers and academics. Very early in our training, we are taught that a cool distance and inaccessibility contribute to prestige, and that if you're too relatable, your credentials come into question. — Brene Brown

you can start to formulate your get-away plan. Via the thalamic pathways, the body and brain become primed for action. Now, what's needed is some cognitive input - a little thought, to refine your escape. The second pathway, after a short stopover at the cortex, continues back to the amygdala, where it meets up with the original thalamic pathway. — Linda A. Curran

Faith is love taking the form of aspiration. — William Ellery Channing

Vision lifts you up. It makes you smile a secret smile because you know that you have something very special to share. What is your vision? — Debbie Ford

But I am telling you: I would prefer a thousand times over a bruised Church to an ill Church! — Pope Francis

I never thought I'd be comfortable living outside South Africa, but we love London. Our two kids were born here. — Ernie Els

Could it be he was feeling a certain nostalgia for the war, despite its stench and meaningless carnage? For that questionless life of instinct? — Margaret Atwood

Life is terrifying. None of us have a rule book. None of us know what we're doing here. So, the easiest way to stare reality in the face and not utterly lose your shit is to believe that you have control over it. If you believe you have control, then you believe you're at the top. And if you're at the top, then people who aren't like you... well, they've got to be somewhere lower, right? Every species does this. Does it again and again and again. Doesn't matter if they do it to themselves, or another species, or someone they created. — Becky Chambers