Iain McGilchrist quotes

“We bring about a world in consciousness that is partly what is given, and partly what we bring, something that comes into being through this particular conjunction and no other. And the key to this is the kind of attention we pay to the world.”
-- Iain McGilchrist

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“Socialism and capitalism are both essentially materialist, just different ways of approaching the lifeless world of matter and deciding how to share the spoils.”
-- Iain McGilchrist

Source : Iain McGilchrist (2009). “The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World”, p.401, Yale University Press

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“Over recent years, urbanisation, globalisation and the destruction of local cultures has led to a rise in the prevalence of mental illness in the developing world.”
-- Iain McGilchrist

Source : Iain McGilchrist (2009). “The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World”, p.436, Yale University Press

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“Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”

“Are you really angry, or simply aware of anger in the body and mind? Don't speculate, simply look at what is there.”

Source : A. H. Almaas (2000). “Diamond Heart: Book Three: Being and the Meaning of Life”, p.25, Shambhala Publications

“Develop your own compass, and trust it. Take risks, dare to fail, remember the first person through the wall always gets hurt.”

Source : Aaron Sorkin's Commencement Address at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York, news.syr.edu. May 13, 2012.

“As long as I know what key the solo is in, I try to kind of empty my mind and not think about anything. I just play without thinking.”

“The only people who have control over their careers are the ones you see on the covers of magazines. Everyone else is just plodding along making a living. The key is not to live over your means and overdo it.”

“I've always believed it's important to make the invisible visible. And valuing that which has been taken for granted is something that I've always instinctually known is the key to the kind of society I want to live in and raise my children in.”

Source : "'An incredible container for transformation'". The Believer interview, logger.believermag.com. May 9, 2014.

“Definition of 'Free': You pay for it whether or not you elect to receive it.”

“It's all about the Benjamins, I got a Pay Per View and I should be on Pay Per View.”

“I'm a crusader. I really believe in the First Amendment, and I use it fully, and I pay a price for that.”

“Everything shapes you to be the person you are today. Sometimes hard lessons pay off dividends.”