Quotes about "Mindfulness & Presence"

There's a common criticism of evolutionary psychology that it's fatalistic and it dooms us to eternal strife, 'Why even try to work toward peace if we're just bloody killer apes and violence is in our genes?' ”

We know about every massacre that has taken place close to the present, but the ones in the distant past are like trees falling in the forest with no one to hear them. ”

Being smarter gives you a tailwind throughout life. People who are more intelligent earn more, live longer, get divorced less, are less likely to get addicted to alcohol and tobacco, and their children live longer. ”

Some people believe that the nuclear bomb should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, since it scared the major powers away from war by equating it with doomsday. ”

Part of the bargain of being alive is that one takes a chance at dying a premature or painful death, be it from violence, accident, or disease. ”

I don't think, generally speaking, people become writers because they were the really good, really cool, attractive kid in class. I'll be honest. This is our revenge for people who were much better looking and more popular than us. I was a bit like that, I suppose. ”

Brainy's the new sexy. ”

Being the only writer on a successful show is very rewarding. ”

Cinema is so slow and boring compared to television. ”

I can say with pride verging on smugness that I've got two very successful shows that assume their audience is very smart. ”