There are few things ever dreamed of, smoked or injected that have as addictive an effect on our brains as technology. This is how our devices keep us captive and always coming back for more. The definitive Internet act of our times is a perfect metaphor for the promise of reward: we search. And we search. And we search some more, clicking that mouse like — well, like a rat in a cage seeking another “hit”, looking for the elusive reward that will finally feel like enough. Kelly McGonigal
I remember when your name was just another name that rolled without thought off my tongue. Now, I can’t look at your name without an abundance of sentiment attached to each lettter. Your name, which I played with so carelessly, so easily, has somehow become...
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Coco J. Ginger
Call him Voldemort, Harry. Always use the proper name for things. Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.
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J.k. Rowling
Now you people have names. That's because you don't know who you are. We know who we are, so we don't need names.
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Neil Gaiman
You know how hard it is to feel like an extreme falcon-headed combat machine when somebody calls you "chicken man"?
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Rick Riordan
There are women named Faith, Hope, Joy, and Prudence. Why not Despair, Guilt, Rage, and Grief? It seems only right. 'Tom, I'd like you to meet the girl of my dreams, Tragedy.' These days, Trajedi.
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George Carlin
More Quotes By Kelly McGonigal
Teachers see coldness in the world and light fires in the minds of their students, hoping for a warm summer. Sadly, some cannot bear the flame, some turn away from the heat, and some twist the fire to burn.
Fear sticks like a barb in the mind. Someone cold enough to take advantage of it can attach strings to those barbs and make puppets of men and women.
War is more than battles, and battles are more than violence.
If you would see a man's heart, knock him down. Then observe how he rises. If you would see his soul, do it a thousand times more.
There is wisdom out there that can’t be relayed in musings or sage advice. Like the complexity of life itself, it simply won’t condense. It can only be shown in its entirety. It takes a story.
