The amygdala is one of those brain structures that a lot of people know a little bit about, and there's a definite tendency to conflate the amygdala and the fear response itself - as if the amygdala, and the amygdala alone, 'causes' fear. Sam Kean amygdalabitebrain share on social
If you travel too often, you actually come face-to-face with what you're trying to escape. I feel like when I travel alone, sometimes it's like being locked in a hotel room with my own worst enemy. Simon Van Booy badenemyescape Change image and share on social
You watch a hockey game, and the hand-eye coordination and the speed is really miraculous; how those guys track the puck alone, just following it with their eyes. Liev Schreiber coordinationeyegame Change image and share on social
Your life is yours and yours alone. Rise up and live it. Terry Goodkind lifeliverise Change image and share on social
I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space. Randy Quaid creativeleavespace Change image and share on social
I'm actually not an exhibitionist at all. When you get onstage and you get under the lights playing music, I feel more hidden and more alone than anywhere else. You hide behind your music and let your emotions come out through the music. Tim McGraw emotionexhibitionistfeel share on social
It is very frightening to feel alone when you are standing against a rich and powerful person and all his attendant helpers. Gloria Allred attendantfeelfrighten Change image and share on social
On April 8, 1982, I was alone in the electron microscope room when I discovered the Icosahedral Phase that opened the field of quasi-periodic crystals. Dan Shechtman aprilcrystaldiscover Change image and share on social
My biggest bits of advice are, write as much as you can, finish what you start, get a thick skin, don't take crap from anyone, but also live your life and have fun. The stereotype of a writer holed up alone all day is really unhelpful. You can't write real people and real emotion if you don't let yourself experience them. Victoria Aveyard advicebigbit share on social
I really enjoy being single again. I spent a lot of time in a relationship and the nearer we came to the end, the more difficult it got. You don't see things clearly as long as you're still involved. Dido Armstrong difficultendenjoy Change image and share on social