Oh, love is very much a physical thing…. I realize that it’s very complicated, and I’m sure it can’t be traced to individual neurons and hormones, but I think it’s very much a physiological sensation that takes place in the brain.
ALAN LIGHTMANWill never fail to show his love, will never become jealous, will never fall in love with someone else, will never lose the passion of this instant of time.
More Alan Lightman Quotes
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I oppose any belief that contradicts experimental evidence as determined by the methods of science.
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When they are on their cell phones they are not where their bodies are…they are somewhere else in hyperspace. They are not grounded.
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Unconditional love. That’s what he wants to give her and what he wants from her. People should give without wanting anything in return.
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I have always loved magic realism as a form of writing.
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Like the air we breathe or like the passage of time, is central to our existence as intelligent beings.
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I think that the scienti?c way of looking at the world, and the humanistic way of looking at the world are complementary.
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Music is, of course, a universal emotional experience, cutting across cultures and languages. I studied piano for ten years as a child and consider that experience one of the most valuable in my life.
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Whenever Obama uses subtleties in discussing a complex issue, he gets creamed.
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Originality is also very important to a writer. And all of the writers I’ve mentioned, of course, are original, but it’s important to me that every book that I do be really a completely fresh and new look at the world.
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In this world, there are two times. There is mechanical time and there is body time.” “They do not keep clocks in their houses. Instead, they listen to their heartbeats. They feel the rhythms of their moods and desires.”
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It’s the Platonic philosophy in The Republic that philosophers should lead the country.
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The argument goes that if the past has uncertain effect on the present, there is no need to dwell on the past.
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In short, the body is a machine, subject to the same laws of electricity and mechanics as an electron or clock.
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To the point that I have to be careful that they don’t take over.
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I have also been fascinated for a long time with the intersection of science and religion.
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