The amygdala, along with related areas..., plays a crucial role in coordinating perceptions with memory and behavior. These regions are especially sensitive to social interactions.

Too often we forget that discipline really means to teach, not to punish. A disciple is a student, not a recipient of behavioural consequences.

We are always in a perpetual state of being created and creating ourselves. (p. 221)

For "full" emotional communication, one person needs to allow his state of mind to be influenced by that of the other.

When we begin to know ourselves in an open and self-supportive way, we take the first step to encourage our children to know themselves

Mindfulness has never met a cognition it didn't like.

While the days of parenting may seem so long, the years are so short.

...not all encounters with the world affect the mind equally. Studies have demonstrated that if the brain appraises an event as "meaningful," it will be more likely to be recalled in the future.

Early experience shapes the structure and function of the brain. This reveals the fundamental way in which gene expression is determined by experience.

In a brain scan, relational pain—that caused by isolation during punishment—can look the same as physical abuse. Is alone in the corner the best place for your child?

...not all encounters with the world affect the mind equally. Studies have demonstrated that if the brain appraises an event as "meaningful, " it will be more likely to be recalled in the future.

I played lots of games and I was a fan of gaming, so I was always looking for new games.

The creative process of making a movie really turned me on. I'd started getting behind the scenes with a camcorder and VHS tape when making music videos.

Usually I'm trying to work with people that I've worked with before, so we have a certain amount of know-how and what we're going to do together.

You can't become a leader in one conference.

I spent another six years in Europe covering sporting events such as the Tour de France.

There are certain narrow, umimaginative, and autocratic old people who seem to call out the most mischievous and sometimes the worst traits in children.

We must stop Saddam from ever again jeopardizing the stability and security of his neighbors with weapons of mass destruction.

It's something that's very often said that philosophy, as opposed to science, never makes any progress.

If we are silent when we should speak, we are not living the Discipline of silence. If we speak when we should be silent, we again miss the mark.

I've always been open. That's made my resume. I go with what happens, and then I try to make good choices with what I get offered.