“ You may say you're "anti-status," but if you filled a room with people who said that, they would soon form a status hierarchy based on how anti-status each person claims to be. Loretta Graziano Breuning
“ A lizard never thinks something is wrong with the world, even as it watches its young get eaten alive. It doesn't tell itself "something is wrong with the world," because it doesn't have enough neuron… Loretta Graziano Breuning
“ When a monkey loses a banana to a rival, he feels bad, but he doesn't expand the problem by thinking about it over and over. He looks for another banana. He ends up feeling rewarded rather than harmed… Loretta Graziano Breuning
“ Music gives pleasure because your mind keeps predicting what comes next. Each correct prediction triggers dopamine. You can't make good predictions for unfamiliar music, so you don't get the dopamine.… Loretta Graziano Breuning
“ CONSIDER THIS When things do go wrong, ask yourself whether you could have prevented it by being unhappy. Loretta Graziano Breuning
