“If the human brain were so simple that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn’t.”

“If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't.”

“Dear Hilde, if the human brain was simple enough for us to understand, we would still be so stupid that we couldn't understand it. Love, Dad.”

“If our brains were simple enough for us to understand them, we'd be so simple that we couldn't.”

“If the brain was simple enough to be understood - we would be too simple to understand it!”

“I think in black.”

“Reading a book, and taking the time to ruminate and make inferences and engage the imaginational processing, is more cognitively enriching, without a doubt, than the short little bits that you might get if you're into the 30-second digital mode.”