Norman Doidge Quotes

Thought changes structure... I saw people rewire their brains with their thoughts, to cure previously incurable obsessions and trauma.

Norman Doidge

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• Dad said that he was prouder of me than he'd ever been when I came out.

  

  Randy Harrison
  • Me
  • Dad
  • Said

• The children have been a wonderful gift to me, and I'm thankful to have once again seen our world through their eyes. They restore my faith in the family's future.

  

  Jackie Kennedy
  • World
  • Children
  • Family

• I think that when you decide to dedicate yourself to creative endeavors and surround yourself with people who are creative, you very quickly learn how hard it is to survive doing those kinds of things, not to mention make a living at them.

  

  Oscar Isaac
  • People
  • Surround Yourself

• It's nice not to be too boring.

  

  Barry Pepper
  • Nice
  • Boring
  • Too

• Always remember: My general theme is 'There is no message.' There never has been. Stop trying to find the message or the meaning in everything. That's. My. Theme.

  

  T. J. Miller
  • Trying
  • Remember
  • Stop

• In writing, I search for believability, simplicity and emotional impact.

  

  Hal David
  • Writing
  • Emotional
  • Search

• Those who really value Ukrainian sovereignty should opt for real independence and a positive neutrality: neither a plaything of the West nor Moscow.

  

  Tariq Ali
  • Real
  • Value
  • Positive

• The ANC party from time to time comes with legislation which, if accepted and if not nullified by the constitution of court, would have the effect of undermining the constitution and eroding its values.

  

  F. W. de Klerk
  • Time
  • Party
  • Values

• I always wanted to act. I guess I've always been a bit of a drama queen.

  

  Samantha Isler
  • Drama
  • Act
  • Queen

• I feel like fashion should not happen in the morning.

  

  Olivia Wilde
  • Fashion
  • Morning
  • Feel

• You're either with me or you're not. And if you're not, you're out.

  

  Eddie Perez
  • You
  • Me
  • Either

• I started Save the Libraries in 2010 by hosting a big fundraiser in my city library of DeKalb County in Atlanta. Through that, I learned that even with fundraisers, libraries often don't make money - they just barely break even.

  

  Karin Slaughter
  • Money
  • City
  • Library

• What we seek we shall find; what we flee from flees from us.

  

  Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Find
  • Seek
  • U.S.

• I like the gritty parts of fashion, the design, the studio, the pictures.

  

  Vera Wang
  • Fashion
  • Design
  • Pictures

• The bad guys don't always get punished and the good guys are not necessarily pure.

  

  Sam Waterston
  • Good
  • Bad
  • Always

• At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent.

  

  Barbara Bush
  • Life
  • Time
  • Friend

• The good thing about 'Have I Got News For You' is it's a compact show but it still gives everyone space to breathe, and everyone always gets a chance to say something if they want to. It's a very difficult show to dominate, and guests who come on and dominate always fall foul.

  

  Jack Dee
  • Good
  • Space
  • Fall

• Be your true self. Because if you're not, there are consequences to be paid.

  

  Wendell Pierce
  • True
  • Self
  • Consequences

• I think, for any actor, dealing with the paranormal is intriguing.

  

  Edgar Ramirez
  • Think
  • Actor
  • Dealing

• We never thought we were writing for posterity, because at the time everyone assumed that all the great standards had already been written by Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hammerstein... The songs we were writing were supposed to be temporary things, of the period, like comic books.

  

  Mike Stoller
  • Thought
  • Songs
  • Because

• My dance teacher will show me pictures of girls who are rhythmic gymnasts, and they are super skinny. But I don't want to be too skinny. I think that looks a little gross when you are dancing. You don't want to be a scrawny, bony thing.

  

  Maddie Ziegler
  • Dance
  • Teacher
  • Girls

• It's just like heirloom tomatoes; this is heirloom music. We used to have all kinds of diversity in our poultry, in our vegetables, in our fruits, and slowly but surely the monoculture beast comes in. I'm saying that's not a good idea. And if it means that I gotta do it on my own, then I do it on my own.

  

  Henry Saint Clair Fredericks
  • Good
  • Music
  • Diversity

• There's always going to be bumps in the road. There's always going to be this and that, adversity. You just overcome it. It's what I've done all my life.

  

  Odell Beckham, Jr.
  • Life
  • Done
  • Road

• Thought changes structure... I saw people rewire their brains with their thoughts, to cure previously incurable obsessions and trauma.

  

  Norman Doidge
  • Thought
  • Structure
  • Trauma