Antonio Damasio Quotes

It's impossible to live a life totally free of feelings. God created all of us to be emotional creatures, and feelings are a big part of our lives.

Human rationality depends critically on sophisticated emotionality. It is only because our emotional brain works so well that our reasoning can work at all.

Everyone has emotions; you just learn to use then and be comfortable with them.

I react emotionally to everything!

I'm very free with all my emotions, whether it's happy, sad, mad, glad, whatever.

I'm very sensitive and I'm quite a soft person, and I cry a lot when things upset me.

I'm an emotional person; I do occasionally shed a tear.

I wanted to write a book that talked about the emotions of children, which is the rainbow. We all have moods. We talk about being blue when we're sad, and being yellow when we're cowards, and when we're mad, we're red.

During the 1960s, I think, people forgot what emotions were supposed to be. And I don't think they've ever remembered.

I am very sensitive and get emotional.

I listen to my emotions. That's why I react once I get provoked sometimes.

I want to explore the range of emotions it is possible to feel.

We're humans, and we're moved by emotions.

Letting an emotion move through you is healthy. Letting an emotion define you is not.

Don’t panic, I thought. But already my breathing was faster, shallower. “You mean you can feel happy or sad or—” “Desire.” A barely-there smile.

Emotions are not tools of cognition. They tell you nothing about the nature of reality.

To tell someone not to be emotional is to tell them to be dead.

When I've had a meltdown, people will say to me, "Well, you failed to keep your sense of humor."

My feelings - as usual - we will slaughter them all.

I learned that getting mad was easier than being sad.

I am proud to be an emotionalist.

I guess I'm pretty emotional.

The more we ignore our emotions, the more likely they are to wield a powerful influence over us.

I'd rather deal with anger than apathy.

Life without emotions is like an engine without fuel.