John Romero Quotes

What makes me happy is just keeping my brain challenged and stimulated and on its toes.

I need to be mentally stimulated.

The same parts of my brain get as excited as when I study bio or read a novel and write a paper on it.

Games have to be relevant intellectually.

I play chess with the computer when I feel dull in my mind and after two games - 'out or win', I feel sharp again.

It's fun to use your brain.

Reading not only enlarges and challenges the mind; it also engages and exercises the brain. Today's youth who sits mesmerized by a television screen is not going to be tomorrow's leader. Television watching is passive. Reading is active.

Much as I loved doing 'The Big Breakfast,' it almost became automatic. I need something to keep my brain ticking over, something that I have to concentrate on.

My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram, or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation.

My brain doesn't like to be quiet.

A lot of stuff people do these days is not mentally challenging.

There's no such thing as downtime for your brain.

I do the 'New York Times' crossword puzzle every morning to keep the old grey matter ticking.

I think it's good to stimulate your mind.

Writing is mentally stimulating; it's like a puzzle that makes you think all the time.

I think if a person plays 'Quantum Conundrum' and they walk away feeling really intelligent and skilled, that's what I want. That's my only goal.

My game is more a game of thinking than anything else.

I think I was just constantly seeking mental stimulation from anything I could get.

I have a mind that always wants to be busy.

I'm a natural puzzle solver.

You're actually using your brain. That's what comes from associating with me.

Excelling at chess has long been considered a symbol of more general intelligence. That is an incorrect assumption in my view, as pleasant as it might be.

Just as dogs love to chew bones, the mind loves to get its teeth into problems. That's why it does crossword puzzles and builds atom bombs.

There is nothing like chess to keep the brain smart, and give it a workout.

I like the ability to engage intellectually with someone. I get so bored so quickly, so if you can't keep me interested, then I'm out.