Stephanie Zimbalist Quotes

Your brain, like your tongue, is a muscle. Practicing thinking by yourself really helps develop your brain, which you need throughout your day. I like to practice my thinking in a darkened room, alone.

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

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

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

If you have a therapist who agrees with your every word, then your brain isn't getting proper exercise.

I like when my mind is being stimulated and challenged, and I'm forced to be creative.

Writing songs and lyrics is not that different from doing the 'Times' crossword every morning. They both give you a good mental workout.

Games have to be relevant intellectually.

It's fun to use your brain.

When I was a kid, I really liked playing chess, which is pretty geeky; I just enjoyed it - thinking, exercising my mind. And I found computers to be like an eight-hour day chess game.

I think the reason that I like so many different games is because I like the way my brain works when I'm playing games. It's more fun.

I think different games have a different chemical release in your brain as far as reward goes. I like making puzzle games, just because I know I'm kinda good at it, and they really are superfun to work on.

Yes, but with the Cube there are many flashes, there are many aha's.

You can't be a creative thinker if you're not stimulating your mind, just as you can't be an Olympic athlete if you don't train regularly.

I want to find material that piques my interest, keeps me outside the box and challenges me.

I obtain great satisfaction out of using my intellect.

The imagination of our children is blunted on television, and their thinking is done for them.

I'm always trying to find brain food and indulge in knowledge that's gonna be useful.

Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I could be wrong.

I love learning new techniques.

Our whole life is solving puzzles.

It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.

The problems of puzzles are very near the problems of life.

I think it's good to stimulate your mind.

My favorite puzzle is trying to work out the parts myself, after all it is a solo effort.