“Emotional life grows out of an area of the brain called the limbic sys...” — Nancy Gibbs Quote

Emotional life grows out of an area of the brain called the limbic system, specifically the amygdala, whence come delight and disgust and fear and anger.

I've been grateful that 'Time's' reach and mandate is so broad; anything you're interested in, you can usually write about.

High achievers, we imagine, were wired for greatness from birth. But then you have to wonder why, over time, natural talent seems to ignite in some people and dim in others.

We know what the birth of a revolution looks like: A student stands before a tank. A fruit seller sets himself on fire. A line of monks link arms in a human chain. Crowds surge, soldiers fire, gusts of rage pull down the monuments of tyrants, and maybe, sometimes, justice rises from the flames.

It isn't enough just to scream at the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations. We need our political system to start reflect this anger back into, 'How do we fix it? How do we get the economy going again?'

Because society would rather we always wore a pretty face, women have been trained to cut off anger.

The sense of anger I had when I was younger is something I thought would never go away. Over time, it's something you get almost bored with.

I guess I probably make violent films partly because I can't express my anger in my real life very well.

I don't hold a grudge of sheer anger at life because of my name. No, no, no. It's something unique and cool. It's just a part of who I am. I'm OK with that.