Author: Nancy Gibbs

Quotes

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.

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.

- Nancy Gibbs

I come from a family of teachers, and I believe ideas matter; the good ones deserve reverence, and the bad ones, defiance.

I come from a family of teachers, and I believe ideas matter; the good ones deserve reverence, and the bad ones, defiance.

- Nancy Gibbs

All great rebellions are born of private acts of civil disobedience that inspire rebel bands to plot together.

All great rebellions are born of private acts of civil disobedience that inspire rebel bands to plot together.

- Nancy Gibbs

Pain is the most private experience, but its causes, whether natural or man-made, demand public accounting.

Pain is the most private experience, but its causes, whether natural or man-made, demand public accounting.

- Nancy Gibbs

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.

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.

- Nancy Gibbs

Power is a tool, influence is a skill; one is a fist, the other a fingertip.

Power is a tool, influence is a skill; one is a fist, the other a fingertip.

- Nancy Gibbs

Virtues, like viruses, have their seasons of contagion. When catastrophe strikes, generosity spikes like a fever. Courage spreads in the face of tyranny.

Virtues, like viruses, have their seasons of contagion. When catastrophe strikes, generosity spikes like a fever. Courage spreads in the face of tyranny.

- Nancy Gibbs

Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth were slaves by birth, freedom fighters by temperament.

Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth were slaves by birth, freedom fighters by temperament.

- Nancy Gibbs

It's funny how things change slowly, until the day we realize they've changed completely.

It's funny how things change slowly, until the day we realize they've changed completely.

- Nancy Gibbs

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