Barbara Bradley Hagerty said this quote

“ We watch our bodies and our brains slow down as younger bodies and brains zip past us, and we just accept it, not realizing there is a whole world offering to sharpen and improve us. We simply need to look for it. ”

Famous Quotes of Barbara Bradley Hagerty

Famous quotes of Barbara Bradley Hagerty from the classy quote

See all

Our brains resist change, they rail against it, our amygdala will always want the safe bet. But are the obstacles truly insurmountable? Is it a brick wall? Or is it a sliding door, which, once you decide to approach it, begins to swish open? Because even though our brains prefer safety in the short run, in the long run they crave meaning, challenge, and novelty.

~ Barbara Bradley Hagerty

Barbara Bradley Hagerty Aging Brains Challenge Change Fear Meaning Midlife Novelty

At the bottom of every dilemma, he says, is fear, and the brain always prefers the bird in the hand to venturing into the bush, even if you are clutching a scrawny black crow.

~ Barbara Bradley Hagerty

Barbara Bradley Hagerty Brain Chance Fear Risk

Your thoughts and attitudes today chart your destiny tomorrow, and the day after that, and the day after that.

~ Barbara Bradley Hagerty

Barbara Bradley Hagerty Attitudes Positive Thinking Thoughts