No longer at the mercy of the reptile brain we can change ourselves.
In plain words
People aren't stuck with old instincts - they can choose to change who they are.
Where these words come from
- 85% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, Episode 11 'The Persistence of Memory' (1980; 1990 update), per Wikiquote's sourced section.
- Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, Episode 11
- 1980 · television broadcast · Cosmos TV series narration
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