Just the attempt to learn a [new] language is like running different software through the brain.
Andrew WeilAs any doctor can tell you, the most crucial step toward healing is having the right diagnosis. If the disease is precisely identified, a good resolution is far more likely. Conversely, a bad diagnosis usually means a bad outcome, no matter how skilled the physician.
Andrew WeilAny drug can be used successfully, no matter how bad it's reputation, and any drug can be abused, no matter how accepted it is. There are no good or bad rugs; there are only good and bad relationships with drugs.
Andrew WeilI've always been called "controversial." I think if I were not controversial I wouldn't be doing my job.
Andrew WeilMany exercise forms - aerobic, yoga, weights, walking and more - have been shown to benefit mood.
Andrew WeilIn the world at large, people are rewarded or punished in ways that are often utterly random. In the garden, cause and effect, labor and reward, are re-coupled. Gardening makes sense in a senseless world. By extension, then, the more gardens in the world, the more justice, the more sense is created.
Andrew Weil