Vilayanur S. Ramachandran Quotes

The fact that a book or publication is popular does not necessarily make it of value.

Never question the relevance of truth, but always question the truth of relevance.

Meaning, however, is no great matter.

Don't confuse small with insignificant.

The image is not important.

You people are telling me what you think I want to know. I want to know what is actually happening.

I like everything I do to have some kind of meaning.

Things don't have to change the world to be important.

Nothing is important.

The concept of what we're looking for is so important. The fact that the effect is tiny is just our misfortune.

Things are only as important as you make them out to be.

There have been occasions when some people have taken me very seriously.

People only know me for what they've heard, but that only represents about 10 percent of what I've done.

Facts matter a great deal to me.

Small does not mean insignificant.

The ranking... it's just a number.

Nothing, says Longinus, can be great, the contempt of which is great.

There is a difference between who is important and who is significant.

If facts weren't funny, or scary, or couldn't make you rich, the heck with them.

A testimony is a testimony, and it should be respected, whether it is small or large.

Please understand, I am not saying that technology is unimportant. I understand that technology is important.

The question is not Will you succeed? but rather, Will you matter?

The nobler the truth or sentiment, the less imports the question of authorship.

I don't know the significance of this, but I find it very interesting.

Because it may seem like a small role now, but it matters. In the end, everything matters.