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Here are some thought-provoking quotes by Iain McGilchrist, a psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and author known for his exploration of the divided brain and its cultural implications:(Wikipedia)

🧠 On the Nature of Consciousness and Attention

• “We bring about a world in consciousness that is partly what is given, and partly what we bring, something that comes into being through this particular conjunction and no other. And the key to this is the kind of attention we pay to the world.”
  — (A-Z Quotes)

• “The nature of creativity is to make space for things to happen... We can drive it out with our busyness and plans.”
  — (BrainyQuote)

• “Attention is a moral act.”
  — (Reddit)

🧠 On the Divided Brain and Culture

• “None of us actually lives as though there were no truth. Our problem is more with the notion of a single, unchanging truth.”
  — (Goodreads)

• “Socialism and capitalism are both essentially materialist, just different ways of approaching the lifeless world of matter and deciding how to share the spoils.”
  — (A-Z Quotes)

• “Over recent years, urbanisation, globalisation and the destruction of local cultures has led to a rise in the prevalence of mental illness in the developing world.”
  — (A-Z Quotes)

🧠 On Meaning and Understanding

• “Meaning emerges from engagement with the world, not from abstract contemplation of it.”
  — (QuoteFancy)

• “It is not rational to assume, without evidence, that rationality can disclose everything about the world, just because it can disclose some things.”
  — (BrainyQuote)

• “To understand something, whether we are aware of it or not, depends on choosing a model. We get to understand what we see by comparing it with something...”
  — (BrainyQuote)

These quotes reflect McGilchrist's deep engagement with the complexities of human consciousness, the interplay between the brain's hemispheres, and the cultural and philosophical implications of our ways of thinking.(Wikipedia)

If you're interested in exploring more of his work, his books The Master and His Emissary and The Matter with Things delve into these themes in greater depth.