Along with our many human propensities, we evolved a huge cerebral cortex with which we make decisions. — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
Hair that gleams can send a clear sign that you're young and in your prime, whatever your actual age. — Helen Fisher Age Copy Share Image
I don’t think we’re an animal that was built to be happy; we are an animal that was built to reproduce. — Helen Fisher Animal Copy Share Image
High heels can literally raise your status because you're taller when you wear them. — Helen Fisher Fashion Copy Share Image
Today, American women bear an average of 2.2 children that live to adulthood. Across most of Europe, women bear even fewer young. — Helen Fisher Adulthood Copy Share Image
The Internet lets women use words, which is their natural tool. Little girls speak in more complex, grammatical sentences than little boys… — Helen Fisher Ability Copy Share Image
If two very different people pool their DNA, they'll create more genetic variety, and their young will come to the job of… — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
When you're in the throes of this romantic love, it's overwhelming - you're out of control, you're irrational, you're going to the… — Helen Fisher Control Copy Share Image
Any time you choose not to hide your tattoo, you're limiting your social sphere, because they're not popular in big business. — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
When you look at the brain regions associated with picking up data from the body, a huge amount of the brain is… — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
Sometimes we fall in love with somebody who will probably never love us, for reasons having nothing to do with us but… — Helen Fisher Chemistry Copy Share Image
Research shows that couples who have a lot of similarities, including intellectual compatibility, end up staying together. — Helen Fisher Compatibility Copy Share Image
You fall in love with somebody who fits within what I call your 'love map,' an unconscious list of traits that you… — Helen Fisher Brain Copy Share Image
Mothers really were not built to raise babies not only by themselves, but with only a partner. For millions of years, a… — Helen Fisher Baby Copy Share Image
Overdone lipstick is a deterrent to men. It rubs off easily onto their skin and the edges of their shirts, so it… — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
People live for love. They kill for love. They die for love. They have songs, poems, novels, sculptures, paintings, myths, legends. It's… — Helen Fisher Brain Copy Share Image
You can get into a very fancy car and know everything about the engine, but when you drive in that car, you… — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
From my studies of genetics and neuroscience I have come to believe that people fall into four broad personality types - each… — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
Women are very attracted to a low voice because it's linked to testosterone, which for millions of years was a sign that… — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
That "ol' black magic" is a fickle force. The chemistry of romantic love can trigger the chemistry of sexual desire and the… — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
The women's movement is just a symptom of basic changes in the economy that are favoring women. — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
Women, it turns out, are built to lead - particularly in the modern world. — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
At first I assumed hate was the opposite of love. But it isn't. The opposite of love is indifference. — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere; some say the poorest in the world. — Helen Fisher Country Copy Share Image
Hair that looks like it's been naturally sun-bleached makes you seem youthful, like you spend a lot of time outdoors. And that… — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
Women have never been as interesting as they are now. Not at any time on this planet have women been so educated,… — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
It's almost as if men who get tribal tattoos are trying to signal that they are dangerous, they're to be respected, and… — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
In that early-love stage, you're in that state of exhilaration. You talk till dawn. You become obsessed with 'What does he think?'… — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
As women in industrial societies join the paid workforce, they gain the economic means to depart unhappy marriages more easily. — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
The reason you take antidepressants is to feel calm. And romantic love is not calm -it's elation, it's mood swings, and you're… — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
Men have a psychological need to show off their courage and strength. When he sees you talking to another guy, that instinct… — Helen Fisher Age Copy Share Image
We evolved in a tropical climate where the smells of plants and flowers were all around us. We spent a lot of… — Helen Fisher Climate Copy Share Image
Women apparently are quite drawn to men who have differences rather than similarities in their histocompatibility system. They pick it up by… — Helen Fisher Differences Copy Share Image
Natural beauty really entices men. They will tell you this time and time again, and studies consistently prove it. — Helen Fisher Beauty Copy Share Image
