I say you don't need religion, or political ideology, to understand human nature. Science reveals that human nature is greedy and selfish,… — Michael Shermer Copy Share Image
We do foreign assistance for altruistic reasons, certainly for humanitarian reasons, of course. But the main reason we do foreign assistance is… — Roger Wicker Copy Share Image
“To drink poison and deliver elixir is the first nature of a sapiens.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“The world is coursing through my blood, I can live without myself, but not the world. You can take me away from… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
I'm not totally altruistic. I've always had great career ambitions. But it has to come out in an organic way. If you… — David Friedman Copy Share Image
It's not that bad things never happen. But there's a pattern in which most people are calm, resourceful, altruistic, and they improvise… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
If the Olympic Games ever served a true altruistic purpose, they have long since outlived it. Yeah, the pursuit of athletic excellence,… — John Ridley Copy Share Image
“Feelings and emotion ran through my veins like a hurricane. And that's when everything began to look like poetry. —You look like… — Altruistic Copy Share Image
“There is a big difference between the man who is trying to find a cool place in hell and the man who… — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
Nothing can save you from hate, empty all your treasures and give it to people and one out of the multitudes will… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
I don't deny the importance of genetics. However, the fact that I might be altruistic isn't because I have a gene for… — B. F. Skinner Copy Share Image
One of the things I realized... is how few success stories there are in websites or products or businesses that exist primarily… — Andrew Mason Copy Share Image
Consider the perverse effect cap and trade has on altruistic actions. Say you decide to buy a small, high-efficiency car. That reduces… — James Hansen Copy Share Image
Upbeat is for people who want to feel good about their cause: the reformers, the progressives, the revolutionaries, the utopians, the collectivists,… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
When the mortgage giant Fannie Mae recruited Daniel H. Mudd, he told a friend he wanted to work for an altruistic business.… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
Science is a victim of its own reductive metaphors: 'Big Bang,' 'selfish gene' and so on. Richard Dawkins' selfish gene fitted with… — Charles Jencks Copy Share Image
Selfish genes actually explain altruistic individuals, and to me that's crystal-clear. — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
“Most poor people do not really aspire to end poverty; they merely aspire to escape it.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
