The professor husband of a friend of mine has likened children to the insane. I often think of it. He says that… — Claire Messud Copy Share Image
There is an obvious evolutionary explanation for the scarcity of altruistic saints: Without a strong predilection for their own interests, our ancestors… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
In the vaults of our hearts and brains, danger waits. All the chambers are not lovely, light and high. There are holes… — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
The term syndrome generally appears to be a constellation, or collection, of similar traits or behaviors within an individual. So, savants do… — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
Forgiveness entails the authentic acceptance of our own worthiness as human beings, the understanding that mistakes are opportunities for growth, awareness and… — Joan Z. Borysenko Copy Share Image
Unless we believe the gospel, we will be driven in all we do-whether obeying or disobeying-by pride ('self-love') or fear ('of damnation').… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Anyone who studies the energy predicament understands its connection with the operations of capital - and by this I do not mean… — James Howard Kunstler Copy Share Image
Class is much more than Marx's definition of relationship to the means of production. Class involved your behavior, your basic assumptions, how… — Rita Mae Brown Copy Share Image
God's solution for "I can't live that way anymore" is basically, "Good! Don't live that way anymore. Set firm limits against evil… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
“Whether our caretaker was our mom, dad, uncle, aunt, grandparent, foster parent, or sibling, our blueprint of what a relationship is supposed… — Kristen Crockett Copy Share Image
I'm not saying that maybe there isn't a kid out there whose behavior hasn't been influenced by me in some way. I'm… — Pete Doherty Copy Share Image
Are there still other possibilities? Of course there are. What is important to recognize is that all three historical options are really… — Immanuel Wallerstein Copy Share Image
The great news is that God knows everything about you, both good and bad, and He still loves you and values you… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
We are more than our problems. Even if our problem is our own behavior, the problem is not who we are-it's what… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
I think the part of media that romanticizes criminal behavior, things that a person will say against women, profanity, being gangster, having… — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
The Republicans don't want Donald Trump to define the Republican Party agenda. They are very loyal. They owe a lot to their… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
When you're a young person, you are biologically driven to believe you are immortal, and that's why you engage in all kinds… — John Hodgman Copy Share Image
Big Data allows us to see patterns we have never seen before. This will clearly show us interdependence and connections that will… — Tiffany Shlain Copy Share Image
Netflix will know everything. Netflix will know when a person stops watching it. They have all of their algorithms and will know… — Mitchell Hurwitz Copy Share Image
Republicans, supposed defenders of limited government, actually are enablers of an unlimited presidency. Their belief in strict construction of the Constitution evaporates,… — George Will Copy Share Image
Perhaps the greatest rudenesses of our time come not from the callousness of strangers, but from the solicitousness of intimates who believe… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
If a hungry lion suddenly appeared, you'd be terrified. So terrified you'd probably run away. Great, fear's doing its job. But you… — David D. Burns Copy Share Image
The notion that the UN is some sort of dispassionate body that, does right and just pursues everybody's best interests is a… — Mona Charen Copy Share Image
“The most effective alternative process [to punishment] is probably extinction. This takes time but is much more rapid than allowing the response… — B.F. Skinner Copy Share Image
Our imagination is larger than the world around us; we go beyond our limits. This used to be called 'witchcraft,' but fortunately… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
The modern world needs people with a complex identity who are intellectually autonomous and prepared to cope with uncertainty; who are able… — Robert J. Havighurst Copy Share Image
Sexuality is a part of our behavior. It's part of our world freedom. Sexuality is something that we ourselves create. It is… — Michel Foucault Copy Share Image
When I was a child, my behavior was far from being what most people would label 'intelligent.' It was often limited, repetitive… — Daniel Tammet Copy Share Image
Self-interest, to be sure, is one of the most important, but we have many other motives - honesty, self-respect, altruism, love, sympathy,… — Ha-Joon Chang Copy Share Image
Cultural legacies are powerful forces. They have deep roots and long lives. They persist, generation after generation, virtually intact, even as the… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
Change is difficult and it takes time. It is hard for people to change their own behavior, much less that of others.… — Richard P. Rumelt Copy Share Image
There is a parallel between the twos and the tens. Tens are trying to test their abilities again, sizing up and experimenting… — Stella Chess Copy Share Image
Sometimes people will have a heart attack or some devastating personal loss, and after that, their political views change completely, and their… — Charles Eisenstein Copy Share Image
If a person doesn't think there is a God to be accountable to, then-then what's the point of trying to modify your… — Jeffrey Dahmer Copy Share Image
Trump has a mind that in many ways is always under duress, because he's always seeking to be accepted, loved. He sees… — Robert Jay Lifton Copy Share Image
The most distinguished advocate and the most distinguished critic of modern captialism were in agreement on one essential point: the job makes… — Rosabeth Moss Kanter Copy Share Image
You could go church and you could describe your worst behavior, your worst self, and despite your worst behavior you would be… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
“It’s extremely unlikely you will be magically transformed from a mediocre or average people manager to a Satya Nadella or a Ratan… — Binod Shankar Copy Share Image
Those social behaviors which automatically preclude the building of a democratic world must go - every social limitation of human beings in… — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
“There was a time when a young person rose when an adult entered the room, would not consider calling adults by their… — Wendy Mogel Copy Share Image