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> [“the conscious self doesn’t create thoughts; it receives them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wright/the-conscious-self-doesn-t-create-thoughts-it-receives-them/)

[Robert Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wright/)

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## More by Robert Wright

> [Your brain may give birth to any technology, but other brains will decide whether the technology thrives. The number of possible technologies is infinite,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wright/your-brain-may-give-birth-to-any-technology-but-other-brains-will/)

[Robert Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wright/)

> [“What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?" asked the Christian theologian Tertullian... Having received the revealed thruth via Christ, "we want no curious disputation."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wright/what-has-athens-to-do-with-jerusalem-asked-the-christian-theologian/)

[Robert Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wright/)

> [“A female in a high-MPI species may seek signs of generosity, trustworthiness, and, especially, an enduring commitment to her in particular.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wright/a-female-in-a-high-mpi-species-may-seek-signs-of-generosity/)

[Robert Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wright/)

> [“And don’t feel like you’re committing a felony-level violation of Buddhist dogma just because you think of yourself as being a self.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wright/and-don-t-feel-like-you-re-committing-a-felony-level-violation-of/)

[Robert Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wright/)

> [“The keen sensitivity with which people detect the flaws of their rivals is one of nature's wonders. It takes a Herculean effort to control…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wright/the-keen-sensitivity-with-which-people-detect-the-flaws-of-their/)

[Robert Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wright/)

> [“realizing you’re not king can be the first step toward getting some real power.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wright/realizing-you-re-not-king-can-be-the-first-step-toward-getting-some/)

[Robert Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wright/)

> [“So if the conscious mind isn’t in control, what is in control?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wright/so-if-the-conscious-mind-isn-t-in-control-what-is-in-control/)

[Robert Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wright/)

> [“happiness comes down to choosing between the discomfort of becoming aware of your mental afflictions and the discomfort of being ruled by them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wright/happiness-comes-down-to-choosing-between-the-discomfort-of-becoming/)

[Robert Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wright/)

> [“They will, on the one hand, have sex with just about anything that moves, given an easy chance, like males in a low-MPI species.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wright/they-will-on-the-one-hand-have-sex-with-just-about-anything-that/)

[Robert Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wright/)

> [Like a lawyer, the human brain wants victory, not truth; and, like a lawyer, it is sometimes more admirable for skill than virtue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wright/like-a-lawyer-the-human-brain-wants-victory-not-truth-and-like-a/)

[Robert Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wright/)

> [“It may seem seem cynical to see all religion as basically self-serving, and indeed the idea has been put pithily by a famous cynic.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wright/it-may-seem-seem-cynical-to-see-all-religion-as-basically-self/)

[Robert Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wright/)

> [“Brewer said the basic idea is to not fight the urge to, say, smoke a cigarette. That doesn’t mean you succumb to the urge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wright/brewer-said-the-basic-idea-is-to-not-fight-the-urge-to-say-smoke-a/)

[Robert Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wright/)

> [Humans have various ways of coping with extended stress, and one is the anticipation of a better time. Here, as with retribution, there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wright/humans-have-various-ways-of-coping-with-extended-stress-and-one-is/)

[Robert Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wright/)

> [God knows greed won't vanish. Neither will hatred or chauvanism. Human nature is a stubborn thing. But it isn't beyond control. Even if our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wright/god-knows-greed-won-t-vanish-neither-will-hatred-or-chauvanism-human/)

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> [“natural selection didn’t design your mind to see the world clearly; it designed your mind to have perceptions and beliefs that would help take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wright/natural-selection-didn-t-design-your-mind-to-see-the-world-clearly-it/)

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