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> [“The desire to be exalted or thought as, if not superior, at least distinct, by the rest of humanity is a widespread impulse. One of the most widely shared beliefs seems to be that the “the rest of people” are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavier-lastra/the-desire-to-be-exalted-or-thought-as-if-not-superior-at-least/)

[Xavier Lastra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavier-lastra/)

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## More by Xavier Lastra

> [“Graffiti and Tearing55: Designed by Norlander et al. (1998) participants are given an illustration of "Adam and Eve in the Garden of Paradise" and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavier-lastra/graffiti-and-tearing55-designed-by-norlander-et-al-1998-participants/)

[Xavier Lastra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavier-lastra/)

> [“If you cannot fight a dragon (because they are too powerful or because they don’t exist anymore,) you can always create a simulacrum of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavier-lastra/if-you-cannot-fight-a-dragon-because-they-are-too-powerful-or-because/)

[Xavier Lastra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavier-lastra/)

> [“Conventional, for example, simply means that something follows a set of rules or customs, not unlike traditional but in a weaker sense. But when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavier-lastra/conventional-for-example-simply-means-that-something-follows-a-set-of/)

[Xavier Lastra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavier-lastra/)

> [“Shooting Nazis in a game doesn’t reinforce any desire to hunt Nazis in the real world; it doesn’t even increase the probability of enjoying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavier-lastra/shooting-nazis-in-a-game-doesn-t-reinforce-any-desire-to-hunt-nazis/)

[Xavier Lastra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavier-lastra/)

> [“I’ll use this book as an example. Because I am writing a book that attacks the nonsensical commentaries of our current moral guardians, busybodies,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavier-lastra/i-ll-use-this-book-as-an-example-because-i-am-writing-a-book-that/)

[Xavier Lastra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavier-lastra/)

> [“Imagine this conversation between an employer and the new (diverse) employee: -Good day, employee, I just wanted to congratulate you for being a diverse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavier-lastra/imagine-this-conversation-between-an-employer-and-the-new-diverse/)

[Xavier Lastra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavier-lastra/)

> [“Hot Sauce54: Demonstrating that psychologists have a wonderful sense of humor, this paradigm consists in measuring how much hot chili sauce the participant pours…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavier-lastra/hot-sauce54-demonstrating-that-psychologists-have-a-wonderful-sense/)

[Xavier Lastra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavier-lastra/)

> [“It's not just about linking an undesired social mythology that may or may not even exist to something (whatever) that has a passing resemblance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavier-lastra/it-s-not-just-about-linking-an-undesired-social-mythology-that-may-or/)

[Xavier Lastra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavier-lastra/)

> [“For example, nowadays Shakespeare is identified with all that is lofty and high brown about culture. However, on May 10, 1849, what is now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavier-lastra/for-example-nowadays-shakespeare-is-identified-with-all-that-is-lofty/)

[Xavier Lastra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavier-lastra/)

> [“I believe that what has been labeled as the politicization of entertainment —in fact, the politicization of storytelling— cannot be disassociated from the even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavier-lastra/i-believe-that-what-has-been-labeled-as-the-politicization-of/)

[Xavier Lastra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavier-lastra/)

> [“The desire to be exalted or thought as, if not superior, at least distinct, by the rest of humanity is a widespread impulse. One…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavier-lastra/the-desire-to-be-exalted-or-thought-as-if-not-superior-at-least/)

[Xavier Lastra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavier-lastra/)

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