I always said that if I wasn't studying psychopaths in prison, I'd do it at the stock exchange. — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
Language and words for psychopaths are only word deep; there is no emotional colouring behind it. A psychopath can use a word like, ‘I… — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
Too many people hold the idea that psychopaths are essentially killers or convicts. The general public hasn't been educated to see beyond the social… — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
There are certainly more people in the business world who would score high in the psychopathic dimension than in the general population. You'll find… — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
Psychopaths have a grandiose self-structure which demands a scornful and detached devaluation of others, in order to ward off their envy toward the good… — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
A psychopath can tell what you're thinking but what they don't do is feel what you feel. These are people without a conscience. — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
Psychopaths are social predators, and like all predators, they are looking for feeding grounds. Wherever you get power, prestige and money, you will find… — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
Psychopaths view any social exchange as a ‘feeding opportunity,’ a contest or a test of wills in which there can be only one winner.… — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
All the reading in the world cannot immunize you from the devastating effects of psychopaths. Everyone, including the experts, can be taken in, conned,… — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
Science cannot progress without reliable and accurate measurement of what it is you are trying to study. The key is measurement, simple as that. — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
For most of us even the imagined threat of criticism functions to control our behavior. We are haunted to some degree by questions about… — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
People tend to think of psychopaths as criminals. In fact, the majority of psychopaths aren't criminal. — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
Measurement and categorization are, of course, fundamental to any scientific endeavor, but the implications of being able to identify psychopaths are as much practical… — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
