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> [For years I've been interested in a fundamental question concerning what I call the psychology of evil: Why is it that good people do evil deeds? I've been interested in that question since I was a little kid. Growing up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-zimbardo/for-years-i-ve-been-interested-in-a-fundamental-question-concerning/)

[Philip Zimbardo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-zimbardo/)

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> [We all like to think that the line between good and evil is impermeable--that people who do terrible things, such as commit murder, treason, or kidnapping, are on the evil side of this line, and the rest of us could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-zimbardo/we-all-like-to-think-that-the-line-between-good-and-evil-is/)

[Philip Zimbardo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-zimbardo/)

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## More by Philip Zimbardo

> [One can't live mindfully without being enmeshed in psychological processes that are around us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-zimbardo/one-can-t-live-mindfully-without-being-enmeshed-in-psychological/)

[Philip Zimbardo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-zimbardo/)

> [When someone is anonymous, it opens the door to all kinds of antisocial behavior, as seen by the Ku Klux Klan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-zimbardo/when-someone-is-anonymous-it-opens-the-door-to-all-kinds-of/)

[Philip Zimbardo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-zimbardo/)

> [It was God who created hell as a place to store evil. He didn't do a good job of keeping it there though.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-zimbardo/it-was-god-who-created-hell-as-a-place-to-store-evil-he-didn-t-do-a/)

[Philip Zimbardo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-zimbardo/)

> [That human behavior is more influenced by things outside of us than inside. The 'situation' is the external environment. The inner environment is genes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-zimbardo/that-human-behavior-is-more-influenced-by-things-outside-of-us-than/)

[Philip Zimbardo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-zimbardo/)

> [The "Lucifer Effect" describes the point in time when an ordinary, normal person first crosses the boundary between good and evil to engage in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-zimbardo/the-lucifer-effect-describes-the-point-in-time-when-an-ordinary/)

[Philip Zimbardo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-zimbardo/)

> [Time perspective is one of the most powerful influences on all of human behavior. We're trying to show how people become biased to being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-zimbardo/time-perspective-is-one-of-the-most-powerful-influences-on-all-of/)

[Philip Zimbardo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-zimbardo/)

> [ The \[Stanford Prison Experiment\] was readily approved by the Human Subjects Research committee because it seemed like college kids playing cops and robbers, it… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-zimbardo/the-stanford-prison-experiment-was-readily-approved-by-the-human/)

[Philip Zimbardo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-zimbardo/)

> [A good cult delivers on its promises. A good cult nourishes the needs of its members, has transparency and integrity, and creates provisions for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-zimbardo/a-good-cult-delivers-on-its-promises-a-good-cult-nourishes-the-needs/)

[Philip Zimbardo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-zimbardo/)

> [We can assume that most people, most of the time, are moral creatures. But imagine that this morality is like a gearshift that at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-zimbardo/we-can-assume-that-most-people-most-of-the-time-are-moral-creatures/)

[Philip Zimbardo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-zimbardo/)

> [I'm saying to be a hero is means you step across the line and are willing to make a sacrifice, so heroes always are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-zimbardo/i-m-saying-to-be-a-hero-is-means-you-step-across-the-line-and-are/)

[Philip Zimbardo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-zimbardo/)

> [Most of the evil of the world comes about not out of evil motives, but somebody saying 'get with the program, be a team…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-zimbardo/most-of-the-evil-of-the-world-comes-about-not-out-of-evil-motives-but/)

[Philip Zimbardo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-zimbardo/)

> [The first time I spoke publicly about the Stanford Prison Experiment, Stanley Milgram told me: "Your study is going to take all the ethical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-zimbardo/the-first-time-i-spoke-publicly-about-the-stanford-prison-experiment/)

[Philip Zimbardo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-zimbardo/)

> [Boys' brains are being digitally rewired for change, novelty, excitement and constant arousal. That means they're totally out of sync in traditional classes, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-zimbardo/boys-brains-are-being-digitally-rewired-for-change-novelty-excitement/)

[Philip Zimbardo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-zimbardo/)

> [Research shows that the deciscions of a group as a whole are more thoughtful and creative when there is minority dissent than when it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-zimbardo/research-shows-that-the-deciscions-of-a-group-as-a-whole-are-more/)

[Philip Zimbardo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-zimbardo/)

> [Boys are 30 percent more likely than girls to drop out of school. In Canada, five boys drop out for every three girls. Girls…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-zimbardo/boys-are-30-percent-more-likely-than-girls-to-drop-out-of-school-in/)

[Philip Zimbardo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-zimbardo/)

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