--- title: "4 Bernard Rimland Quotes - Famous Psychologist" description: "American psychologist (1928–2006)... | Bernard Rimland was an American research psychologist, writer, lecturer, and influential person in the field of d..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b035/author-bernard-rimland-67234.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Bernard Rimland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b035/author-bernard-rimland-67234.jpg) # Bernard Rimland (1928–2006) Psychologist **4** quotes in **68** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Bernard Rimland was a psychologist. ## Quick Facts About Bernard Rimland Born November 15, 1928 Died November 21, 2006 Profession Psychologist ## About Bernard Rimland American psychologist (1928–2006)... \| Bernard Rimland was an American research psychologist, writer, lecturer, and influential person in the field of developmental disorders. Rimland's first book, Infantile Autism, sparked by the birth of a son who had autism, was instrumental in changing attitudes toward the disorder. Rimland founded a ## Quotes by Bernard Rimland > [Selfish people are, by definition, those whose activities are devoted to bringing themselves happiness. Yet. . . these selfish people are far…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-rimland/selfish-people-are-by-definition-those-whose-activities-are-devoted/) [Bernard Rimland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-rimland/) [Activity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/activity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/396/bernard-rimland-67234_activity_selfish-people-are-by-definition-those-w_122158.png) > [When the link between the use of unsafe, mercury-laden vaccine and autism, ADHD, asthma, allergies and diabetes becomes undeniable, mainstream medicine will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-rimland/when-the-link-between-the-use-of-unsafe-mercury-laden-vaccine-and/) [Bernard Rimland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-rimland/) [Adhd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adhd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df2/bernard-rimland-67234_adhd_when-the-link-between-the-use-of-unsafe_414155.jpg) > [Much attention has been focused on the MMR shot itself, whereas in all probability it is a combination of the three factors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-rimland/much-attention-has-been-focused-on-the-mmr-shot-itself-whereas-in-all/) [Bernard Rimland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-rimland/) [Amount](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amount/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e55/bernard-rimland-67234_amount_much-attention-has-been-focused-on-the-m_2641069.png) > [They claim that autism naturally occurs at about 18 months, when the MMR is routinely given, so the association is merely coincidental…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-rimland/they-claim-that-autism-naturally-occurs-at-about-18-months-when-the/) [Bernard Rimland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-rimland/) [Association](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/association/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dd/bernard-rimland-67234_association_they-claim-that-autism-naturally-occurs_3120480.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-rimland/#itemlist", "name": "Bernard Rimland Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Selfish people are, by definition, those whose activities are devoted to bringing themselves happiness. 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