“Zeroing in on weakness may well be part of a serial killer's toolkit. But it may also come in handy at the… — Kevin Dutton Airport Copy Share Image
“What if our better nature wasn't better after all? But was instead, well, just nature?” — Kevin Dutton Better Copy Share Image
“My conscience certainly feels like it's been spiked with moral Rohypnol.” — Kevin Dutton Conscience Copy Share Image
“The psychopath emerges as anything up to five times more likely to beat, rape, kill, or mutilate his way back behind bars.” — Kevin Dutton Time Copy Share Image
“Every society needs particular individuals to do its dirty work for it.” — Kevin Dutton Dirty work Copy Share Image
“It's easy to forget that anything is possible with these guys. That there really are no limits.” — Kevin Dutton Limits Copy Share Image
“The goal was to center his mind on playing the shot at hand, rather than obsessing, at exactly the wrong moment, about… — Kevin Dutton Football Copy Share Image
“Jamie's eyes narrow. 'I ain't pulling over for no one.' he shoots back. 'But if you fancy a ride, hop in.” — Kevin Dutton Ride Copy Share Image
“With his immaculately coiffured blond locks and his impeccable cut-glass accent, he looks, and sounds, like a dab hand. 'People are as… — Kevin Dutton Blond Copy Share Image
“If the psychopath can "make" out of a situation, if there's any kind of reward on offer, they go for it, irrespective… — Kevin Dutton Consequences Copy Share Image
“The problem with a lot of people is that what they think is a virtue is actually a vice in disguise. It's… — Kevin Dutton Character Copy Share Image
“Psychopathy was positively associated with in-house ratings of charisma and presentation style: creativity, good strategic thinking, and excellent communication skills.” — Kevin Dutton Charisma Copy Share Image
“Pure unconditional aggression and pure unconditional capitulation are destined to fail as strategies of social exchange in a society of multiple interaction… — Kevin Dutton Capitulation Copy Share Image
“The volunteers displaying high levels of psychopathic traits released almost four times as much dopamine in response to the stimulant as did… — Kevin Dutton Copy Share Image
“These eight independent satellite states of the psychopathic personality--Machiavellian Egocentricity, Impulsive Nonconformity, Blame Externalization, Carefree Nonplanfulness, Fearlessness, Social Potency, Stress Immunity, and… — Kevin Dutton Psychopath Copy Share Image
“Theta waves are associated with drowsy, meditative, or sleeping states. Yet in psychopaths, they occur during normal waking states, even sometimes during… — Kevin Dutton Psychopaths Copy Share Image
“Oosthuizen's red spot is a classic example of what's known in sports psychology as a process goal--a technique by which the athlete… — Kevin Dutton Athlete Copy Share Image
“The most prolific and accomplished hunters were not the most bloodthirsty and indefatigable. They were the most cool and empathetic. They were… — Kevin Dutton Empathetic Copy Share Image
“Sadistic serial killers feel their victims' pain in exactly the same way that you or I might feel it. They feel it… — Kevin Dutton Serial killers Copy Share Image
“Reading a book carves brand-new neural pathways into the ancient cortical bedrock of our brains. It transforms the way we see the… — Kevin Dutton Book Copy Share Image
“I think the problem is that people spend so much time worrying about what might happen, what might go wrong, that they… — Kevin Dutton Interrogation Copy Share Image
“It's a poem about moths. But it's also a poem about psychopaths. I get it copied. And stick it in a frame.… — Kevin Dutton Beauty Copy Share Image
“Psychopathy is like sunlight. Overexposure can hasten one’s demise in grotesque, carcinogenic fashion. But regulated exposure at controlled and optimal levels can… — Kevin Dutton Brain Copy Share Image
“Ruthlessness, charm, focus, mental toughness, fearlessness, mindfulness (living in the moment), and action. Who wouldn't, at certain points in their lives, benefit… — Kevin Dutton Life Copy Share Image
“Because of these exaggerated dopamine responses, once they focus on the chance to get a reward, psychopaths are unable to alter their… — Kevin Dutton Psychopaths Copy Share Image
“if you believe you can, or believe you can't - either way you're right” — Kevin Dutton Believe Copy Share Image
“If you want to stop someone from remembering something, the key is to use distraction.” — Kevin Dutton Memory Copy Share Image
“Conscience is what hurts when everything else feels good.” — Kevin Dutton Conscience Copy Share Image
In 2005, the Global Language Monitor-a nonprofit organization that does exactly what its name suggests-issued a tongue-in-cheek list of the year's most… — Kevin Dutton Cheeks Copy Share Image
“A truck probably constitutes the most important piece of equipment in the serial killer's toolkit here in the U.S. It's a modus… — Kevin Dutton Modus operandi Copy Share Image
“The corporate environment, with its downsizing, restructuring, mergers, and acquisitions, has actually become even more of a hothouse for psychopaths.” — Kevin Dutton Psychopaths Copy Share Image
“Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) is defined as "a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others that begins… — Kevin Dutton Antisocial Copy Share Image
“Psychopaths, rather than having an impairment in recognizing the emotions of others, indeed have a talent for it. And that the problem… — Kevin Dutton Emotion Copy Share Image
“Psychopaths are shadowmancers', the agent tells me, a large-scale map of the US dotted with timelines, hotspots and murderous crimson trajectories plastered… — Kevin Dutton Close relationship Copy Share Image
“Traits that are common among psychopathic serial killers--a grandiose sense of self-worth, persuasiveness, superficial charm, ruthlessness, lack of remorse, and the manipulation… — Kevin Dutton Leadership Copy Share Image
“Their analysis revealed that a number of psychopathic attributes were actually more common in business leaders than in so-called disturbed criminals--attributes such… — Kevin Dutton Business leaders Copy Share Image
“I realised from quite early on in my childhood that I saw things differently from other people,' he wrote. 'But, more than… — Kevin Dutton Children Copy Share Image
