Robert D. Hare Quotes
- 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 stereotypes…
- 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.
- Language and words for psychopaths are only word deep; there is no emotional colouring behind it. A psychopath can use a word like, ‘I love…
- Psychopaths view any social exchange as a ‘feeding opportunity,’ a contest or a test of wills in which there can be only one winner. Their…
- For most of us even the imagined threat of criticism functions to control our behavior. We are haunted to some degree by questions about our…
- Science cannot progress without reliable and accurate measurement of what it is you are trying to study. The key is measurement, simple as that.
- Many psychopaths describe the traditional treatment programmes as finishing schools where they hone their skills. Where they find out that there are lots of techniques…
- Not all psychopaths are in prison - some are in the boardroom.
- Psychopaths are social predators, and like all predators, they are looking for feeding grounds. Wherever you get power, prestige and money, you will find them.