"Our best hope for the future [...] lies……" — Paul Bloom
"Our best hope for the future [...] lies in an appreciation of the fact that, even if we don’t empathize with distant strangers, their lives have the same value as the lives of those we love."
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39 Quotes by Paul Bloom
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Families survive the terrible twos because toddlers aren't strong enough to kill with their hands and aren't capable of using…
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If you like somebody, they look better to you. This is why spouses in happy marriages tend to think that…
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We don't just respond to things as we see them, or feel them, or hear them. Rather, our response is…
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We are constituted so that simple acts of kindness, such as giving to charity or expressing gratitude, have a positive…
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On many issues, empathy can pull us in the wrong direction. The outrage that comes from adopting the perspective of…
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Too often, our concern for specific individuals today means neglecting crises that will harm countless people in the future.
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We know that young babies, as they become capable of moving voluntarily, will share. They will share food, for instance,…
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I think what a lot of fiction is, is the imagining of the worst so as to prepare ourselves.
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There are two things people want more than sex and money... recognition and praise.
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Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.
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In teaching you cannot see the fruit of a day's work. It is invisible and remains so, maybe for twenty…
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Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance,…
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Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.
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Hopeful thinking can get you out of your fear zone and into your appreciation zone.
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When you meet people, show real appreciation, then genuine curiosity.
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The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom.
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