Philip Zimbardo Quotes
Most of the evil of the world comes about not out of evil motives, but somebody saying 'get with the program, be a team player;' this is what we saw at Enron, this is what we saw in the Nixon administration with their scandal.
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I don't mind you thinking I'm stupid, but don't talk to me like I'm stupid.
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I just can't get used to the idea of being somebody unreal in people's minds. I can't live my life like that. And it's just anathema to being a writer. It's not healthy.
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On issue after issue, the Obama Administration has openly ignored, defied, and unilaterally tried to change the law.
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About three months before a contest, I drink a lot of water. I start to drink a lot of water.
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I didn't write the book to sell the book, but to tell my experiences.
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We have to embrace the good over the bad. That has to be one's personal project.
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If I had the opportunity to buy the latest movie that's out that month and watch it on the comfort of my big screen TV, I would pay for that.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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Iraq did not spontaneously opt for disarmament. They did it as part of a ceasefire, so they were forced to do it, otherwise the war might have gone on. So the motivation has been very different.
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Well, after the divorce, I went home and turned all the lights on!
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I'm so motivated to collaborate with people and help them realize the kind of collective vision.
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I'm not a rock singer and I don't want to be a rock singer. I'm not interested. It doesn't seem to get across.
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Some people think they should go to Heaven but not have to die to get there. Sorry, but that's simply not how it works.
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I think I'm a good judge of character.
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When you make a movie, it's up to so many things and so many people.
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In Europe, a writer is supposed to improve up until he's about 75.
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I never felt like I had a mother.
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My style of playing is more enthusiasm and instinct than skill.
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One of my psychoses is that I feel like I can do anything. Actually, I believe anybody can do and make anything, even things that don't exist. The making isn't the hard part; it's having faith. If you do only reasonable things, you'll never start your own business.
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Everyone must hoe his plot daily.
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In the not-for-profit world, there can be wastefulness because there's not the desperate urgency of when you're on a clock.
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My goal is always transformation. I love to watch people transform their lives, which includes their inner world and their outer world.
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The value given to the testimony of any feeling must depend on our whole philosophy, not our whole philosophy on a feeling.
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Most of the evil of the world comes about not out of evil motives, but somebody saying 'get with the program, be a team player;' this is what we saw at Enron, this is what we saw in the Nixon administration with their scandal.
