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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Money often determines not only who gets elected, but what gets done. Which voices do lawmakers listen to, the banks or home owners, coal companies, or asthma sufferers, the CEOs or the unemployed?
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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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So long as mists envelop you, be still. Be still until the sunlight pours through and dispels the mists - as it surely will. Then act with courage.
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When I write a song, the music comes from my spirit, which is very playful and optimistic, but then the lyrics come from my head, which is in a different space.
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When you've written a film and directed it and it comes out exactly as you imagined it, it's pretty boring.
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Our children are our greatest resource and Head Start grants help them reach their full potential.
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Obama used to be a community organizer. He knows how to build communities.
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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.
