Paul Bloom Quotes

On many issues, empathy can pull us in the wrong direction. The outrage that comes from adopting the perspective of a victim can drive an appetite for retribution.

Paul Bloom

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• I still study dance, and it's definitely something I want to incorporate in the future. It's always been my first love.

  

  Maisie Williams
  • Love
  • Future
  • Dance

• If conservationists will attempt to resume responsibility for their need to eat, they will be led back fairly directly to all their previous concerns for the welfare of nature.

  

  Wendell Berry
  • Nature
  • Responsibility

• I don't believe in God, though I'm not prepared to call myself an atheist either. You know the old phrase: 'There are no atheists in foxholes.' I've never been in a foxhole, and if I ever find myself in a foxhole, I'll let you know if I believe in God or not.

  

  Ed Asner
  • God
  • Believe
  • Myself

• Being on a television series is sort of life-altering on every level.

  

  Victor Garber
  • Life
  • Television
  • Being

• Minimalism now is a reaction to what came before. It's absolutely of its time. Music moved into the set theory thing, and moved out of it.

  

  Harrison Birtwistle
  • Time
  • Music
  • Theory

• For about 175,000 people, Chiranjeevi Blood Bank has supplied blood for free in times of emergency. This is because of the service-oriented attitude of Mega fans.

  

  Ram Charan
  • People
  • Free
  • Service

• The Arab Spring, nobody's in the streets demonstrating for radical Islam; they're in the streets with a window of democracy. They want our political reform, our social justice, and our economic opportunity.

  

  Jack Keane
  • Political
  • Opportunity
  • Justice

• In bookstores, my stuff is usually filed in the out-of-the-way, additional interest sections.

  

  Adam Gopnik
  • Interest
  • Bookstores

• Darling, when you're as old as I am, you cherish the very few musicals that have come your way that you know are great classics. You become their guardian.

  

  Cameron Mackintosh
  • Musicals
  • Guardian
  • Classics

• What I've learned is that people have a desire to talk after the first line of reporters go away, and they are no longer speaking out of shock.

  

  Tamron Hall
  • People
  • Desire
  • First

• When you have a limited resource and you have a lot of people wanting that resource, then those who get more justify as to why they got more, and those who get less say they have been treated badly.

  

  Kapil Sibal
  • People
  • Why
  • You

• I think there are plenty of Libertarians that are socially conservative.

  

  Gary Johnson
  • Think
  • I Think
  • Conservative

• Ether is the token of the Ethereum network, which is focused on disrupting contract law.

  

  Cameron Winklevoss
  • Law
  • Contract
  • Ethereum

• I started to realize I wasn't like every other boy.

  

  Adam Lambert
  • Like
  • Boy
  • Realize

• It's funny because everyone says, 'Oh you're reclusive; you don't do social media,' but it's not about being reclusive. I like direct contact, and I like contact that's purposeful.

  

  Banks
  • Funny
  • Social Media
  • Contact

• Versace designs have always been bootlegged. Now it's Versace bootlegging the bootleg for the bootleggers to bootleg the bootleg.

  

  M.I.A.
  • Always
  • Now
  • Been

• Japan is the largest creditor country in the world, so we have made contributions to the stability of international markets and we want this IMF meeting to confirm that we will continue to contribute.

  

  Yoshihiko Noda
  • World
  • Country
  • Want

• Failing to engage in conflict is a terrible decision, one that puts our temporary comfort and the avoidance of discomfort ahead of the ultimate goal of our organization.

  

  Patrick Lencioni
  • Decision
  • Goal
  • Organization

• My my, hey heyRock and roll is here to stay.It's better to burn outThan to fade away.My my, hey hey.

  

  Neil Young Buffalo Springfield

• For some reason, many designers are in fashion, but they don't love women. I love women, and I follow my clients on Instagram.

  

  Edgardo Osorio
  • Women
  • Fashion
  • Reason

• I am very proud of what 'Johnny' achieved in stand-up comedy because he believed entirely in giving an audience the best kick he could. But he was someone who was quite detrimental to my health, both emotionally and physically.

  

  Johnny Vegas
  • Up
  • Giving
  • Health

• That really has been my message over the years: 'Hey, we're all in this together, so let's laugh about it a little, please.' It adds perspective to an argument if you know where you're coming from.

  

  Jeff MacNelly
  • Together
  • Perspective

• It's dangerous to assume that because a man is drawn to holiness in his study that he is thereby a holy man. I am sure that the reason that I have a deep hunger to learn of the holiness of God is precisely because I am not holy.

  

  R. C. Sproul
  • God
  • Study
  • Deep

• On many issues, empathy can pull us in the wrong direction. The outrage that comes from adopting the perspective of a victim can drive an appetite for retribution.

  

  Paul Bloom
  • Perspective
  • Empathy